Coroner Moves His Court
This Week the Taree Coroner Will take his court to Forster for the conduct of an inquiry into a double tragedy there. This decision to depart from the practice of…
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Courts & crime, 1954
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Parties Not in Court
In the. Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday a charge of insulting words brought by Francis…
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Mr. A. Brad'ey, one of the solicitors for the defence in the Wangi gravel inquiry, which is expected to last…
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A number of traffic cases were heard In the Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…
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JOHANNESBURG (S.A.): A young woman spent the first seven days of what should have been her…
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An aborigine was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.M., in Kempsey Petty Sessions on Wednesday, after he had been convicted on a charge of assaulting an elderly…
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Lengthy evidence was taken at Tarse Court of Petty Sessions on Monday and Tuesday in the cross action suit, involving alleged assault and insulting words between an Oxley Island man…
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A police witness said at a Coroner's Inquest at Taree yesterday that it was evident that a young man who was killed in a car smash on the Wingham Road recently, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Easy to Cash Cheques Says Man to Police
"They make is easy for a man to cash a cheque. These blokes ask to be touched," said Norman Laurence when being questioned by police in regard to charges of having secured goods valued at £205…
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S e n a tor Joseph M c Carthy claimed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coroner and Police Praise Bravery In Forster Tragedy
"I desire to express my warmest admiration of the great courage that was displayed, at the imminent risk of their own lives, in the splendid rescue work they achieved."…
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Gloucester police reported this morning that a lady's bicycle had been found abandoned in Gloucester. It is painted navy and light blue,…
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A labourer, who pleaded guilty to charges of offensive behaviour and using indecent language at Taree on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Claim That Milk Lost Weight
A police report had shown that there was a discrepancy of 8.6 pounds a day in the weight of milk at the dairy and the weight at the factory, a solicitor said at the Taree Court…
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A particularly contemptible theft was perpetrated, on Sunday night, when some roving robbers entered Mr. Ferris Abood's store in Belgrave Street and stole about £25 worth of t inned fruit…
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MELBOURNE, Feb. 25: Hundreds of people had to receive ambulance attention, and woman was taken to…
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A Holden sedan car, the property of Mr. C. K. Halliday, of Glenrock Plains, was stolen from Belgrave…
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Two local police promotions were announced this week. The promotions are for Sgt. G. Fairfax and Senior Constable L. M…
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NEWCASTLE: Trying to escape arrest after a raid on a two-up school at Cockle Creek on Sunday…
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Ald. B. Barriball, speaking at Kempsey Council meeting on Monday night, said the Council should ask…
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