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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Use Tennis Court For Boxing Bout ?

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

BRISBANE: Intense lobbying in the City Council and State Parliamentary circles is taking place over…

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East Kempsey School Now Has Tennis Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 4

Fast Kempsey P. and C. Association has the tennis court at the school in playing condition, pupils having put in some hard work before Easter, and the club, for which all members of the Association are…

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Murder Cases Solved in N.s.w

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 2

Of the 39 murders reported during the year all were cleared up except an underworld shooting. Four…

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Cross-action Court Case

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 4

Cassimaty's Cafe when John Bates and Bates senr., had walked past. "Johnny Bates blew his nose and Bates, senr…

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Assault on Taree Resident in Train

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

A 35-year-old aborigine labourer who was charged with assault, told Mr. Tyler, S.M., in the Taree Court of…

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Court Story of Show Fracas

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 3

A man who had been charged w'th offensive behaviour was the victim of unfortunate circumstances,…

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Stories from the Court Bond for Taree Butcher

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

A Taree butcher, who was charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, was…

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Man Charged Over Shooting

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

ORANGE, May 6. -- In the Petty Sessions today a twenty-five year old Bulgarian was remanded without bail on a…

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Placed on Bond; Guilty to Stealing Six Trees

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

After finding a man guilty of stealing six trees, Mr. A. D. Tyler, in Kempsey Petty Sessions on Wednesday, discharged after he had agreed to enter a bond to be of good behaviour for two years…

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Police Investigate Greyhound's Death

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 6

Police are still investigating the death of a valuable greyhound at Grafton. greyhound for which…

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Fair Rents Court Fixes Two Matters

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

Two matters were dealt with by Mr. A. D. Tyler, SM., in the Fair Rents Court at Kempsey on Wednesday…

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Police Dress Reform Being Considered

Macleay Argus · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 7

CASINO: The Premier of N.S.W. Mr Cahill, has told the Casino branch of the A.L.P. that he is considering…

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Police Intervened in Domain Disturbance

Macleay Argus · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, May 9. -- The Domain was the scene of a small scale riot this afternoon when a section of a crowd, mostly New Australians, attacked Communist speakers, and others who had been supporting…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, Tuesday, 4th MAT, 1954. Before Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.M. Offensive Behaviour

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 4

Bernard William Richards, of Kolodong, was charged with that, on 12th March, 1954, at Wingham Showground, he did…

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Man Charged with Assault Bail of £60

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

At Kempsey Petty sessions yesterday, before Mr. H. Woods, J.P., Charles Lewis Holten, 29, was charged with…

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Theft Of Rings At Taree

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 9

William John Gleeson, 50, labourer, of no fixed place of abode, charged with stealing imitation diamond rings and…

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Police-firemen Were Called Out

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, May 11. -- Police and two waggons from fire headquarters were called this afternoon to settle a…

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Police Evidence at Drowning Inquiry

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

Constable Colin N. McKinnon, giving evidence at the Coronial Inquiry at Kempsey on Saturday, informed Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., that the river at Belgrave falls dropped suddenly from a depth of one or…

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Police Investigate Young Man's Death

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, May 11: Defectives have gone to Toowoomba to investigate the death of Terrence Wright,…

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International Court Hearing Dispute on Gold

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

LONDON, May 11: The International Court of Justice, at The Hague, has commenced hearing of a…

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