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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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The Guilford Burglary

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

At the inquest on a man named Buckley, the victim of the Guildford burglary, William Hall, a station master, deposed that the gun went off…

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A German Sergeant Sentenced

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 3

A sergeant in the German army has been sentenced to 12 years penal servitude for selling the mobilisation plan to a French spy…

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Alleged Stealing From the Person

The Moree News · Friday 10 January 1902 · page 2

The sitting of the police Court this morning was occupied in hearing evidence in a case against a men named…

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Police Court. Monday, January 18, 1904

The Moree News · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. Davon, LANGGAGE AND ASSAULT. John Caden was found guilty of the above offences, and for the drunke[?]…

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Stealing From the Person

The Moree News · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

The case, in which a man named James O'Brien was charged with stealing from the person of Dennis Sullivan two £5 notes and seven[?]…

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Alleged Theft of Jewellery

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

Edward White has been committed for trial on u charge of stealing £200 worth of jewellery from the residence of Hugh McKenny, Chatswood…

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Brutal Assault on a Girl

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 2

A brutal attack was made upon a parlour-maid in the employ of Mrs. Hugh Dixon at Petersham on Sunday night by an armed burglar. The girl…

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Cattle Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

Henry Oliver Schofield has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment on four charges of cattle stealing from Hordern's estate at Bowral…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. E. Jones, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 2

W. HALL v. W. TUFFREY.—In this case William Hall proceeded under the Landlord and Servant Act, for the recovery of a house and premises at Spring Mount…

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Small Debts Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 2

D. HUTLEY v G. H. ROBINSON.—claim for £2 5s, balance due for a horse. Plaintiff's case was that he sold a horse for £10, and bought a cow from…

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Entire Family Sentenced

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 4

William Dwyer, his wife, three sons and a daughter, were charged before Judge Andrews, at the Munster Assizes with the murder of John Crotty, near…

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Latest Cables Bulgarian Murder. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 3

The Bulgarian Minister for Education has been assucated by a Macedonian, who afterwards committed suicide…

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Police Court Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 3

A woman who was up for drunkenness last night had £190, consisting chiefly of £5 notes, in her [?] She said she had come from the country to purchese an hotel…

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Alleged Criminal Assault

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 3

A man named doha [?] has been committed for [?] on an accepted charge of criminally assaulting one [?] a girl under the age of fourteen years…

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District Court

The Moree News · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

The District Court opened yesterday afternoon, and the only cases were -- There were two actions…

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Burglary

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

During last night a burglary was committed at the premises of the New York and Brooklyn Tobacoo Company, and a quantity of tobacco…

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Horse Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

James Gordon, a youth, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with having at Moree, on October 13th, 1901, stolon one mare the property of Herbert Seccombe…

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Alleged Stealing From the Person

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

Edward Hogan, a middle aged man, was arraigned open an indictment charging him with having on the 16th Dec., at Inverell, stolen a pocket handkerchief and five…

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District Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

The business of the District Court was proceeded with shortly before 4 o'clock. There were only two civil cases, H. R. Murray v. Angus McLeod, and his Honor…

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Police Court

The Moree News · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

At the police court yesterday (before Mr. Oslear, P.M., of Narrabri), Kate Woodham proceeded against Joseph Tayler for the Maintenance of…

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