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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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A Guyra Dispute. £178 Claimed in District Court

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

In the Armidale District Court on Friday morning last, before his Honor Judge Armstrong, Henry James Campbell, farmer, of Guyra, sued…

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Uralla Police Court. Alleged Horse Stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 9

On Thursday last, before Messrs. D. T. Pearson and E. A. Dunk, J's.P., Michael Augustas O 'Brien was charged on remand from Guyra, with that he…

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Police Hospital Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 10

The Police and Firemen's Carnival resulted in a profit of £23,281 to which has been added the Government subsidy of £1144. Cheques will be…

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Warden's Court

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with by Warden Perry at the local Warden's Court on Wednesday:…

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"Dope" in London Police Visit to a Flat

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 3

"Dope," which a good-looking, smartly-dressed young woman was af[?]ged to have stated she kept for the "entertainment" of male visitors to…

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Governor's Secretary in Bankruptcy Court. Salary of £200 a Year

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 5

Godfrey Wentworth, formerly private secretary to the Governor of Tasmania, was examined in Sydney on Wednesday before the Registrar in Bankruptey. In…

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District Court Thursday, June 2. (Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton)

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

R. K. Law and S. Wilce v. G. W. Finlayson, being a claim for £400 for trespass and breach of agreement. Plaintiff's case was that Finlayson…

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Hypnotic Test. Strange Murder Case

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 8

Hypnotism as a method or criminal investigation was used by a doctor who gave evidence at the trial of Frederick Quarmby, at Manchester…

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"Hush Money." Enormous Temptation to Police. (Published by arrangement)

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 4

Under the heading, "U.S.A. Whisky Ring," the London Times reports another of the baleful aspects of Prohibition in America:…

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A Trainless Period. Saturday Afternoon and Sunday. Evidence in Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 4

Evidence was heard yesterday in the Arbitration Court, Perth, in support of abolishing Saturday afternoon and Sunday railway running…

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Jack London in Gaol "Hell Enclosed in Stone Walls." Novelist's Terrible Experience

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

Striking stories of adventures in the early life of Jack London, the great American writer, told by Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane, include a dramatic and…

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Popular Police Chief Inspector Bolton Farewelled. the Staff's Appreciation

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

Inspector Bolton, who has been in charge of the Inverell Police District for the past two years, but who was recently appointed to the important…

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Hard-worked Police (Published by Arrangement.) Endless Arrests in "Dry' New York

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 5

"Tremendous as is the energy of the police authorities of this city," says the New-York "Times," "when they devote themselves to something that…

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Attempted Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 4

Eric Raymond, aged 21, was remanded at the Sydney Police Court, charged with having shot at and wounded John Steele Harper, with…

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Murder Trial Postponed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 4

The trial of Arthur Bryee Pender, mining engineer, for alleged wife murder, which was fixed for to-day in the Central Criminal Court, has been…

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Smart Arrest at Guyra. Alleged Motor Theft

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 3

Sergeant M. J. McGrath, of Glen Innes, who is at present relieving at Guyra, effected a sensational arrest at that town at 2.30 on Thursday afternoon…

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Armidale Police Court. Wednesday, 8th June.—(Before Mr. W. M. Fincham, P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

Municipal Prosecutions. Inspector Fetherston (of Armidale Municipal Council), charged Stanley Jones with riding a bicycle without a…

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State Economy. May Extend to Police

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

The State economy campaign may extend to the police, who it is thought are too heavily officered…

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Inverell District Court. A Tingha Case

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

At the District Court in Inverell on Thursday of last week, before Judge Armstrong, an interesting case under the Workmen's…

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Wild Court Scene Woman Tries to Kill Negro

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 7

A sensation was caused in a Pittsburg, U.S.A., courtroom when a young married woman tried to kill a negro whom she had identified as the man…

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