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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

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Indian Herbalist Imposition Charge Fails. Magistrate's Regrets

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 6

Amula Ramet (60), a Mohammedan, appeared at Dubbo on Tuesday before Mr. Oram, P.M., on a charge of imposition. The police case was that the…

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Licensing Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

An application by F. J. Hayward for a transfer of the license of the Beechwood Hotel to J. M. O'Leary was granted…

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Warden's Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

E. D. Andrew's application for suspension of labour conditions and mineral lease No. 21/01, for tin mining, was granted for a period of six…

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Police Car Crashes Into Motor Waggon Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

Four members of the Police wireless, patrol had a remarkable escape from death last night when the high powered Studebaker car in which they were…

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Police Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

Notwithstanding a considerable amount of "moisture" in Some cases dealt with, yesterday's sitting of the local police court was one of the…

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Village That Flourished on Crime. Prosperity Vanished When Gaol Went

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 3

On the North Coast of N.S.W., in view of a lonely lighthouse, lies a deserted village, its ruins bleaching in the salt-laden air, its windows…

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Kempsey Police Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 6

Kempsey Police Court proceedings Wednesday and Thursday last, were interesting always, and often very entertaining. Apart from the farcical cases under the liquor Act, where long hours were spent by an army of serious officials endeavouring to discover whether some worthy citizen was…

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Licensee Charged

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 6

Henry Exon Chapple, licensee of the Royal Hotel, was charged with allowing an unauthorised person on the premises during prohibited hours…

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Police Court. Kempsey, Tuesday, January 31, (Before Mr. R. W. Kelly, J. P.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

John Milson and Phillip Smyth, two young men, were before the court, by provisional warrant, charged with, breaking, entering and stealing…

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Four Years' Gaol for Insurance Employees Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 3

At the Criminal Court, Christchurch, N.Z. Clarence Palmer and Walter Vernon Wiseman was each sentenced to four yeard hard labor for the theft of £11431…

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Kempsey Unemployed Not Satisfied Police Methods Brutal Seven Men Refused Dole! Public Protest Promised Inquiry Requested

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 5

About thirty members of Kempsey Unemployed League attended Wednesday night's meeting. Mr. W. Humphries was chairman; and Mr…

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Alleged Assault

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

Archibald Bridge pleaded not guilty to having assaulted Daniel Penfold at the Gloucester Hotel on 28th December, 1932. Mr. A. S. Borthwick…

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Gloucester Police Court. Monday 13th FEBRUARY, Before Mr. Sheridan, P.M. Carrying Liquor

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

Robert Burns, represented by Mr. Baker, pleaded not guilty to having carried liquor away from licensed premises during prohibited hours. The…

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Police Court. Kempsey, Tuesday, January 31 (Before Mr. R. W. Kelly, J.P.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

John Milson and Phillip Smyth, two young men, were before the court, by provisional warrant, charged with breaking, entering and stealing…

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Interruption in Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

Several small debts, traffic and minor police summons cases were also dealt with. During the hearing of one of these…

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Taree Police Court Dangerous Driving Charge

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 4

At the Taree police court on Friday, before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P.M., the case against Frederick Arthur Garfield Latimore. Who pleased not guilty to a…

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Theft From Woman Friend

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 10

Howard Cale, alias G. McCullen, 42, who was convicted of the theft of £53 10s, the property of Miss Fanny Johnson, was at the Paddington Court on…

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Police-seamen

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 4

It is rumoured that the local Police thoroughly enjoyed their little jaunt, seven mile out to sea, on Wednesday last. Experiencing only one thrill…

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Police Court. Taree, Friday, February 17.(Before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 6

The adjourned hearing of the, charge in which it was alleged Frank Arhtur Garfield Latimore did, on November 11, drive a motor lorry in Manning-st…

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Police Changes

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

Four of the personnel at the West Maitland Police Station have been informed of their transfers. Inspector Davis has been transferred…

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