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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Wingham Police Court Friday, March 26th, 1927. (Before Mr. Read, P.m.) Dairy Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 1

Police v. Samuel John Brown. Failing to keep clean the premises used in the preparation of food for sale, to wit, cream…

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Wingham Police Court Friday, March 25th, 1927. (Before Mr Read, P.m.) Travelling Stock

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 2

George Broomfield, for travelling stock without a statement Plea of guilty entered. Some of the stock were provided for with a…

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Municipal Appeal Court Wingham, March 25, 1827. Before the Relieving P.M. (Mr. Reid.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 2

The' first appeal related to Section 28, part of Lot 19 (two lots) situate in Farquhar Street, Wingham. The interested parties were Miss A. E…

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Kempsey District Court Appeal Against Conviction

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 5

At the Kempsey District Court this week, before Judge Mocatta, an appeal was made against the ruling in the lower court in the case of John…

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Alleged Stealing

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 6

Police v colin Camphell Brewer. Defendant was charged with stealing vegetable produce growing in a garden, namely, five vegetable…

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Wingham Police Court. Friday, March 25, 1927 Before Mr. Read. P.M. Travelling Stock

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 6

George Broomfield, for travelling stock without a statement. was fined £1. and costs of court 8/. DRIVER'S LICENSE…

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''Not Bad friends." Court Actions Settled

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 8

In the Banco Court, Sydney, on Wednesday afternoon, the case was concluded in which Albert Edward Roy, garage proprietor, of Croydon…

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A Shadow in a Criminal Court. How It Proved an Alibi

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 6

The following a [?] of a trial in which the liberty of a accused man [?] upon the accuracy with which an astronomer could…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

At the Kempsey Police Court, Clarence S. Dunne, charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, was sentenced to two months' hard labor…

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Taree Police Court Monday, April 4, 1927. Before Mr. Reed, P.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

Gladys Myra Allan appeared to answer a warrant which had been taken out for her arrest, at the instance of James Cowan, for alleged…

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Queer Court Case

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

An Ashford lady sued another lady in the police court for the return of her false teeth. The plaintiff said that she gave the defendant a small…

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Burglary at Burton's. Back Door Panel Broken

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

Taree is singularly free from anything in the shape of burglary and petty thieving, but the spell was broken on Friday night last, when…

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Taree Police Court. Taree, Monday, April 4. Before Mr. Reed, P.M.

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 6

Gladys Myra Allan appeared to answer a warrant which had been taken out for her arrest, at the instance of James Cowan, for alleged…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

The single meeting of creditors in connection with the bankrupt estate of Henry George Ever ham, carpenter, of East…

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Warden's Court

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

Edward Kelsey, farmer of Burrell Creek, applied for authority to enter five acres of Archibald Beattie's property to…

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District Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

The District Court was opened before his Honor Judge Mocatta at the conclusion of the above case. FORD v PEARCE…

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Small Debts Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 6

The "Northern Champion" Co. v. R. B. Young, an examination into assets. Defendant did not answer when his name was called. Mr. R…

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Taree Police Court. Monday, 4th April, Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M. Wrongful Prosecution

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Butterworth, appearing for James Cowan, the prosecutor in an action against Gladys Myra Allan, for alleged false…

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Court of Petty Sessions. "Northern Champion" v. R. B. Young

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 3

Mr. R. S. Butterworth, acting for the "Northern Champion," asked for the issue of a summons against Roy Bernard Young to…

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Taree District Court Tuesday, 5th April. Before His Honor Judge Mocatta FORD. V. PEARCE

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1927 · page 2

This was an adjourned ease in which Frederick Edwin Ford sued Pearce for, £30 15s for sleepers supplied. At the last…

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