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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Police Court. Taree: Monday, Feb. 3, 1917. (Before Mr. J. Byrne, P.m.) Committed for Trial

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

Cecil Walter Ratcliffe and Gus August Anderson were charged with assaulting Constable G. Smith, of Taree, whilst in the execution of his…

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Heavy Court Work Cases Adjourned

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

Heavy court work is still confronting Mr. J. P. Byrne, PM, and in the Kempsey Courthouse on Wednesday, he announced his intention of sitting on…

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Police Case Fails Alleged Driving Under Influence

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

A charge by the police against a well-known Kempsey man of driving under the influence failed in the Kempsey Petty Sessions…

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Wingham Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 4, 1947. Before Mr. J. Byrne, PM

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

Oscar Hile, Appellant; William Harrison Spear, Respondent. Mr. E. R. Stack appeared for the respondent…

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Magistrate Reduces Charge

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

The bearing was continued in the cases in which John Frederick Kemp and Cecil Patrick Platt were charged with breaking and entering the…

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Magistrate Sympathises with Property Owners

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

During the hearing of a tenancy case at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, the Police Magistrate, Mr G. L. Berry, said he felt the time had arrived when an…

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Taree Police Court Tuesday, 4th FEBRUARY Before Mr J. Byrne, P.M.

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

Robert Henry Mead did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness and was ordered to forfeit 10/- bail . George Duncan applied for the…

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Police Court Taree. Tuesday February 4. (Before Mr. J. Byrne, P.m.) Drunkenness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

Robert Henry Head did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness and was ordered to forfeit 10/- ball…

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Charged with Malicious Shooting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

William Allan, 58, departmental manager, was charged with maliciously shooting at William Trembath, at Harrington, on February 9, with…

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Taree Police Court Monday, 10th FEBRUARY Before Mr. J. Byrne, P.M.

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

Joseph Leo Cheers, William Percival Salter, Frank Sloan Devlin and Patrick Hugh Bourke, did not appear to answer charges of drunkenness and…

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Police Court Taree: Monday, February 10. (Before Mr. J. Byrne, P.m.) Drunkenness

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

Joseph Leo Cheers, William Percival Salter, Frank Sloan Devlin, and Patrick Hugh Bourke, did not appear to answer charges of…

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Resident Magistrate Needed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

There is a growing emphasis on the need for a resident magistrate to be stationed at Kempsey. The procedure of a magistrate visiting Kempsey from…

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Magistrate Reduces Charge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

The hearing was continued in the cases in which John Frederick Kemp and Cecil Patrick Platt were charged with breaking and entering the…

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Charged with Malicious Shooting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

William Allan, 58 departmental manager, was charged with maliciously shooting at William Trembath, at Harrington, on February 9. with…

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Tobacco Goes Off Theft From Kempsey Railway

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 5

It would appear that the close guard now being placed on tobacco despatched to the country does not necessarily mean the eradication of…

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Police Court. Taree: Tuesday, February 4. (Before Mr. J. Byrue, P.m.) Drunkenness

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

Robert Henry Mead did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness and was ordered to forfeit 10/- bail…

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Police Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

At Kempsey Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. Fitzmaurice, J.P., Leonard Ernest Larson, a stranger to Kempsey, was fined £3 for offensive…

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Frederickton Brawl Police Version Accepted Charges in Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

The fracas at the well-known Frederickton regatta on January 27, when an ugly scene, occurred between two police officers and a gathering of…

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Taree Police Court Before Mr. J. Bytne, P.M. Application for Possession of Shed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

Mary Theresa Maher, of Wingham Road, Taree, proceeded against Malcolm Thorley for the possession of a shed. Mr R. S. Butterworth appeared…

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Police Court Taree: Monday February 10. Before Mr. J. BYRNE, P.M. Application for Possession of Shed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 4

Mary Theresa Maher, ot Wingham Road, Taree, proceeded against Maicolm Thorley for the possession ot a shed. Mr. R. S. Butterworth…

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