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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Police Break Up Sydney Procession Ugly Demonstration in Domain

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Wild speeches over the coal war to huge crowds, posses of police, and a drawn revolver marked an ugly demonstration on Sunday in the…

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Bitterness in Coal Deadlock Rowland James Assails Police Chaffey will Squash Workers' Army

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Developments on Saturday in the big coal strike drifted in intensified bitterness ever nearer to what Mr. Bavin describes as a…

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Nabiac Police Court Friday, 17th JANUARY Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M.

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Dairy Inspector J. Lacey proceeded against Stephen Lynch on a charge of failing to keep his dairy promises in a clean condition…

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Murder and Suicide at Orange Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Mrs. Trudgett, who was alleged to have poisoned her son and then swallowed arsenic at Orange yesterday morning, died last night…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday January 20. (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.m.) Sunday Trading Licenses

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

George and John Zaunders, trading as Zaunders Bros., were granted a Sunday trading license. Frederick Cook was granted a…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

Cases brought by Inspector John Weir against W. Blackley, Arthur Annette, W. Ruff and William Tolmey for alleged breaches of the Bakers' &…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

The licensing inspector (Sergeant Reilly) presented his quarterly report. The report was adopted…

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High Court Judgment Wednesday. Cessnock Women Warned. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

The High Court will deliver its judgment to-morrow on the appeal against Judge Beeby's interim coal mine awards…

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Taree Licensing Court Monday, 20th JANUARY Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M.

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Sunday trading licenses were granted to George and John Zaunders (trading as Zaunders Bros.) and to Fred Cook. A.S. Redman was granted a renewal of…

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Taree Industrial Court Monday, January 20th Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick P.M. Breaches of Bakers' Award

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 4

Prosecutions by Inspector j. S. Weir, against Wm. Ruff W. Blakley, Arthur Annetts and W. Tolmey, all of Cundle, were postponed until 17th February on…

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Local and General Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. C. Pickup, J.P., Leslie Sullivan, for being drunk, was fined 5 or the rising of the Court…

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Police Court. Long List of Cases

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 15

At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M…

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Are the Police Pariahs?

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Recently a member of the Kandos Miners' Lodge was expelled for alleged fraternisation with a police officer on the eve of the latter's departure for…

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Small Debts Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

Before the Kempsey Small Debts Court on Wednesday the following cases were decided: Edward Lawrence was awarded a verdict for £99 against…

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High Court Judgment Arbitration Court Had No Jurisdiction

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

The Federal High Court on Wednesday took just five minutes to announce its decision in favour of the appeal by the N.S.W. Government…

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Rothbury Riot. Twenty Men Before the Court. Magistrate Inflicts Heavy Fines

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 11

Mr. Reed, P.M., gave reserved judgment on Wednesday in the cases under the Mass Picketing Act heard at West Maitland Police Court on…

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Latest Cables 10 Days for Attempted Murder

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

London: Mrs. Langford, formerly of Adelaide, who last week was found guilty of attempting the murder of her children, was given a nominal sentence of ten days…

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The Coalfields. High Court Against Beeby Award

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

The Federal High Court on Wednesday [?] just five minutes to announce its decision in favor of the appeal by the N.S. Wales GOvernment and min[?]…

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Beeby Award. Rejected by High Court. Majority Decision

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 11

The Full Court of the High Court delivered judgment on Wednesday morning on the appeal by the Northern Coal owners and the State of New…

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Trouble in Domain Stones Thrown at Police

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

Ugly incidents occurred in the Domain on Sunday afternoon following the arrest of Charles Reeves and other speakers…

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