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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

826 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 42

Husband Charged with Assault

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Daniel Thomas Quin was charged with that, at Taree on 30th January, he did unlawfully assault Ada Rose Quin, a female…

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Alleged Assault

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Daniel Thomas Quin was charged that it Taree on January 30 he did unlawfully assault Ada Rose Quin. Mr. E. O. Martin appeared for complainant…

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Taree Police Court Monday, 31st JANUARY Before Messrs. H. L. Sargeson and E. J. Saxby, Js.P. DRUNKS

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Thomas Robert John Douglas Buchanan was fined 10/- on a charge of being drunk in Wynter street, on 29th January…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, January 31. (Before Messrs H. L. Sargeson and E. J. Saxby, J's.P.) DRUNKENNESS

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

William Jackson pleaded guilty to having been found drunk in Manning Street, Taree, on January 30. Defendant was fined £1 with 2/-…

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Wingham Small Debts Court Friday, January 21. Before Mr. R. Solling, P.M. Claim for Share of Farm

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 4

c. T. Atkins v A. T. Gordon. This Was a claim for £18 108 3d for half value of crop, cream, stock, ect. Mr. R. S. Hawkins appeared for the…

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Alleged Assault

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 7

Daniel Thomas Quin was charged that at Taree on January 30 he did unlawfully assault Ada Hose Quin. Mr. E. O. Martin appeared for…

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Woman Charged with Stabbing. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 4

George Whitton, 22, was taken from his home at Matraville last night to Prince Henry Hospital suffering from wounds to the back,…

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Jury Disagrees in Assault Case. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 4

The jury at the Quarter Sessions, after being locked up all night, failed to agree in the case in which Hedley Gibson, William Thomas Dillon and…

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Money to Burn. Boy Destroys £140. Theft from Post Office

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 3

After stealing a packet containing £170 in notes, a 14-year-old boy employee at a Southampton post office, confessed that he had burned £140 of…

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Taree Police Court. Monday, January 31, 1938. (Before Messrs H. L. Sargeson and K. J. Saxby, J's.P.). DRUNKENNESS

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 7

William Jackson pleaded guilty having been found drunk in Manning Street, Taree, on January 30. Defendant was fined £1 with 2/-…

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Railway Robberies Heavy Losses on the North Coast. Convicted Men Sent to Gaol

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

At Kempsey Police Court, before Mr. H. Solling, P.M., Alan Morris was charged that, on or about 16th October, 1937, between Darling…

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Man Knifed Woman Arrested and Charged Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 4

George Whitton, 22, was taken from his home at Matraville last night to the Prince Henry Hospital, suffering from wounds to the back, allegedly inflicted…

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Wages Tax Not Deductible From Pay Under Federal Awards Magistrate's Decision

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 3

At the Central Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. Harrison, S.M., Vincent Lang proceeded against Tasmanianan Steamers Pty., Ltd., for a breach of the…

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Broughton School Murder. Was Motive Fear of Exposure?

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 5

Investigation still proceeds in the Broughton School murder mystery, despite the negative results of the inquest concluded more than a week…

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Stole Military Secrets Four Men Charged Foiled by Female Employee. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 4

London: A story as dramatic as an Oppenheim novel was unfolded at the Bow Street Court when Percy Glading, 45, Albert Williams, 39, George Womack…

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Baby's Body in Bag Police Appeal Poet Macquarie Tragedy

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 3

At 4 pm on January 27, the dead body of a newly-born female child was found in Koolanbung Creek, near the main channel of the Hastings River. The…

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"Sheer Brutality." Kicked Dog to Death. Magistrate's Stern Comment

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

In the Dubbo Police Court, Arthur Krauff, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted of having ill-treated a dog by kicking it…

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Wages Tax. Not Deductible from Pay; Under Federal Awards. Magistrate's Decision

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 3

At the Central Police Court last week, before Mr. Harrison, S.M., Vincent Lang proceeded against Tasmahian Steamers Pty., Ltd., for a breach…

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Victim Unable to Assist Police. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 5

The police are inquiring into the case of George Duffy, (37), who was picked up at a shelter shed in Dowling-street, City, last Saturday with…

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Police Court. Taree, Saturday, Fe[?]. [?]. (Before Mr. H. L. Sarge[?], J.p.). Drunkenness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 4

Matthew McA[?]er pleaded guilty to having been found drunk in Whitford Park, a public place, on February 4. Defendant was fined 2/6 or the…

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