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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Police Transfers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

The following transfers in the North Eastern Police Division have been notified: Sergeant O. H. Stapleton,…

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Wingham Court. October 2, 1869

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 3

Three of Her Majesty's Justices assembled at Wingham Court House on Tuesday last, prepared to administer law to all-comers, but it turned out…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, Tuesday, April 4, 1950. Before Mr. F. G. Pocock, S.M. Driving Under Influence of Liquor Charge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4

Oliver Keith Ruprecht, of 107 Albert Street, Taree, was charged that on 11th March, 1950, he drove a motor car on the Wingham-Taree road…

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Theft of £482 From Safe

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 4

LISMORE. -- C.I.B. fingerprint experts flew to Lismore on Tuesday to examine a safe from which £482 was stolen on Monday morning…

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Fair Rents Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 10
Also in The Northern Champion

Harold Wright, of Wingham, made application to the Fair Rents Court 10 have the fair rental of premises in Isabella Street, occupied by Ivy…

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Wingham Petty Sessions Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 10

Erby Eric Latimore, of Comboyne, was charged before Mr. F. G. Pocock, SM, that on the 11th January, 1930, at Comboyne…

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Taree Court of Petty Sessions

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 1

Before Mr. F. G. Pocock, S.M., at Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday Rex Allan Cossill, of Wingham pleaded not guilty to a charge…

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Court of Petty Sessions Taree, Monday 17th APRIL Before Mr F. G. Poccck, S.M. Motorist Convicted

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 3

Rex Allan Cossill, of Wingham pleaded not guilty to a charge of aiding and abetting James Fitzgibbon in driving a motor car on the Pacific Highway at…

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A Murderer Who Was Tried Out of Court —

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 6

The monstrous killing of Julia Wallace, of Liverpool, one winter's night, 19 years ago, was unique because every circumstance that…

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Railmen's Dispute Before Magistrate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

Fracas was the word used by one of the solicitors in a case, in Taree Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. F. G. Pocock, SM, on Monday, in…

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Police Sgt. Off Duty

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 4

Sergeant Figures, officer in charge of Police at Wingham, has been off duty owing to illness since April 4. However, the Sergeant is now…

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Court Fixes Rentals

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

In Taree Fair Rents Court before Mr. F. G. Pocock, SM. on Monday. Phoebe Andrews made application to have rents determined in respect of…

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Angle Parking Opposed by Police Department

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

The Police Department considered central and angle parking in Taree to be most undesirable from the traffic control point of view, and strongly supported the proposal for parallel kerbside parking…

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Court of Petty Sessions Taree, Monday, 24th APRIL Before Mr P. G. Pocock, S.M. Dispute Between Railway Employees

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

Arthur P. W. Levick proceeded against Leslie P. Irwin on a charge of assault, while Irwin had a counter-charge of assault against Levick. Mr R…

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High Police Award for Constable Woods

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

Constable Eric Woods, of Kempsey, will be made the recipient this year of the highest honor that is bestowed upon a traffic constable the Alfred Edward award for the greatest act of gallantry…

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Railwaymen in Dispute Charge and Counter Charge of Assault

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 4

Before Mr P. G. Pocock, S.M., at the Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday Arthur P. Levick proceeded against Leslie P. Irwin on a charge of assault,…

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Wingham Petty Sessions Court

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 7

At Wingham Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. F. G. Pocock, SM. Oliver Keith Ruprecht, of 107 Albert St. Taree, was…

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Man Brings 14 Years' Gaol

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 7

Three men were each sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by Judge O'Sullivan at Newcastle Sessions for having, in company, assaulted…

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Taree Court of Petty Sessions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 4

Before Mr. F. G. Pocock, S.M., at Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday week, Res Allan Cossill, Wingham pleaded not guilty to a charge…

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