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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Taree Police Court Wednesday, 8th MARCH Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, PM

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

K. Ward was charge with consigning undersized fish for sale. There were two charges — one for 10th January and the other for 17th January…

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Wingham Police Court Tuesday, March 7th Before Mr E. R. Harvey, PM

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 4

Police v Norman Leonard Macadam. This was a charge of alleged SP betting, in the lounge of the Australian Hotel, wingham, on Saturday, 22nd…

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Police Court. Taree, Wednesday, March 8. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 4

K. Ward, for whom Mr. R. D. O. Martin (L. O. Martin and Sons) appeared, pleaded guilty to two charges of having consigned undersized fish…

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Small Debts Court Taree, Wednesday, 8th MARCH Before Mr E. R. Harvey, PM

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 2

C. E. Mildwater v J. McKinnon Application by judgment . debtor for suspension of the judgement for three months. There was no appearance of…

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Taree Police Court Monday, [?] Lith MARCH. Before Mr. E.R. Harvey, P.M.

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 2

David charles Baldwin, charged with failing to ober an order to deliver up a identity card that did not relate to him, was remanded to appear at…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, March 13. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 3

Police v Charles Cominos, charged with that on February 29, 1944. he did knowingly have in his house, Forster. 12 singlets. 8 pairs…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, March 13, 1944. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey. P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

Police v. William Conway Marnie (33), laborer. Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge that, on September 11, 1943. at Wingham, he did steal…

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District Court the Price of Logs

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 1

William Andrew Whalen, of Upper Eungai, proceeded against John Richard Goodall, sawmiller, of Macksville, for recovery of £10/6/, allegedly due…

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Taree Police Court. Monday, March 13, 1944. Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, PM

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

William Conway Mamie pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing, at Wingham, on 11th September, 1943, a serge coat valued at £2, the property of Jack…

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Taree Police Court. Wednesday, March 8. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

K. Ward, for whom Mr. R. D. O. Martin (L. O. Martin and Sons) appeared, pleaded guilty to two charges of having consigned undersized fish…

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Price of Logs Local Case in Kempsey District Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

At Kempsey District Court last week, before Judge Storkey, V.C., William Andrew Whalen, of Upper Eungai, proceeded against John…

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Murder Charge Remand Granted Death of Lismore Man

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

On a charge of murder, Donald Ritchie, 28, aboriginal half-caste, of Kempsey, was remanded to March 27 by Mr. A. J. Bryant, PM, in the…

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Taree Police Court Monday, 20th MARCH Before Mr. S. B.T. Allan, JP

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

William John O'Hearn was charged with behaving in an indecent manner at the St. Patrick's Day sports on the Taree showground on Saturday last —…

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Kempsey Coloured Man Charged with Murder

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

Lismore reported on Saturday last that two days after the battered body of Richard Gwynne, retired Council employee, was found under…

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Police Court National Security Charges

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

Several charges under National Security Regulations were preferred against David C. Baldwin, a stranger, before Mr. E. R. Harvey, at…

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Forbes, Sentenced to 5 Years, Will Appeal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

An almost immediate appeal will be lodged by John Woolcott Forbes against his conviction and sentence of five years on Wednesday last for forging…

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Licensing Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 2

The Licensing Court will sit at Port Macquarie on 5th April to deal with the disposal of effluent from the septic tanks from the three town…

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Police Court Fined for Misbehaviour

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 2

Allan Smith, a stranger to the town, was before the local Police Court yesterday morning for his misdemeanours in the town on…

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Murder Charge at Lismore

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

On March 15 the battered body of Mr. Richard Gwynne, a retired council employee, of Lismore, was found under a bridge at North Lismore…

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Kempsey Police Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 1

Wednesday, March 22, 1944, before Mr. E. H. Harvey, P.M. David Charles Baldwin, a stranger to Kempsey, was before the Court on…

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