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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

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Alleged Stealing

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

Thos. Geo. McFarlane pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing, at Taree on or about 23rd December, a bicycle, the property of John Joseph Northam,…

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Assault at Tuncurry

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

William James Bennett charged Stanley Avery and George Avery, brothers, with assaulting him at Tuncurry on 10th December last…

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Alleged Assault and Language

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

Oswald Manning Brown (represented by Mr. L. D. O. Martin) charged Jack Collier (for whom Mr. R. S. Butterworth appeared) with unlawful assault…

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Murder Not Accident

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 6

Melbourne news says that the Police have made no headway in their search for the murderers of Leslie Richard McAlister (38), a Monbulk butcher…

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Three Months' Gaol. Goulburn

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

Sentence of three months' imprisonment was passed to-day on Cyril James Hayward, 39, for having temporarily left a fire in the open before…

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Police Court. Forster, Friday, January, 13. (Before Mr. Soiling. P.m.). Taxation Breach

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

Albert Ehlefeldt picture show proprietor was changed with failing to register entertainment in accordance with the regulations under the…

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Taree Police Court Monday, 16th JANUARY. Before Mr. B. Soiling, P.M. DRUNK

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

Wm. Jas. Murphy was admonished and discharged on a charge of being drunk on the river bank on Saturday…

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Kempsey Police Court Wednesday, 11th January, before Mr. J. S. Hart, J.P.

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

George Farraway, 42, was charged with having goods in his possession reasonably suspected of having been stolen. The goods included a camp…

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Forster Police Court FRIDAY, 13th JANUARY. (Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.m.) Taxation Breach

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 1

Albert Ehlefeldt, picture show proprietor, was charged with failing to register entertainments in accordance with the regulations under the…

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Warden's Court. Taree, Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. R. Solling, Warden)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

Applications by Athol Campbell, Cecil Campbell, Russell Campbell and Howton W. Morcom, for suspension of labor conditions on mining leases…

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Small Debts Court. Taree, Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. R. Solling, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2

The case of Wisely v. Ray Barnes was reported to have been settled out of court. Raymond v. Ward. Struck out…

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Convicted of Theft

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

On Thursday morning the case of George Farraway, charged with stealing goods to the value of £4, the property of Charles Edward Brown,…

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Constable Convicted of Theft

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

Hylton Sydney Smith was charged that, on 2nd January, 1939, he did steal the sum of £15, the property of William C. Freeman…

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Kempsey Police Court. P.m.'s Fortnightly List

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. R. Solling, P.M., the following cases were dealt with:…

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Small Debts Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

Before the Small Debts Court the matter of Percy William Ainsworth versus W. L. Norberry was stood over until next court…

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Warden's Court. Taree, Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. R. Solling Warden)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

Applications by Athol Campbell, Cecil Campbell, Russell Campbell and Howton W. Moream, for suspension of labor conditions on mining leases…

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Small Debts Court. Taree, Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. R. Solling, P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

The case of Wisely v. Ray Barnes was reported to have been settled out of court. Raymond v. Ward. Struck out…

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Disrespect to Police Not Offensive Behaviour Says Police Magistrate. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 4

At the Wollongong Court House a charge of alleged offensive behaviour against George Clive Smith, waterside worker, was dismissed. The police…

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Telephone for Police

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 10

Aid. Stokes said at the meeting of the Taree Municipal Council on Wednesday night that there was not an officer at the Taree police station on…

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