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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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The Gaol Escapee Is He in the District?

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 4

The hunt for Bob Skelton, who was arrested in connection with the theft of a Vauxhall car, and who escaped from the Glen Innes lock-up last…

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Police Superintendent Moroney. Retires From Police Force. a Distinguished Career. Officer Condemns Jury System

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 11

After 38 years spent in the police force, Superintendent Moroney,. of Samworth, has entered upon long leave prior to retirement. At the…

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Before the Court a Dual Charge SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

There was a sequel to the death of the little girl who was fatally injured by a motor car last night, when Alfred Henry Stanbornugh (34) a…

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On the "Spot." U[?]y Arrival of the Police. St Kilda Hotel incident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 4

At the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday, before the P.M. (Mr. E. A. May), George Rowell was charged with having been found on licensed…

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Newspaper Tax. Case for Full Court. Chief Justice's Decision. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

The application by the Sydney Sun Evening News Daily Telegraph and Sydmney Morning Herald to restain the Governoment from…

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Mother Trains Child in Stealing

The Uralla Times · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

A woman who taught her daughter to steal was before the Sydney Central. She was Mildred Lawn Fryer, 40, who acknowledged her[?]…

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Daylight Robber in Busy Bank. Cool Theft of £140 in Brisbane

The Uralla Times · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 1

Brisbane, Wednesday.—Daring daylight robbery shattered the busy routine of the Queensland National. Bank, in Queen Street this morning…

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Robbery Under Arms. Local Court Case Revived

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

The arrest at Manly on Tuesday last of Ernest Mosman Cornell (24) agent, on an 18-months' old charge of robbery under arms, is of…

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Police Court "On the Premises"

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., J. T. Boyton, Robert Jones, Thomas Hinder, L. R. Litchfield and Richard…

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Typhoid in Gaol Goulburn

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 4

The typhoid outbreak at Goulburn gaol is not yet under control. Another prisoner has been removed to the District Hospital, suffering from the…

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Police and Prohibition

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 7

The Washington correspondent of the London "Morning Post," in a studied reflection puts it this way:-- "The Moderation League, a…

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Left to Starve Amid Vermin Heartless Parents Go to Gaol

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 8

So neglected that their scanty clothes' and emaciated bodies infested with vermin and covered with flies, five children—all under 14 years of…

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"Out, You Brute!" W. A. Murder PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 1

At the inquest concerning the alleged murder of Mrs. Gill by her husband, John Gill (33) a statement by accused was read in which he said…

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(Published by Arrangement.) Police and Prohibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 7

The Washington correspondent of the London Morning Post, in a studied reflection, puts it this way:—"The Moderntion League, a…

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£40,000 Fire a Court Sequel SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 1

The bush fire which swept the M[?]mbidgee Valley above Wagga on December 10, had its sequel in the Wagga Police Court yeterday…

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Joan Smith Was Child Dead When Buried? Boy Says He Is Certain Statement To Police

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 6

James Hughes, who is held in connection with the death of Joan Smith has made a statement to the police. Hughes informed the police that…

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Alleged Horse Stealing. Man Arrested at Uralla

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

On Sunday last, Mr. Fletcher Moore, of Guyra, reported to the police that his bay horse was missing, and he suspected that it had been taken out of…

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Murder in West Australia. Husband Alleged to Have Shot His Wife. Perth

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 4

At the inquest concerning the alleged murder of Mrs. Gill by her husband, John Gill (33), a statement by accused was read in which he said: "When he…

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A Court Case Echo. (To the Editor "Armidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1927 · page 8

Sir,—On reading in your last issue the report of the Court proceedings on 5th inst., I was surprised to note that my son, Errol Skinner, had been fined…

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Located in Gaol

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 6

After the police had scarched for two years, a man wanted on a false pretences charge was located at Goulburn gaol…

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