Assault on Train
Alexander Campbell Anderson was sentenced to five years hard labour at Taree Quarter Sessions last Wednesday on a charge of maliciously…
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Courts & crime, 1940
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Murder and Suicide. Perth
At the inquest at Perth concerning the deaths of Phyllis Irene Seabrook, .34, and Agnes Dempsey, 43, who were found dead on January 11th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquest Held at Bowraville Court House on 3rd APRIL
Dr. Maurice Field Deck, Bowraville, stated : At about 4 p.m. on the 27th March last I was instructed to see the body of John Day at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court. Taree, Thursday, April 4. (Before His Honor Judge Storkey, V.c.) Matter of Poles
Albert E. Bennett claimed from Arthur Fenning the sum of £14/12/6 for 45 20ft. poles. Mr. Hooke appeared for plaintiff and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taree Police Court Friday, 5th APRIL. Before Mr. F. R. Wood, [?]F. Taree Garage Case
Frederick Jackson was charged with that, at Taree, on 31st December, he did break and enter the garage of Alex. under Henry Herberte with intent to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wingham Police Court, Friday, April 12, 1940. Before Mr. W. H. Spear, J.P.
John Thomas Patrick O'Reilly was charged with trespassing on Railway property. He was arrested at 9.30 a.m. on the 12th April, 1940…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adjudicating in Police Courts. Honorary Justices
Until it is within the power of the Justice Department to so arrange that a Police Magistrate or a stipendiary Magistrate shall adjudicate at regular…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Taree, Monday, April 16. (Before Mr. R. Solling, P.m.). Drunkenness
Frank Frost pleaded guilty to having been found drunk on the 100ft. reservation between Manning and Pultney Streets on April 13…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taree Police Court Monday, 15th APRIL. Before Mr. R. Solling P.M. DRUNKENNESS
Frank Frost pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk on the river bank on Saturday, and was fined £1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Police Court. Somewhat Brief List
At the Kempsey Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. R. Solling, P.M., the following cases were dealt with:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Stealing Convictions Recorded at Coramba
It is reported that Detective-Constable McMahon and Constable Anderton, of Grafton, with Sergeant Kerr, of Coramba, had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court
The case of Michael F. Malouf v. E. E. Purcell was called, and Mr. D. R. M. Parker, on behalf of the plaintiff, accepted an agreement for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Failure to Appear at Court
William P. Ryan, charged with failure to appear at court when called upon, pleaded guilty through Mr. Phil Sheridan…
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At the Wauchope Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. R. Solling, P.M., several prosecutions by the Board of Health were heard, and fines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Port Macquarie, April 16Th. Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M.
H. Day pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a bag of flour, the property of S. A. Smith. Sergeant Turner said the bag of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wingham Police Court Friday, April 13. Before Mr. W. H. Spear, J.P.
John Thomas Patrick O'Reilly was charged with trespassing on railway property. He was arrested at 9.30 a.m. on the 12th April…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wingham Police Court Friday, April 19, 1940. Alleged Cattle Stealing. Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M.
Charles Ernest Gibson was charged with stealing two head of Durham cows, on or about the 8th of February, 1940, the property of Bernard Richards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Police Court. Monday, April 15. (Before Mr. R. Solling. P.m.). Drunkenness
Frank Frost pleaded guilty to having been found drunk on the 100ft. re servation between Manning and Pultney Streets on April 13…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wingham Small Debts Court. Friday, April 19, 1940. Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M.
.Great Northern Discount and Finance Co. Pty. Ltd. v Frederick Green-Henry Machin and Sons, Pty. Ltd.. Gamishee. Case withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Police Court. Wednesday 17th April, before Mr. Soiling, P.M.
William P. Ryan, represented by Mr. Phil. Sheridan, pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to appear at Court when called upon…
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