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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Police Sergeant

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

Sergt. M. Clifford commenced duties at Port Macquarie on Wednesday. Sergt. Clifford came from Parkes…

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Gaol Sentence For Former Taree Man

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

A 21-year-old man was sentenced to three months' gaol with hard labour on one charge at the Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday, and fined £10 on another charge…

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Wrong Man Charged Information Dismissed

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 7

A traffic case came to a somewhat dramatic finish in the Kempsey Petty Sessions on Wednesday, when Mr. L. E. Stapleton, S.M., said he was of the opinion that the wrong…

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Compensation Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

At Kempsey Court House House on Monday, March 31, His Honour Judge Lamond will preside at a sitting of the…

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Senior Police Get Direction

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, -- The Police Commissioner, Mr. Delaney, has directed senior officers to give proper supervision to…

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Bulahdelah Court Case

The Northern Champion · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 12

At Bulahdelah Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, a man was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the…

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Court of Petty Session. Taree, Monday, March 23, 1953, Before Mr. L. E. Stapleton, S.M. Gaming House Charges

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

William Baker was charged with being the occupier of a gaming house, and Thomas Stitt with being the keeper of…

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Assault

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

Martin Elwain Ivers, 43, of Crescent Avenue, Taree, charged with assault, was placed on a £20 good behaviour bond for…

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Assault Charge Man Bound Over at Taree

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

A man who pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful assault was placed on a £20 bond to be of good…

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Motorists and the Police

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

Law-abiding motorists demand State Government action to protect them, and the rest of the community, from…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

Taree, Monday, March 23, 1953, Before Mr. L. E. Stapleton, SM…

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Matron Comments on Reference to Letter in Court

The Northern Champion · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

Matron K. Everingham, of M.R.D. Hospital, yesterday commented on reference to a letter written by her in…

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N.R.M.A. URGES More Police For Road Patrol Duty

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Law-abiding motorists demand State Government action to protect them, and the rest of the community, from…

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Magistrate Refuses Extradition Order

Macleay Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

PERTH: Norman James Edward Morton-Stewart. 57, company director of Birmingham, walked out of…

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Youth Sent to Gaol

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

John Robert Cochrane, 18, labourer, of 7 Eric St., Taree, was sent to gaol by Mr. L. E. Stapleton, S.M.,…

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Police Memory

Macleay Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY. -- A psychologist is giving 10 Sydney C.I.B. detectives a five-week memory training course…

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Girl's Murder Man Recovered

Macleay Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun. --Detectives are expected to commence questioning ex-RAAF pilot Lionel Richards, 31,…

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Prices Charges Heard at Forster Court

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 6

Four Forster business people and two from Tuncurry, were charged with prices offences at Forster…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Forster, Thursday, March 26, 1953. Fisheries Act Breaches. Before Mr. L. E. Stapieton, S.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 4

William James Charles Shersing pleaded guilty to having in his possession on 22nd De­cember last a quantity of…

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Youth Sent To Gaol

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

John Robert Cochrane, 18, who was given a gaol sentence at the Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…

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