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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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The Gatton Murder

The Moree News · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 3

The identify of the sal[?]ant or mlecr[?] who [?] the Gatton tragedy in [?] shresd[?] is the desp[?] mystery. The Police have so cl[?] wh[?] upon which to work…

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The Galton Murder

The Moree News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

On Monday the police obtained some information which rained the hope that some trees of the murderer of murderer would be discovered which would lead to their immediate…

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Mores Police Court. FRIDAY--(Before Messers W. H. Midgley and J. T. Crane, J s.P.)

The Moree News · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 1

John make was charged with straling the sum of 1st from France Howard at Mores on 16th inst. Mr. Zlotkovaki appeared for the…

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An Australian Jockey in Africa. Sam Budd Charged with Murder

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 6

Letter from the Caps by the steamer Aberdeen, which arrived in Sydney the other day, state that the Australian Jockey Budd had been arrested at…

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The Gatton Tragedy. the Police Still Baffled

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

Three exciting arrests, which may or may not have bearing upon the Gatton mystery, were made on Thursday morning in Brisbane. Shortly after tho Toowoomba goods train…

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Moree Police Court

The Moree News · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

MONDAY -- Before Mr Marriott, P.M. and Messrs. P. C, Watt and J. W. Scott, J's P. James Cameron was charged with stealing…

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Police News. Monday, January 9. (Before Mr. Marriott, Acting P.M., and Messrs. Scott and Watt, J's.P.)

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

Frederick Jackson, and Annie Jackson, his wife, were charged with unlawfully, in company, killing one red cow, branded All over diamond, the property of A.M. and F…

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The Gatton Murders. the Police Very Confident. a Clue Found Under a Culvert. Gatton

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

The police now profess to be confident that the latest information the have been placed in possession of will enable thorn to dear up in a very short time the terrible…

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The Gatton Murder

The Moree News · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

Inquiries in the Gatton neighborhood on Friday settle the question that the man Burgess was within three miles of Helidon on the 29th December…

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The Gatton Murder. the Knots Which Bound the Victims

The Moree News · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

Burgees, who, as I have previously stated (writes the Queensland TIMES special is an American, was at one time a sailor. It will be remembered that the handkerchiefs with…

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Police News

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

At [?] Police Court yesterday, before [?]…

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Moree Police Court. MONDAY, J. [?] (Before -- We[?]P.C. Wall and S. L. [?]

The Moree News · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

The Moore appeared to answer to fire separate [?]with being [?]…

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The Gatton Murder. the Man at the Slip Rails

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 2

Several persons have absolutely identified Burgess as the man seen at the slip rails. Miss Lowe was most postive on the subject and picked him…

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The Gatton-Murder. Magisterial Inquiry

The Moree News · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

A magisterial-inquiry into the death of Norah, Eilen, and Michael Murphy on December 28 was opened on Tuesday morning at 20 minutes to 11 in the Quaton…

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Manilla Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 3

YESTERDAY morning, before the visiting Police Magistrate (Mr. Edward Jones) and Mr. Charles Baldwin, J.P., several offenders were fined for being drunk…

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Small Debts Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 3

IN this court yesterday morning the Police Magistrate and Mr. Charles Baldwin adjudicated. Several unimportant cases were disposed…

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Mores Police Court. MONDAY.--(Before Mr. C. E. Gale, P.M.)

The Moree News · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

John Brand appeared to answer a charge preferred of alleged drank[?]e and being disorderly and using indecent lingo, Fined 10s, in default 2 days…

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The Queensland Police

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

"They are only making bad worse, said a prominent police officer referring to the action of the Queensland police in regard to the man Burgess…

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The Gatton Murder. Burgess Proves an Alibi

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

Burgess has made a statement in regards to his movement about the time of the Gatton tragedy, which establishes an alibi. To a large extent his statement is continued…

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Police News. Monday, January 30. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, M.P.)

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

Three youths of respectable appearance were charged with stealing in compsuy, a quantity of fruit, consisting of grapes, oranges, and lemons, the property…

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