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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

923 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 47

Albury Murder. Woman's Letter to Police. Detectives' Hopes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Detectives engaged upon the Albury murder case are hopeful that an Interview with a woman who has written to them giving a description of a…

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Murder of Girl. Inquest Verdicts

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 2

The deputy coroner (Mr. L. N. Parker) found at Kempsey on Monday that Davis Geddes Taylor murdered Joyce Irene Eggins, by…

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Taree Police Court Tuesday, 5th FEBRUARY Before Mr. A. B. Collins, J.R. Offensive Behaviour

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 3

Francis Sloan Devlin was charged with behaving in an offensive manner in Beeton's Lane, Taree, on 4th February…

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Police Court. Taree, Thursday, February 7. (Before Mr. A. B. Collins, J.p.). Alleged Unlawful Purpose

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 10

Jasper Arthur Quinlivan, laborer, 27, was charged with that on February 6. having an unlawful purpose, to wit, to steal, he was found in, the…

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Passenger Detained. Court Order

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Five minutes before the liner Monterey was timed to leave for New Zealand on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Davidson granted an order for the…

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Unemployed Disturbances in English Towns Police Protect Conservative Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

London: Simultancously with 25 men being remanded at Sheffield in connection with yesterday's disturbances outside the town hall, another serious…

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Taken From Steamer Kempsey Nurse Sequel to Court Case

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Five minutes before the liner Monterey was timed to leave for New Zealand on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Davidson granted an order for the detention…

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Police Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

In the absence of Mr. F, Grugeon, absent as the result of an accident while surfing, the Bench at the regular monthly sitting of the local…

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Judge Criticises Police Action. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions today, Leo James Angelo and Sydney Frederick Selmes, who were yesterday convicted of demanding £10 with…

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Wingham Police Court. Tuesday, February 12, 1935. Before Mr. F. J. Anton and Mr. F. A. Fitzpatrick, J's.P. Hawker's License

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

A License as mentioned above was granted to John Allan Summerville…

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Coopernook Police Court Friday, 8th FEBRUARY. Before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, P.M. Stealing Charges Dismissed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 1

Harry Godfrey Bowden, of Coopernook, was charged with that, on 25th December at Moorland, he did steal one Morris Cowley motor car engine,…

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Kempsey Police Court. Wednesday, February 6, before Mr. Sheridan, P.M.

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 6

Wednesday's Police Court sitting was very brief, the majority of cases being adjourned till 20th February. A tenancy case, A. A. Peade v…

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Police Court. Coopernook, Friday, Feb. 8. (Before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 5

Harry Godfrey Bowden, of Coopernook, appeared to answer a charge alleging that he did on December 25, at Moorland, steal one Morris Cowley…

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Marching on to March 13 and The Police Ball

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1935 · page 8

WITH THE "CHRONICLE" CAMERA AT SOUTH WEST ROCKS SURF CARNIVAL.—The pictures on this page will give our readers an idea of the keen interest taken in the events at South West Rocks Surf Carnival on Sunday. After having a peep at the surf sirens on the shark tower take a glance at Eric Steffensen leading the star-spangled Kempsey-Crescent Head team; and some of the visiting teams can be seen in the two bottom pictures…

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Alleged Theft of Gold. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 5

During the evidence in the case at Alice Springs in which two men were charged with having stolen five sounds of gold, a witness, Lawrence…

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Police Court. Coopernook, Friday, Feb. 8. (Before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 8

Harry Godfrey Bowden, of Coopernook, appeared to answer a charge alleging that he did on December 25, at Moorland, steal one Morris Cowley…

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Current Topics Gloucester Court House

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 February 1935 · page 2

The Under Secretary for Justice has written to Mr. C. E. Bennett, M. L. A., as follows : "Referring to your representations on behalf of the…

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Police Court. Taree. Friday, February 8. (Before Mr. A. B. Collins, J.P.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 10

Rowland Bostock pleaded gulfty to having been found drunk in Manning Street on February 7. Defendant was fined 5. with police…

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War Heroes Meet. Poignant Court Drama

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1935 · page 3

On a shell-torn battle-field in France Lieutenant Riordan, of the American Expeditionary Force, gave himself up for dead. Gasping from…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, February 18. (Before Mr. F, Dragoon. P.m.). Drunkenness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 February 1935 · page 4

Andrew Ashard pleaded utility in having guilty to having been found drunk in Albert Street on Saturday. Constable Crotty said it was…

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