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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

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Wingham Police Court Friday, January 23. Before Mr E. T. Oram, P.M. Auctioneer's License

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 1

An auctioneer's license was granted Alfred James Clayton. ALLEGED RECKLESS DRIVING Joseph Haggart was charged with…

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Taree Police Court January 20th Before Messrs. W; Thomson and A. S. Redman. Js.P. Riding on Brisbane Express

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 4

Alex. Murray (25) and Gordon Burgess (18) pleaded guilty to a charge of travelling in a carriage on the Brisbane express between Kempsey and Taree, on…

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"The Tule Marsh Murder" Story of a Missing Actress and the taxing of wits to explain her fate. the Story Thus Far

The Northern Champion · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 8

Don Ellsworth's who, formerly the famous actress Sheila O'Shay, disappears, leaving no trace. Dr. Cavanaugh, the great criminal psychologist, learns that…

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Taree Police Court. Taree, Wednesday, January 28 (Before Messrs. E. J. Saxby and C. W. Naylor, Js.P.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 4

William Amos, Roy Cameron, John Hamilton, George William Wright, Roy Barker and Jean Bore Lascelles were proceeded against for having at…

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Late Wires. Sydney, Tuesday: Innocent Man Released after 40 Years in Gaol

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2

Berlin: A terrible judicial error has just been revealed in Saxony. A youth named Therman, convicted on circumstantial evidence of the murder of a…

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Big Riot and Plot to Wreck Train Striking Shearers Fire on Police, Baton Charges BRISBANE

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2

In an attempt to get at a train at Emerald Railway Station, and put pressure on a big body of southern shearers arriving to take work, sixty…

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Taree Police Court Monday, 2nd FEBRUARY Before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.M. Return Under Census Act

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

At the last Court D. M. Stewart pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to send in a return under the Census Act. The P.M. deferred conviction in order to look…

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Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.M., "UNDER THE WEATHER."…

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Small Debts Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

Before the Kempsey Small Debts Court on Thursday, Sarah Ann Edstein, as interpleader, claimed certain goods seized by the…

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Taree Police Court. Taree, Monday, February 2. (Before Mr. B. T. Oram, P.m.) Land Census

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

The adjourned case in which D. M. Stewart was proceeded against for having failed to return a census of land was resumed. At the previous…

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Local and General Kempsey Licensing Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

Before the Kempsey Licensing Court on Wednesday Charles Robert Allen was granted a Sunday trading license, while a booth license for Kempsey races…

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Was the Dry Weather Responsible. Assault Cross Charges. Both Now Have Their Names in the Paper

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 3

At Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. E. T. Oram, P.M., John B. Smyth proceeded against Thomas J. Clarke on a charge of…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, February 4, 1931. Before Messrs. E. W. Moxey and F. A. Fitzpatrick, J's.P. Travelling Without Ticket: Alleged Pillaging of Goods

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 4

Patrick Joseph Murphy— a young man, and a stranger to the district— was charged with having, on the 3rd February, 1931, travelled from…

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10 Per Cent Wage Cut Arbitration Court's Order to Stand Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

The—Full Arbitration Court to-day dismissed the Commonwealth Government's application for a suspension for three months of the ten…

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Licensing Court. Taree, Monday, February 2. (Before Mr. B. T. Oram, P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 6

A transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Krambach, from John Robert Bonnette to Austin Gallagher was granted. Mr. E. O. Martin…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Feb. 3. Before E. T. Oram, Esq., P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 4

B. Powell was charged under the Liquor Act with having the bar of the Commercial Hotel open, during prohibited hours…

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Taree Police Court Friday 6th FEBRUARY. Before Messrs. F. D. Garstang and E. J. Saxby, Js.P., Evading Hotel Charges

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 4

Ernest Molle was charged as follows: That on 5th February he, having been supplied with meals and accommodation at the Exchange Hotel licensed premises,…

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Wage Cut to Stand. Court Refuses Postponement

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 5

The Full Arbitration Court on Thursday dismissed the Commonwealth Government's application for a suspension for three months of the ten per cent,…

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"The Tule Marsh Murder" Story of a Missing Actress and the taxing of wits to explain her fate. the Story Thus Far

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 February 1931 · page 8

Don Ellsworth's wife, formerly the fumous actress Sheila O'Shey disappears, leaving no trace Dr. Cavannauh, the great criminal psychologist, learns that…

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Gloucester Police Court Trespassing on Reserves

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

Before Mr. Oram, P.M., yesterday, Walter Hoad pleaded guilty to allowing a horse to stray on the travelling stock reserve at Belbora, and…

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