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Courts & crime, 1919

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The Supreme Court Bench

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

News of an authentic character has been received in Sydney that Sir Chas. Wade, New South Wales Agent-General in London, will return to…

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Larceny of Towels and Sheets Area Officer Charged

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 5

At the Gunnedah Quarter Sessions on Tuesday before His Honor Judge Cohen Charles Frederich Thomas area officer at Moree, was charged…

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Local and General. Police Changes

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

During the week Constable Gaulter received word to report at Inverell to which place he has been transferred…

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A Lost Motor. Alleged Theft at Texas Suspect Captured at Inverell

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

Yesterday morning the Inverell police were advised per phone by the texas police that a six-cylinder single-seater Buick car, belonging to…

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Anarchists in France. Police Busy. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

Following the attempt on Clemenceau's life the police made numerous visits to houses of militant communists and anarchists and arrested the…

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Area Officer Charged

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 5

At the Gunnedah Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Frederick Thomas, area officer, Moree, was charged with the theft of towels and sheets from…

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Armidale Police Court. Alleged Larceny

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 8

In the Armidale Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs, E. M. Cohen and R. T. Vyner, J's.P., Fredcrick Morwyn, 6[?], labourer, was…

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Remanded on Stealing Charge

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 4

Richard Gosling was remanded at the Police Court on a charge, of stealing a cheque for £250. the property of a co-partnership of himself and Chas…

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Gaol Sensation. Warders Stabbed by Negro

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Bathurst Gaol is responsible for yet another sensation, the result of an outbreak by a number of prisoners. The leader was a powerful American…

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Larceny a Pair of Shoes. Old Man Before the Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

Before Messrs. E. M. Cohen and R. T. Vyner, Js.P., at the local Police Court on Tuesday, Frederick Merwyn, 64, laborer, was charged with stealing on…

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Hillgrove. Police Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 1

At the Hillgrove Police Court, before Mr. G., Alkin, P.M., Alexander Moore was charged that being the licensee of a billiard-room he did fail to…

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Gaol Warders Attacked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

Much sensation was caused at Bathurst Gaol recently when a very powerful and notorious negro criminal, Buckley, murderously assaulted two…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 4th March, 1919. (Before Mr. H. McDougal, P.m.) Alleged Sheep Stealing

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

Jacob William Riley was charged with having on the 1st, February last stolen one crossbred sheep, the properly of D. and W. J. Tafe, valued at…

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Gaol Sensation. Dangerous Prisoner Stabs Wanders

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 6

A dangerous criminal named Buckley was the leader of an outbreak in Bathurst gaol last Tuesday, as a result of which two warders were stabbed and…

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Alleged Murder a Townsville Case

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

At the sittings of the Supreme Court at Townsville on Wednesday, William Reginald Regso Nett appeared on a charge of having, at Richmond, on…

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Court Decorum

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

The Wyalong "Advocate" has got up on its hind legs owing to the lack of courtesy extended to those people who have business in law courts…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. H. H. MacDougall, P.m.). Monday, March 10. Attempted Suicide

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Sidney H. Beckett, a youth of 16 years, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking a dose of Iodine on March 3rd last…

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Licensing Court. the Hostelries of Hill-grove "Two Too Masny,"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

Alexander Moore applicant the Armidale Licensing Court yesterday for a renewal of the license of the Miners Arms, Hillgrove. Messrs. G. Atkin,…

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Returned Soldiers and Police

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 6

A riot was narrowly averted in Sydney on Friday, when returned soldiers and civilian police came into conflict outside the Clarenceiisiiletlie Claence-street. Policed…

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Police Court. a Well Assorted List

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 7

Mr. H. R. MacDougall presided is the Police Court on Tuesday morning, when there was a large and well as sorted list of cases…

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