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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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New Police Cycle for Royal Tour

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Among inter[?]ting models in the motor cycle section of the recent Cycle and Motor…

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[?] Police Take Four Armed Men at Gun Point

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

Four armed men were arrested at gun-point near Stannifer yesterday by two Tingha policemen. Their capture followed the alleged armed…

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Fine Follows Assault on Two Africans

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

NAIROBI. Wed. --A European police officer was fined £20 stg. yesterday with an alternative of eight months hard…

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Woman Alleges Murder Threat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: A young man, who, police think, may be a European migrant, threatened to kill a young married…

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£2 Fine on Conviction on Assault Charge

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 6

Mr. T. J. O'Connor, solicitor, at Inverell Court of Petty Sessions on Monday asked Mr. N. E. Fegan. S.M…

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Butler Murder Remains a Mystery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 12

The brutal murder of 21year-old Shirley Butler, whose battered and strangled body was found in a vacant…

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Three-day Hearing in Cross Actions Alleging Assault

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 6

A long hearing of cross actions alleging assault brought by three residents of Oliver Street, Inverell…

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The Advance of Medical Science Is Revealed in Court House Records

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 4

Many babies and young children died in Inverell late in the last century of complaints which to-day seem commonplace and not serious, while the death-roll from more serious complaints was so high that it forces attention on…

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Motorists Before Court Police have "Field Day" [?] Uralla

The Uralla Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 6

Uralla police had a "field day" against motorists at the monthly sitting of Uralla Court of petty Sessions…

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Ebor Grazier on Serious Cattle Stealing Charge

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

An Ebor grazier appeared at Armidale Court of Petty Sessions this morning on a charge of cattle stealing. He is Charles Arthur Menzies, of…

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Police for Lismore

The Uralla Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 4

A large number of police from northern stations will converge on Lismore for the visit of the Queen and the…

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Extra Busy Time for Police

The Uralla Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

Uralla Police had an extra busy time for the few days ending Sunday last. Business at the Court of…

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Motor Cycle Ride Had Police Court Sequel

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 9

A motor cycle ride in Tingha on October 23 last year was the subject of two court cases at Tingha on Tuesday…

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Millors oil Theft Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Two month appeared in Glen Innes Children's Court yesterday charged with stealing money and goods…

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Youth Remanded on Car Stealing Charges

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 6

An 18-year-Old youth, who police say, is a deserter from the R.A.N. was remanded at Armidale Court of Petty…

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Fined for Theft of Two Pias

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 8

Two men, who stole two pigs in December last year, were fined a total of £14 and ordered to pay £7…

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"Sir Galahad"" Lands Himself in Gaol!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: A "Galahad" act of a teenage youth armed with a toy pistol and a length of…

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First Day Hearing of Assault Charge at Tingha

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 9

A Tingha miner, John W. Carpenter, was charged in the Tingha Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday with…

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Ebor Grazier to Stand Trial on Cattle Stealing Charge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 14

An Eber grazier was committed to trial at Armidale Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on a charge of cattle stealing. He is Charles Arthur Menzies, 45, of Kincora, Ebor. He will appear at Armidale Quarter Sessions on February 22. Mr…

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Discovery of Body Puzzles Police

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Police are trying to establish the identity of the body of a tall man, which was…

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