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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

1,563 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 79

Alleged Stealing. 5/ Worth of Chaff in Question Conflicting Testimony

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Henry William Lennon, 39, was charged before the P. M. at Wednesday a Armidale Police Court with at Armadale, on 29/12/27, he did steal…

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Small Debts Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Dumaresq Shire Council v. B. Morton for rates, arrears and interest totalling £4/4/8. Defendant consented to judgment…

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Murder Alleged. Seamen' s Quarrel. NEWCASTLE

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The city coroner held ail inquiry today concerning the death of William Patrick Sullivan, a seaman, who was fatally stabbed in the neck at…

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Licensing Court. Armidale Sitting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

Mr. Le Brun Brown, of the Licensing Magistrates for N.S.W., made inquiry on Wednesday last into the position with regard to improvements tor…

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Supplying liquor to Aboriginals. Police Case Dismissed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

Owing to insufficient evidence the P.M., Mr. E. A. May, at the local Police Court on Wednesday last, dismissed a case against a local…

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Back in Harness. Police Magistrate Welcomed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

At the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday morning, a warm welcome was extended to Mr. E. A. May, P.M., on his return to the…

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A Well and Some Chaff. Figure in Police Court Case. P.M. Dismisses Stealing Charge

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

At the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday, before tie P.M. (Mr. E. A. May), Henry William Lennon, on remand, was charged with having…

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Alleged Theft of £60 Tenterfield Man Before Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 2

James Roy Morgan, a well-known identity of Tenterfield, was before Mr. A. D. Donnelly, J.P., at the Tenterfield Police Court on Tuesday,…

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"Cut to Pieces." Padded Cell at Armidale Lock-up. Case Before Police Magistrate

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 8

At the requestof Mr. E. Simpson, and in opposition to the police, the P.M. (Mr. E. A. May), at the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday,…

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Theft of £2,000 An Agent Charged Wealthy Father in Tenterfield Buying Walter's South Grafton Hotel

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 6

Evidence was taken at the Brisbane City Police Court before Mr. J. J. Leahy, acting Police Magistrate, on the charge against Joseph James…

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Licensing Court. Septic Tanks and Hot Water Court's Insistence

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. Le Brun Brown presided at the Armidale Licensing Court on Wednesday afternoon. W. H. Ramsay (owner) objected…

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Aborigines and Liquor. Police Charge Fails. Owing to Insufficient Evidence

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 8

John Charles Thorpe was charged, before Mr. E. A. May, P.M., at the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday, that he did supply liquor to a…

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Shire Rates Unpaid. Court Makes Order. Instalment Payments Declined

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 4

At the Small Debts Court on Wednesday, before Mr. E. A. May, P.M., the Dumaresq Shire Council sued Bridgetta Morton for rates…

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Stealing from Dwelling

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

At the local police court on the 30th nlt. William E. Ryan was charged (before Mr. F. N. G. Beston, J.P.) with having stolen a quantity…

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Attempted Outrage. Police Are Searching. MELBOUBNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 1

The police are looking for a man who caught hold of a girl, aged 12, near Fairfield, on Saturday night, dragged her into some scrub, and…

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Mitcham Tragedy. Accused Before the Court. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 1

In the City Court to-day Ernest Ambrose Kleinert, aged 20, was charged with the murder of Mrs. Ioline Sampson at Mitcham…

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Theft of Car. Five Men Charged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 8

At Gundagai Police Court on Friday James Spencer (16), John Sargent (18), Harold Pugh (35), Leslie Sargent (22), and George Woodhouse…

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Alleged Theft of £2000. Agent Charged. Wealthy Father in Tenterfield

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 8

Evidence was taken at Brisbane City Ponce Court before Mr. J. J. Leahy, acting Police Magistrate, on the charge against. Joseph James Petrie,…

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A Couple of Shirts Young Man Charged With Theft Woman Shoulders Blame But Sacrifice in Vain

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

When a young man, a stranger to the district, was charged in the local Police Court with having stolen certain articles from a…

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Alleged Murder at Tamworth

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

A special sitting of the Supreme Court will be held at Tamworth on February 21, when the second trial of Cyril Matthew Thompson on the…

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