Below also see: Flanagan v. Flanagan – divorce, 1931, 1932
The Manning River Times, Wed 12 Mar 1912 1
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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TAREE, Monday, March 10.
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The Quarter Sessions were held at the Court House, Taree, on Monday last, when His Honor Judge Edmonds presided. Mr C Boyce, JP, was present on the Bench as Deputy Sheriff, Mr AG Olson was Clerk of the Court and Mr C Coates Sheriff’s Officer. Mr J Young was acting Crown Prosecutor, and Mr R Cowan was the only other barrister present. The solicitors present were Mr D Cowan and Mr Thomas. There was only one case down for hearing.
Leslie Alfred Flanagan was charged with an unnatural offence, [bestiality with a mare], at Brown’s Creek on the 9th December [1911]. He pleaded not guilty. Mr Young prosecuted, and Mr R Cowan, instructed by Mr D Cowan, was for accused.
The jury consisted of Messrs W Armstrong (foreman), David Murray, John Carey, John O’Brien, Henry Scrivner, Ambrose Longworth, Henry Tilston Trotter, Victor James Macartney, Duncan Cameron, George Andrew Gill, Stephen Whitbread, and S Spence.
Mr Young having briefly opened the case, evidence was called.
The hearing of the case occupied the whole of the morning, and it was 3.25 pm before the jury retired to discuss the evidence. They were absent till about 3.45, when they returned with a verdict of not guilty, and accused was discharged.
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THE WALLAMBA MAILS.
The people of the Cape Hawke and Wallamba have an indisputable grievance in the matter of their mail. This subject has been well ventilated in our columns and carefully dealt with by Mr Arnold Weber, who makes some suggestions worthy of every consideration. What we think is required is a mail direct from Taree to Sidebottom, Nabiac, Failford, Lower Wallamba, Tuncurry and Forster. The present system is most unsatisfactory. The mails go up to Wingham and then are conveyed via Krambach by a very roundabout route, and arrive at their destination very tardily. For instance, we have had complaints that subscribers, instead of getting their paper on Wednesday, are at times receiving it and Saturday’s paper both on the same day—Saturday—even though the papers were sent to Wingham in ample time to catch the outgoing mail. The direct mail would be much more convenient and would avoid this. Krambach, Avalon, Bo Bo, and Killawarra mails could still be sent with advantage via Wingham. We look to the Postal authorities to remedy this unsatisfactory state of affairs.
“CONSISTENCY THY NAME IS——”
At its meeting before last, the Manning Shire Council voted a Presidential allowance of £50 for the ensuing year. At the same meeting a return was presented showing that the advertising for the past year cost £39 18s 6d. This return was asked for because it was stated the Council must practise economy now their revenue was so cut down. And some of the members thought they had better commence with the advertising, which out of an expenditure of between £15,000 and £20,000 totalled the extravagant sum of £40. When it became known what a fearful slice of the revenue the newspapers had had, the council said it must be cut down. In the shire’s emergency and to save them from going absolutely “broke,” the papers agreed to meet the council in the matter of charges, and next year’s advertising bill will swallow less of the £8,000 odd the council has to expend. When the newspapers expressed their willingness to do this, they gave the council credit for sincerity in its ideas of economy. Yet, the Presidential allowance, which is £10 more, was passed through without a grumble, just as if it had been a trifling trade account. We are not complaining that the Presidential allowance is too much, but we do say that when the council begins to economise, and finds newspapers willing to help it, it should also be ready to assist itself on the same lines.
Flanagan v. Flanagan, 1931
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 15 Sep 1931 2
IN DIVORCE.
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(Before Mr Justice Pike.)
UNDEFENDED SUITS.
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Flanagan v. Flanagan, 1931
Elsie May Flanagan (formerly Hall) v Leslie Alfred Flanagan. Marriage, October 1912, at Taree, Church of England rites. Issue, desertion. Decree nisi. Mr VM Kendall for petitioner.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Aug 1932 3
IN DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge in Divorce, Mr Justice Owen.)
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DECREES ABSOLUTE.
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His Honor pronounced the decrees nisi granted in the suits of
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Elsie May Flanagan v Leslie Alfred Flanagan. 4
1 The Manning River Times, Tue 12 Mar 1912, pp. 4, 5.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 15 Sep 1931, p. 5.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Aug 1932, p. 6.
4 There is a divorce file at SRNSW: divorce number 721, year 1930.