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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Railwayman to Be Tried on Theft Charge

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

Raymond Ellis Nolan, 30, railway employee, of Railway Street, Taree, was committed for trial by Mr…

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Railwayman Tb be Tried On Theft Charge

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

Raymond Ellis Nolan, 30, railway employee, of Railway St., Taree, was committed for trial by Mr…

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Fair Rents Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

The case of Griffin v. Walton in the matter of determination of fair rent, was adjourned until the March Court…

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Cases Adjourned at Kempsey Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

By consent, Mr. E. M. Debenham, SM., in the Kempsey Petty Sessions on Wednesday adjourned four cases to…

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Woman Lost £4,000 At Baccaret, Court Told—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

A woman clerk had admitted stealing more than £4000 and losing the lot at baccarat, police said at Newcastle Court on…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, Tuesday, 5th February, 1952

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

Before Mr. Debenham, S.M…

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Acquitted on Charge of Stealing Fishing Net (Continued from Page Five). Stealing Charge

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 5

After a lengthy hearing in the Kempsey Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., acquitted Arthur L. Anderson of a charge that on January 7, at Austral Eden, he did steal 190 yards of my possesion for three weeks, but I didn't tell anybody I had it. I have no idea of the value of a net. I didn't look upon it…

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Magistrate Satisfied with Evidence Against Tuncurry Hairdresser

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 1

"I am satisfied that betting was going on there said Mr. Debenham, S.M., at Taree Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, finding Cecil James…

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Three Men on Bond for Stealing Bullock Valued £35

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 6

Three men were sentenced to gaol sentences and released on bond at Taree Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on a charge of cattle stealing. They were George Victor…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

Four hundred pounds ball was allowed a man who appeared before Mr. Debenham, S.M., at the Taree…

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Police Power to Move on Petrol Trucks

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 7

Police and Local Government traffic inspectors now have power to order the removal of petrol laden vehicles…

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Bonds For Three Charged With Stealing Bollock

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

George Victor Ackers, 45, farmer, of Belbora, his son George Alfred Ackers, 18, farmer, also of Belbora…

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Court Told of Savage Dog at Purfleet

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 3

The hearing of two charges against James Gerald Morris, one for keeping a dog on the Aborigine…

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Bonds For Three Charged With Stealing Bullock

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 6

George Victor Ackers, 45, farmer, of Belbora, his son George Alfred Ackers, 18, farmer, also of Belbora,…

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Former Mill Foreman Charged With Theft— Story of Early Morning Watch at Craven Mill

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 1

A mill manager who gave evidence at the Gloucester Court of Petty Sessions this week in a charge against Walter George…

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Court Told Of Savage Dog At Purfleet

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 6

The hearing of two charges against James Gerald Morris, one for keeping a dog on the Aborigine…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Man Paid £10 For Counting £224

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 6

Mr. Debenham, S.M., at the Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, imposed a fine of £7 on Samuel Norman Currie,…

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Youth Wounded- Others Charged

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

Two juveniles were trying, it is alleged, to see how near they could put a bullet to one of their number, 18-year-old…

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Bonds For Three Charged With Stealing

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

George Victor Ackers, 45, farmer, of Belbora, his son, George Alfred Ackers, 18, farmer, also of Belbora, and Albert Edward Poole, 37, farmer, were…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Charge Against Railway Employee Dismissed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

Mr. Debenham, S.M., at the Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, dismissed a charge against…

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