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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

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Wingnam Police Court Friday, January 27th 1928. Before Mr. C. W. English, J.P.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

James Henry Richards was changed with being under the influence of liquor and disorderly on the Wingham Racecourse, on January 26th,…

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Bulladelah Police Court. (Before Mr. F. Potts, P.m.) Wednesday, January 25

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 January 1928 · page 8

J. L. Thomas v. Raymond Spooner Samuel Spooner v. J. L. Thomas. In the first case the complainant, J. L. Thomas, who is head master of…

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Sheep Stealing Prevalent

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of the Tamworth branch of the Graziers' Association, Mr. F. F. Robertson declared that sheep stealing was on the…

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Special Licensing Court

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 2

[?] E. G. Ad[?]an and W. Council of the State [?] A special [?] Court was held…

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Licensing Court. Taree, Tuesday, January 31. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and W. S. Arnott, L.Ms.) Tuncurry Case

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 2

Norman Stanley Hinvest, licensee of the Belle Vue Hotel, Tuncurry, was called upon to show cause why his license should not be suspended or…

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Bullahdelah Police Court (Before Mr. F. Potts, P.m.) Wednesday, January 25

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

J. L. Thomas v. Raymond Spooner. Samuel Spooner V. J. L. Thomas. In the first case the complainant, J. L. Thomas, who is head master of…

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Licencing Court Taree, Tuesday, January 31. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and W. S. Arnott, L.Ms.) Tuncurry Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 8

Norman Stanley Hinvest, licensee of the Belie Vue Hotel, Tuncurry, was called upon to show cause why his license should not be suspended or…

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Police Court News

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 10

On January 30, 1877, at Wingham, before Messrs. J. Andrews and J. Johnston, Js.P., a man was charged with vagrancy and sent to Port…

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Assault on Typist

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Detectives arrested a youth in a house at Marrickville last night and charged him with being connected with the assault on Miss Dorothy…

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Woman Motorist Charged with Manslaughter

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Mrs. Catherine Hickey was committed for trial at Perth, on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of George…

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Rev. Griggs Remanded on Murder Charge

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

The Rev. Ronald Griggs, the Methodist minister who has been charged with the murder of his wife, was brought before the Omeo police…

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

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

The following particulars of a trial in which the liberty of an accused man hung upon the accuracy with which an astronomer could…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

At the Kempsey Police Court, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, J.P., Leslie Hudson, charged with being found drunk and disorderly, was fined 5…

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Murder at Maitland Head Battered at Hotel. Elderly Man Charged with Murder

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

Willie Yeep Gum, Chinese cook employed at the Caledonia Hotel, West Maitland, was so badly battered about the head on Saturday evening that he…

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Taree Police Court. Monday, February 6, 1928

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

(Before Mr. J. W. Forrest, P.M.) A man was called into court to, answer a charge, but in consequence of information supplied to the Bench…

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Police Court News

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

On January 30, 1877, at Wingham, before Messrs. J. Andrews and J. Johnston, Js.P, a man was charged with vagrancy and sent to Port…

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Coff's Harbor Burglary

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 4

At an early hour on Monday morning the North Coast Company's office at Coff's Harbor was broken into, and the safe taken away in a wheelbarrow…

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Alleged Stealing

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, J.P., Frederick M. Shaw, Donald A. Dunbar and Tries. E. Brown were charged, alleging that…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie 7-2-28. (Before Mr. W. J. Forrest)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 4

A. T. SMITH, for riotous behaviour, was fined £1 and 8s costs, in default 7 days. E. Mooney, for using indecent language, was fined £2 and 8s costs, in default 14…

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Taree Police Court. Taree, Monday, Feb. 20)1928.(Before Mr. H. T. Adams, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 4

William Affleck pleaded guilty to not Notifying the Authorities in regard sale of a car He said he had disposed of the car four months…

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