Brief Murder Trial Only Four Minutes. Accused Declines Defence
A murder case and death sentence occupied just four minutes at Manchester Assizes. A plea of guilty having been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mid North Coast · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1926
392 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 20
Police Court. Taree, Monday, February 1. (Before Mr. P. P. Potts, P..m.) Motor Traffic Breaches
George Belton did not appear to answer two charges of driving a motor lorry without a head light and without light. A letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Heavy Fines Inflicted
At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., Louis Edward Tyne was charged with supplying liquor on licensed…
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Before the Licensing Court George Morad was granted a renewal of his hawker's license. Permission was granted George H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court
Before the Small Debts Court Frank Waters proceeded against John Skimmings, claiming the sum of £65- as six months' rent of a paddock at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warden's Court
AT the Warden's Court on Tuesday suspension of labor conditions for four months was granted to Mr. Platt on his Gundle mineral lease owing to ill health. An…
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At the Kempsey Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. E. P. Noonan and James W. Anderson, J's.P., Leonard Upsall was fined £1, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Monday, 8th JANUARY. Before Messrs B. Moriarty and L. E. Street, Js.P. Wages Cases
John Keal proceeded against Mary Jane Banks for £1/10/ wages due. There was no appearance of defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Old Gaol Reserve
The decision of the Municipal Council to erect a culvert at the eastern point of the fine reserve in front of the old goal site is causing a good deal of…
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G. T. Clerke was charged with failure to indenture Wm. Brown as an apprentice in his butcher's shop. Case dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Police Court. Saturday, 11th February Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.
POLICE v BARTON Robert Batton call pleaded guilty to [?] of being found drunk in the police ye[?] at Taree, and war fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Taree, Saturday, February 13 (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.)
Robert Barton was proceeded against by Sgt. Moroney on aa charge of being drunk at Taree. He pleaded guilty and was fined 26…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Court. Taree, (Monday, February. 15) Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.
G. T. Clerke, master butcher, pleaded guilty to having failed to keep time and pay sheets correctly written up. Fined 1s and 16s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. False Pretences Charge
At the Kempsey Police Court on Tuesday, Roy Joseph Francis Ellis, on a charge of alleged false pretences, was remanded until Wednesday next. On…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge of Assault
At the Taree police court on Saturday last, a case of unusual interest was heard, in which Sergeant Maloney, of the Taree force, proceeded against…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taree Police Court Taree, Saturday February 13 (Before Mr. F. F. Potts. P.M)
Robert Barton was p[?]ed against by Sgt. Moroney on a charge of being drunk at Taree. He pleaded guilty and was fined 2/6…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Defy Constitutional Law. (Published by Arrangement.)
The special representative of the New York "Times' at Pittsburg recently despatched the following extraordinary message to his paper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Court Taree, Monday, February 15. Before Mr. F. F. Potts. P.M.
G. T. Clerke, master butcher, pleaded guilty to having failed to keep time and pay sheets correctly written up. Fined 10s and 16s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court
At the Kempsey Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. N. L. Parker and J. W. Anderson, J's.P., William Joseph Woods was charged with driving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaol Hill at Port
Last week a big public meeting was held at Port Macquarie to consider a motion to prevent motor cars from parading Gaol Hill, from which an…
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