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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Small Debts Court Taree, Monday, 28th FEBRUARY Before Mr E. R. Harvey, PM

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

James Edge applied under the Moratorium Act for permission to pay by instalments a judgment secured against him by Mrs Constance I. McInnis…

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Small Debts Court. Taree, Monday, Feb.28 1944. (Before Mr. E. R. [?] P.M)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

Mclnnes v. J.Edge. In this case defendant, against whom a verdict had been previously given made a moratorium application for time to…

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Gaol for Black-market Liquor Conspirators

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Convicted of black-market liquor conspiracy, four men charged at the Central Criminal Court were sent to gaol—two for the maximum period…

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Police Court. Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M. Port Macquarie, February 22

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

William Clive Phillips, charged With using indecent language at Port Macquarie on 12th February, pleaded guilty…

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Forster Police Court TUESDAY 29th FEBRUARY Before Mr. E. R. Harvey P.M. Alleged Illegal Possession

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 4

Lyall John Fraser appeared to answer a charge that between 14th November, 1943 and 31st December 1913 he did receive and have eight sheets of…

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Appeal Court. Taree, Wednesday, March 1

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

Before His Honor. Judge Storkey. V.C. Appeals had been lodged for hearing by Ronald David Bell and Horace Glen Bell against the refusal of a…

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District Court. Taree, Wednesday, March 1. (Before His Honor. Judge Storkey, V.C)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 1

Mr. T. Wells sat as Deputy Sheriff There were no cases for the Criminal Court. Charles Fletcher v. Sidney Lionel…

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Taree District Court Wednesday, 1st MARCH Before His Honor, Judge Storkey, V.C.

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 2

Richard Wesley Goninon v George Henry Duesbury — (application to set aside the judgement against the garnishee, David Blank). — Mr. R. S…

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Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, PM, at Kempsey Police Court yesterday the following cases were dealt with: Neil Dungay, charged with being…

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"Pyjama Girl" Identified Husband Charged with Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

Antonio Agostini, 41, an Italian, was charged in Melbourne on Monday with the murder of the Albury "Pyjama Girl."…

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Pyjama Girl Italian Charged with Murder Nearly Ten Years Ago

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

[?]Antonio Agostini, 41, an Italian, was charged in Melbourne yesterday with the murder of the Albury "Pyjama Girl."…

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Wingham Police Court. Tuesday, March 7th, 1944. Before Mr. E. R. Harvey. P.M. ALLEGED S.P. BETTING. Police v: Norman Leonard Macadam

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

This was a charge of alleged SP betting in the lounge of the Australian Hotel. Wingham, on Saturday, 22nd January, 1944…

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"Pyjama Girl" Murder. Body Identified — Arrest Made

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

It was announced in Sydney yesterday that the identity of the victim of the "Pyjama Girl" murder had been established as the wife of a Melbourne…

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Kempsey Police Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 1

Monday, 6th March. 1944, before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M. Neil Dungay, an Aboriginal, pleaded [?]y to a charge of drunkenness,…

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Police Court. Forster, Tuesday, Feb, 29. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.m.). Alleged Illegal Possession

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 4

Lyall John Fraser appeared to answer a charge that between 14th November, 1943, and 31st December, 1943. he did receive and have eight…

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Quarter Sessions Three Soldiers Charged Two Dismissed

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

At Kempsey Quarter Sessions Court on Wednesday, before His Honor Judge Storkey, three soldiers from Queensland, Alan Pettigrove, A. H…

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Wingham Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 8th MARCH, 1944. Before Mr. E. W. Moxey, Jp. Goods in Custody

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

William Conway Marnie, Mount George, was charged with having certain goods in custody, reasonably suspected to have been stolen or…

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Divorce Court Undefended Divorce Issue

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

Before His Honor Judge Storkey at Kempsey Court on Wednesday, in divorce jurisdiction, Eliza Mary Boyce, of Urunga, successfully…

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District Court Claim for Timber Price Verdict for Plaintiff

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

Before His Honor Judge Storkey at the Kempsey District Court on Wednesday, William A. Whalen proceeded against John Richmond Goodall for…

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Man Charged with Murder of "Pyjama Girl."

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

Antonio Argostini, 41, waiter, interviewed in Sydney on Saturday last and then taken to Melbourne, where tie was arrested, has been charged…

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