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Courts & crime, 1924

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Three Babes Murdered. Police Searching for Father

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 2

A ghastly tragedy was discovered at 8 o'clock in a house in Underwood Street, Paddington, on, Wednesday night…

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Man with a Rifle. Shoot Into Picnic Party. Emulating Gardens Murder. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 5

A sensational occurrence took place at Lankey's Creek, near Jingellik, in the Albury district yesterday. A number of citizens were picnicking at the…

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Murder and Bribery (Published by arrangement) Attorney General of U.S.A. Stagg Ers President

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 4

The London "Daily Chronicle's" special correspondent at New York has cabled to his paper as follows:-- "A report, containing surprising…

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Penal Servitude. Assault [?] [?] [?] Girl

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 1

Ra[?] Dudley Browning was committed at Darlinghurst Sessions, on a charge of committing an indecent assault upon a little girl seven years of…

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Broke Gaol. Tenterfield Sensation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 3

Some weeks ago, it will be remembered, a man who alleged that he was George Aspinall, of Cherry Gully, near Warwick, and has a number of aliases,…

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A Repentant Youth Chandler Sentenced

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

[?]tor Allied Chandler (22) was charged with breaking and entering E. K. Peper and Co's. shop in Byron Street and stealing therefrom on…

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Visiting Police

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 3

During race week Armidale's police force was augmented by: Constables Lucas, Walcha Road; Taylor, Guyra: Lambert, Uralla; Lennon, Glen Innes;…

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Dream Murder Is It Possible?

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 8

Is dream murder possible! A London solicitor, who has been in practice for 30 years, sends an account of an astonishing dream attack…

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District Court Cases

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 2

At the sittings of the District Court yesterday, when Judge Mocatta presided, there were several undefended cases. Hector Cook and Sons, for…

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Is Williams Dead ? Latest Police Discovery

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 7

There was a new development on Saturday in the police inquiries relative to the disappearance of Edward Williams after the finding of the…

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Murder of Whitford M.L.A. Man Committed for Trial. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

James William Laydon was committed for trial at Brisbane for the alleged wilful murder of Albert Edward VVhitford ex-M.L.A…

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The District Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 4

The District Court was over in ten minutes this morning. Several cases were called but none were loosen, and in every instance the cases…

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Alleged Castle Stealing. Cases From Mogg's Swamp. Woodeabong Bullocks Committal to Armi

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 6

In the Glen Innes Police Court on Monday morning the cases in which, George Michael Joseph Nash is charged with the theft of certain…

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Warialda Police Court (Before Mr. Perry, P.m.) Failing to Destroy Rabbits

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 7

The following landholders who had been proceeded against by Mr. A. H. Tons, rabbit inspector for the Warialda P.P. Board, for having failed to…

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Armidale Police Court Pity for Defendant's Family. Causes Charge to Be Withdrawn

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 10

At the Armidale Police Court Thursday morning, before Mr. E. M. Cohen, J.P., Joseph Paton, aged 38, was charged…

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Armed Man at Coulburn Broken Through Police Posse. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 4

It is now apparent that the armed man who has been terrorising the Goulburn district, has broken through the police posse, which has been…

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Trouble in Germany Communists Fire on Police. Many Killed. Reuter's Cabe). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent stales that many Separatists were killed through the storming of their headquarters at Daddurkolm, in Palatinate…

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Stole to Feed Children a Pitiable Case Before City Court. Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 4

Hushing a baby in her arms, and reassuring her three-year-old daughter, who stood beside her in the dock at the City Police Court, Rose Webb, 36,…

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Grey Street Raid. and Police Court Sequel. Fines for Gambling. Question of Confiscation

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 6

The story of a police raid in Glen Innes was unfolded to an interested audience in the Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. W. I. Perry. P.M…

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Police Attacked. Brisbane Episode

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 6

Two policemen were badly maltreated by a gang of hoodlums while escorting a prisoner to the Brisbane watch house on Saturday night. The…

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