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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Forster Police Court Friday, May 17th. (Before Messrs. F. F. Potts, P.M., and Thomas Miles, J.p.) Riotious Behaviour at Football

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 2

Thomas Bramble, of Forster and Jack Mayers, of Tuncurry, were charged with behaving in a riotous manners at Tancurry football ground on Saturday,…

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Small Debts Court. Forster, Friday, May I7th

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 4

Before Messrs F. F. Potts, P.M., and Thomas Miles, J.P…

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Forster Small Debts Court. Friday, 17th MAY. (Before Messrs. F. F. Potts, P.M., and Thomas Miles, J.P.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 2

The Perpetual Trustee Company, Ltd, as executors of the late Albert von Ehlefeldt, proceeded against James A. Hardy, of "The Cut,"—near Tuncurry,…

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Police Court Taree, Monday, May 20. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

Joseph Cheers, who did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, had his recognizance of 10 forfeited. A youth named James E. Styles was…

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Agents Charged Alleged Conspiracy. Story of Land Purchase

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

Stated by the prosecution to have conducted a business known as the City aud Suburban Investment Co., of Haymarket Post Office Chambers…

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Assault and Robbery

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 4

Five men entered a garage at Rushcutter's Bay early this morning, and after assaulting Harry Roberts, who was in charge, kicking him almost into…

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Police News

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 10

The following changes have taken place in the police staff by transfers and appointments:--First class Constable Griffith, from Belmore to…

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Innocent Man Imprisonment for Murder

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 7

A curious parallel to the case in England. In which Oscar Slater served a long sentence for murder and was then found to be innocent and was…

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Agents Charged. Alleged Conspiracy. Story of Land Purchase

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 12

Stated by the prosecution to have conducted a business known as the City and Suburban Investment Co., of Haymarket Post Office Chambers…

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Our Serial Tale. (Copyright). Sentenced to Death. Chapter Viii.--mother and Daughter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 5

Blake had been subjected to many surprising experiences since he saw a stout, man roll ignominiously in the mad of Regent's Park at four o'clock…

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Agents Charged Alleged Conspiracy Story of Land Purchase by Wingham Resident

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 6

Stated by the prosecution to have conducted a business known as the City and Suburban investment Co., of Haymarket Post Office Chambers,…

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Local and General Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

At the Kempsey Police court on Saturday, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, J. P. Patrick McGuire, charged with drunkenness, did not put in an appearance,…

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Wingham Police Court Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M. Auctioneers' Licenses

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 5

Auctioneers' Licenses were granted to the following: William Hite and George M. North…

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Wingham Municipal Appeal Court Regular Field Day Reductions in all but two or three Cases Friday, May 24, 1929. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 2

Mr. E. O. Martin appeared on behalf of the Municipal Council of Wingham. Mr. J. Carlton, of West Maitland, appeared for most of the appellants,…

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Boy Charged with Attempted Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

A remarkable case of alleged attempted poisoning was reported at Uralla last Friday. Subsequently a boy of 16 was charged with…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 10

At the Kempsey Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. S. J. Bliss, J.P., Dudley William Martyr was charged that, at Kempsey, he did steal a money…

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Suspected of Wholesale Wheat Stealing. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 9

Detectives arrested two men at Rankine Springs yesterday in connection with the disappearance of a thousand pounds worth of wheat from railway…

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Youth Charged with Forgery. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 9

At Scone Police Court yesterday, Oswald Laurence Coulton, a youth, was charged with forging cheques in the name of J. J. Mackay, the well known…

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A Mysterious Assault

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 4

Frederick Armstrong and Douglas Campbell were walking along a street at Marrickville last night when they were attacked by a number of men…

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Our Serial Tale. (Copyright). Sentenced to Death

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 5

CHAPTER IX--"MADEMOISELLE." When in an unsettled mood a man's thoughts are apt to wander uncertainly. It was not so now with Blake…

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