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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Police Play Hide and Seek'

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 5

If patrolmen rode up and down highways instead of hiding at the roadside to pounce on their prey, they…

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Police Warning on Straying Dogs

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 1

MACKSVILLE: The Officer in charge of Police at Nambucca Heads, Sgt. O. Hollier, is making a final…

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Police Advice Is to Keep to Left

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 5

Kempsey traffic police are desirous that motorists driving in an easterly direction in Belgrave Street,…

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Motorists Should Pay Attention To Police Direction

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

Kempsey police report that there will be no parking permitted in front of the Showground on show days;…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

At the regular monthly Court sitting on Tuesday, most of the Stipendiary Magistrate's (Mr. O. J. Lake) time was taken up in dealing…

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Traffic Cases Heard at Taree Court

The Northern Champion · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 12

Mr. O. J. Lake, S.M., dealt with a number of traffic offences at Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…

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Magistrate's High Praise for Coast

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 3

"The Manning, Hastings and Macleay districts are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas in New South Wales," Mr. Lake, S.M., said last week. He was thanking members…

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Claimed Wrongly Charged On Rates

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 4

BOWRAVILLE: Trustees of, the Scott's Head reserve, Messrs. Len Teague and Welsh waited on the last…

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Man Charged with Theft of Wireless

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 2

Last Friday Senior Constable Young, of Taree police, saw a man carrying a portable wireless. He questioned…

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Appointments to Court Benches

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 3

Appointments to Supreme and District Court benches in recent years have come under fire both from lay and legal…

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Young Mans Loss--an Interesting Court Case

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 3

A young car owner had been taken down by fraud, but the law could take no account of the fact that the man who had taken the car from him was a man of straw, Judge Amsberg said…

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Fair Rents Court at Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

In Kempsey Fair Rents Court on Wednesday, two cases were dealt with by Mr. A. D. Tyler, SM., Messrs. A…

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Claim in Court Over Supply of Tomatoes

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 7

William Manning Lynch proceeded against James Thomas Andrews in Kempsey Small Debts Court, on Wednesday, for payment of 97 cases of tomatoes he had consigned to Andrews…

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Woman Before Court; Goods in Possession Charge

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

Mildred Le Brocq was remanded to appear on May 19 when she came before Mr. A. D. Tyler, SM., in…

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Bicycle Stealing Now Rampant in Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 4

Mr. J. D. Evans, of Dangar Street, West Kempsey, active on Kempsey Silver Band business on Saturday afternoon,…

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Evatt Charged With Appeasing Communists

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Defence Production, Sir Eric Harrison, aid the Leader of the Fereral Opposition, Dr. H. V…

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Woman Charged with Malicious Wounding

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 2

Grafton police on Saturday night charged a woman with maliciously wounding a man who, at is alleged, had been shot with a 22 bullet from a rifle. The man, Oscar Thompson,…

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Assault Case Adjourned

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 3

Colin Reginald Saunders, 35, of Louis St., Redfern, who was charged with unlawfully assaulting Wadin Am[?]n Dan,…

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Police Effort in Show Control

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

Kempsey police, under direction of Inspector B. Purkiss, are doing wonderful job in traffic control as well…

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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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