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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

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Sensational Murder Trial. Woman Dressed As Man

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 1

The hearing of evidence was resumed at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, in the case Eugene 1 -ifiigune Fallen!, aliaseEugee Martcllo,…

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Police Court. Monday, August 23. (Before Mr. H. H. MacDougall, P.m.). a Delungra Case

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

Henry Waters was charged with, at Del[?] on 7th August, using indecent language, in the vicinity of the School of Arts…

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Assaulted his Wife. Police Court Charge. Fine of £5

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 3

At the police Court on Monday morning, before Messrs. E. M. Cohen and a purkiss, J's.P., Norman Francis Foran was charged with unlawfully…

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Queensland Police

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 9

To compensate the Queensland police for the trying time they had, the Government has decided to grant four days' extra pay and four-days' leave…

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Cattle Stealing "Quick Breeders." Coping with the Evil

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. Fergus M'Master who is largely interested in the pastoral industry in the Cloncurry and Winton districts and who incidentally wears a returned…

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Shearers' Strike. Police Protection Objected To

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 9

Mr. Lambert stated on Tuesday morning, that Gillerdoone, a large shearing slied in the Warren district, had made a start with three non-unionists under…

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Breaking, Entering, and Stealing. Local Youth Committed Toe Trial. £62 Worth of Goods Involved

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 3

Before Mr. A. Ormonde Butler, P.M., at the local Police Court on Wednesday, Frederick Gartrell was charged with that at Armidale on the 6th August he…

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Murder Trial Recalled

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 9

The death of Sir Samuel Griffith recalls one of the most sensational murder cases ever tried in Australia. In 1884, the schooner Hopeful was…

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Alleged Theft from Shop. a Youth Committer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

In the Armidale Police Court, before Mr. A. Orinond Butter, P.M., on Wednesday morning, Frederick Allan Gartrell, a month or…

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Auburn Mystery. Hubert Committed for Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 6

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frances Hubert, married woman, which took place at Auburn-road, Auburn, on…

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Motorists before Court. a Batch of Unlucky Ones

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. A. Ormonde-Butter, P.M.., presided at the local Police Court on Wednesday morning, when the following prosecutions for breaches of the…

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Two Men Charged Alleged Assault and [?]Berby

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 5

Two young men, W. P. Mitchell and H. L. Pritch[?] appeared in the Police Court this [?]ing before Mr. W. L. Perry, P.M., charged with alledged…

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A Criminal Assault

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 2

A nine-year-old girl was criminally assaulted in the bush at Hunter's Hill The criminal investigation department to investigating the matter…

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The Aemidale Stealing Case

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

Frederick Allan Gartrell was charged with, on the 6th August, at Armidale, he did steal a quantity of clothing and various other articles, the property of…

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Beeaking, Entering, and Stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

Frederick Arthur Stocke was charged with, in June, at Invercil, he did break and enter the shop of Harry Thomas and steal one rifle.—Accused, who was…

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Presbytery's Rates. High Court Dismisses Appeal

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

The High Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of Archbishop Kelly and others against the decision of the Chief Judge in Equity, who had ruled that the Sydney…

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Or Public Worship. [?]Resting High Court Decision [?] Pf Church Property

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 7

Mr.[?] Issacs, Mr. Justice Duffy, [?] Justice Rich gave reserved Judgement in the High Court, onani[?] dismissing the appeal of…

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Armidale Police Headquarters

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

A rumor From a rather likely source was recently afloat in Armidale to the effect that it was proposed to transfer for the northern Superintendency of…

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Three Months' Sentence a Theft at Tenterfield. Good Intentions Not Counted

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

The only case listed in the Quarter Sessions this morning was that in which a man named John Joseph Keppel was charged with the theft of a…

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Chief Engineer Assaulted. Water Police to the Rescue

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 4

A number of firemen on the steamer Miltiades made a determined assault on the chief engineer at Perth. The water police were compelled to fire…

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