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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

606 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 31

A [?]Utal Assault. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 4

A sensational affair occurred at Katoomba last night. George king, a commercial traveller, who was on a visit from Melbourne, was staying at…

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Alleged Contempt of Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 6

In the case against the "Worker" newspaper is having commented upon the [?]se of Grant while his appeal was…

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Armidale Police Court. FRIDAY, 29th MARCH.—(Before.Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 3

A FULL-BLOODED aboriginal was charged with being drunk in Beardy street the previous day. With a pearly smile the coloured…

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Police Court. Monday, April 2. Before Messrs. W[?] Brun Brown, P.M., and C. C. Loxton, J.p.) Twice Drunk

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 5

An old man, a stranger to the district, appeared on two charges of being drunk the first offence being on Saturday and the second on Sunday…

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BURGLARY. Boot Shop Ransacked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 4

Burglars entered Joe Gardiner's boot shop last night, and got away with boots, etc., valued at £150. The intruders gained entrance by cutting…

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Doctors Cited. Charged with Infamous Conduct

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 4

Evidence in connection with the Medical Board Inquiry, In, which four medical, practitioners were charged with infamous conduct, has been…

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Horse Stealing Charge

The Inverell Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 7

At the Hay Quarter Sessions, Hoger Euvanyen, aged 71, who is Mayor of Hillston, was charged with having stolen a horse, the property of P. J…

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Alleged Murder

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

Edmond Barren has been committed for trial at Kor[?] (Vic) of in charge with having murdered his son, aged in who had been an imbecile from…

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Murderous Assault. Katoomba Visit[?] Attacked

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

A [?] occurred at Katoomba on Sunday night, when George King, a commercial traveller, who was on a visit from Melbourne,…

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Katoomba Tragedy. Two Brothers Charged

The Inverell Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 4

King, the victim of the Katoomba tragedy, died yesterday. Herbert Shaw was charged at the Police Court with the wilful murder…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 4, 1917, (Before Mr. Brown, P.m.) Auctioneer 'S License

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 3

Lewis Wearne was granted on auctioneer's license…

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Warplanes Nervy Work in Africa. Germans Murder a Kindly Native

The Inverell Times · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 7

A stirring story is told in Jobannesburg of how General Northey's column (in East Africa) kept at bay and dispersed 250 Germans and Askatis…

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Local and General News [?]Rterly Licensing Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

A [?] of the above was held at the courthouse yesterday, before Mr. W.L. B. Brown, P.M., and Mr. A.J. Dodd,L.M. The [?] report was…

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Germans Murder Girl

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

MR. H. PATRICK DEVITT, the Geneva correspondent of the "D[?]ily Express," writes:—"Details of the cold-blooded…

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Police Guards in Perpetuity

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 7

AN inquisitive M P. some years ago asked why a policeman was always on duty in one of the lobbies of the House of Commons, requesting members, for…

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Warning to Stock Men. Case in a Northern Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 2

In the Warwick Summons Court, last week (says the "Argus"), before Mr. F. C. M. Burne, Mr. F. H. Shepherd (Stock Inspector) proceeded…

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Industrial Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—A point was raised in the Industrial Court yesterday that a member of a Wages Board could not appear as an advocate before a Board…

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Fair Rents Court at Uralla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 9

The Court sat on Thursday, with three applications. In each case the receipts were said to have fallen off 30 per cent. W. J. Wales was granted…

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Armidale Police Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

A drunk was fined 5/, or 24 hours, at the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday morning. Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.,…

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Supreme Court. Moved in Regard to Referendum

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

A Supreme Court writ has been issued in Brisbane, seeing a declaration that the Council Referendum Act is illegal…

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