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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

336 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 17

Police Boys' Club £2000 Anticipated From the Macleay Rocks Carnival £800

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 4

A brilliant example of organising and energy is shown in the netting of £700, in less than two months, for the Sydney Police…

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Wingham Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 6, 1943. Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M. Claim for Rent

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 4

Mary Alice Hogan v. J. Barr. Mr. E. B. Stack appeared for plaintiff, and on his application an order was made for payment out of moneys…

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Police Officer's Residence

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 6

Dear Mr. Jordan, I refer to the representations submitted by your good self and Ald. W. P. Chapman, Mayor of Taree, on the occasion of my visit…

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Police Court. Wingham, Tuesday, Feb. 6. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 8

Cecil Thomas Schofield was charged (on adjournment of the ease from Taree Police Court) with the unlawful possession of a list of tools as…

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Police Court. Taree, Friday, February 9. (Before Mr. S. B. J. Allan, J.P.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 6

Paul Frederick Wulf, laborer, was charged with drunkenness at Taree Railway Station on February 8. Senior-Sergt Armstrong, who…

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Taree Police Residence Renovations to Sergeant's Residence

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

Mr. L. C. Jordan, Member for Oxley, has received the following letter from the Hon. J. J. Cahill, Minister for Works and Local Government:—…

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Taree Court Business. £18,113 Taken in Year

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 8

Statistics of business done at Taree Court House during the year ended December 31, 1944, are as follow : —…

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Wingham Police Court. Saturday, February 10th 1945. Before Messrs. W. H. Spear and H. Bestman, J'sP. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

Francis David O'Brien was charged with having between the 25th September, 1944 and 20th October. 1944, at Cedar Party, near Wingham, did…

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Police Boys' Club and the Need for Local Effort Criticism at Rotary

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

Why all the tremendous interest in the Sydney Police Boys' Club? Rev. A. E. Warr asked in an address at Kempsey Rotary…

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Taree Police Court Friday, 9th FEBRUARY Before Mr. S. B. T. Allan, J.P.

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

Paul Frederick Wulf was admonished and discharged when he pleaded guilty to being drunk at the Taree Railway Station on the previous day…

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Wingham Police Court Tuesday, February 6 Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M. Alleged Cruelty

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 3

Jesse T. Bird was charge with that he did, on the 23rd day of November, 1944, at Wingham, ill-treat a horse. A plea of guilty was entered…

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Kempsey Police Court Alleged Stolen Beer

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 8

In Kempsey Court on Wednesday, Herbert Stanislaus Foley, 29, a railway fireman, appeared before Mr. W. Finlay, JP, on a charge of having, on…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey P.M.)

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

Proceedings at Tuesday's regular monthly court sitting were somewhat reminiscent of days that have been, when lengthly lists faced the…

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Police Court. Taree, Monday, February 12. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 2

William James Gleeson was charged with having been drunk in Pultney Street on February 11. He was fined £1, in default 48 hours in gaol…

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Wingham Police Court Saturday, February 10 Before Messrs. W. H. Spear and H. Bestman, Js.P

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 4

Francis David O'Brien was charged with having between the 25th September, 1944, and 20th October, 1944, at Cedar Party, did steal cattle—to wit…

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Licensing Court. Taree, Monday, February 12. (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, P.M.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 8

The license for Hotel Fotheringham, Taree, was transferred from Herbert Vincent Ellens to Irvine Robert Lauri Kennedy…

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Dungog Police Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

Verney Melvin Galvin, 23 years, and Lionel William Newton, 21 years, who were at Dungog Court recently on a charge of stock stealing, were…

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Kempsey Police Court Many Cases Stood Over

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

Cases set for hearing at the Kempsey Court are still accumulating, and in addition to the large number set down for the next court on March 7,…

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Theft of 800,000 Butter Coupons

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

Last week-end 800,000 butter coupons were stolen from the office of the Rationing Commission in Dymock's Building, George Street,…

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Kempsey Bank Hold-up Youth Charged and Remanded at Children's Court Evidence Details How the Hold-up Was Staged

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

Details of how the daring daylight hold-up of Kempsey branch of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank was staged at 11.30 on the morning of Saturday, January 18, was given in evidence in Kempsey Children's Court on Wednesday before Mr…

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