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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

789 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 40

Fatal Wound. Charge of Murder. Dispute Over Racing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 6

An argument over horse racing in a roadworkers' camp at O'Sullivan's Gap, near Bullahdelah, and the wounding of a man who afterwards…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, March 16. (Before Messrs. H. L. Sargeson and C. G. R. Wilson, J's.P.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 5

Claude Francis Weatherhead pleaded guilty to having travelled in a railway carriage between Kempsey and Taree on March 35 without…

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Charge of Murder at O'sullivan's Gap. Dispute Over Racing

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 3

All argument over horse racing in a roadworkers' camp at O'Sullivan's Gap, near Bullahdelah, and the wounding of a man who afterwards died, were…

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Local and General News. District Court and Quarter

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 6

SESSIONS.—The District Court and Quarter Sessions opens at Taree on Tuesday next. Quarter Sessions jurors have been notified that they will not…

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Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 5

Before Mr. J. S. Hart, J.P., at the Kempsey Police Court, during the past few days, the following matters have been dealt with:…

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Taree Police Court. Monday, March 15. (Before Mr. R. Soiling. P.m.). Remanded

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 4

Joseph Ping, on remand, was charged with, it was alleged that at Purfleet, between July 22, 1933. and January 4, 1937, he did steal three…

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Wingham Police Court. Friday, March 19, 1937. Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., and Mr. C. I. Chapman, J.P. Indecent Behaviour

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 1

Michael Newhausen was charged with having behaved in an indecent manner near the Town Hall, Wingham, on 23rd January…

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Wingham Small Debts Court. Friday, March 19, 1937. Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M., and Mr. C. I. Chapman. J.P.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 1

Mick Simmons and Sons v. H. Styles Wingham Rural Co-op. Society, Ltd., Garnishee. On the application of Mr. E. R. Stack,…

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Police Court Matters

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 3

Thursday last, before Mr. J. Hart, C.P.S., at Kempsey Police Court, Nora Irene McLeay proceeded against John Gray on a charge of threatening…

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Alleged Stealing

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 1
Also in The Northern Champion

Joseph Ping, of the Purfleet Aboriginal Station, appeared to answer a charge of alleged stealing certain tools, the property of the Manning…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, March 22, 1937. (Before Mr. R. Soiling. P.m.). Drunkenness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 1

Amos Green pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. Alter hearing the circumstances, the P.M. discharged the defendant…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, March 22. (Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.m.). Tenancy Case

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 3

Douglas Baines v. Frederick J. Hancock, matter of tenancy in respect to house and land at Mitchell's Island…

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Kempsey Police Court Wednesday, 17th March, 1937, before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M. A Mental Case

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 7

Norman Davis, of Burnt Bridge Aboriginal Station, was charged with being of unsound mind. Const. Lyons deposed: About 8.30…

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Taree Police Court Tuesday. 16th MARCH. Before Messrs. H. L. Sargeson and C.G.R. Wilson, Js.P

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 4

Claude F. Weatherhead pleaded not guilty to a charge of travelling in a railway carriage between Kempsey and Taree on 15th March, without having…

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District Court Taree, Tuesday, March 23. (Before His Honor Judge Clancy). Struck Out

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 3

Denis Patrick Kelly v. L. Fahey, matter of examination of judgment creditor. On the application of Mr. Stack, for plaintiff, the matter was struck…

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Licensing Court. Taree, Monday, March 22, 1937. (Before Mr. R. Solling. P.m.). Harrington Hotel License

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 4

The license of Harrington Hotel was transferred from Herbert Neller to Sidney Raymond Wood, who comes from the Bega district…

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District Court. Taree, Tuesday, March 23. (Before His Honor Judge Clancy). Struck Out

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 3

Denis Patrick Kelly v. L. Fahey, matter of examination of judgment creditor. On the application of Mr. Stack,…

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Taree Small Debts Court Monday, March 22, 1937. (Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.m.). Tenancy Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 3

Douglas Baines v. Frederick J. Hancock, matter of tenancy in respect to house and land at Mitchell's Island…

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Stealing Charges

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 2

Cecil David Goodwin (28) was before the court and pleaded guilty to three charges of stealing, viz.-- on 23137, at Taylor's Arm Road…

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