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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Alleged Stealing rom the Person

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1902 · page 2

John Speering and Ernest Maybury were charged before Mr. Fletcher, P.M. on Saturday with having on tho 26th inst. in company, stolen from the person…

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The Turkish Court Astrologer

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 4

Notwithstanding the progress the Turks have made of late years in the arts of civilization, all, from the highest to the lowest, over the length and breadth of the Ottoman…

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Durham Court Fat Stock. Score Well at Sydney Show

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

AFTER inspecting the Durham Court fat cattle, which were being despatched to compete at the Sydney show, on Tuesday week last, we felt…

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Police Court. Saturday, March 28,1992. (Before Mr. Fletcher, P.m.) Stealing From the Person

The Moree News · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 4

John Sperling and R[?]nest Maybury were charged in company with that they did, on the 26th last. start from the person of John Mon[?]n [?]ur £18…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. G. Smith, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

OBSCENITY.—Two men, named Creer and Ashley, were charged with using obscene language. They were each fined £2, or one month's…

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Murder and Suicide

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

The bodies of a farmer named Foster and his daughter aged five years have been discovered in a lake near Ballarat, Both were bound tightly together, and…

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Daring Burglary at the Railway Station. the Safe-blown Open

The Moree News · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning an important b[?]ghary was perpe[?]ted at the local railway station. The manner in which the undertaking was [?]…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. (Before Mr. G. Smith. J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—M. Toohey, on charges of drunkenness and using indecent language, was fined 20/- or 48 hours imprisonment on the arst charge,…

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The New Court House

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

The Hotel Gwydir formed the subject of an article in our last issue, in which we attempted to describe the progress made in building operations…

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The Railway Station Behglary Two Accosed Before the Court

The Moree News · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

At the local Policy Court yesterday before Mr Eleteher, P.M., Edsward Hogan and John Day, on reward were charged with breaking and entering…

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At a Court Ceremonial

Manilla Express · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 4

"You cannot see anywhere such a bewildering blaze of uniforms and decorations as at a Court Levee or Drawingroom," said an Embassy Attache to the…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr E. Jones, P.M. and Mr. G.H. Smith, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

ON a charge of riotous behavior T. Bliss was fined 5/-. M. H. Hall, for being drunk and disorderly during the progress of the Roman Catholic…

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S:a Reversion; Or. [?] Story of Police [?]Blyth. (Copyright.) Orchard Marsh. Chapter Xxxi. [?]Rmination of the [?] the "Flying Scud."

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 3

[?] been completely done. So that it was some time before [?] to realise that I had been [?]te to that extent. Not a detail…

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Small Debts Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. E. Jones, P.M., and Mr. G. H. Smith, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

W. WHITING v. H. Lee, goods supplied, £3 5s; verdict for amount with costs 5s. Mr. Kennedy for plaintiff. A. J. DORING v. W. T. Langworthy…

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Police Court

The Moree News · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr Fletcher, P.M., the following cases were called on.- ALLEGED ASSAULT…

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The Railway Burglary

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

The recent burglary at the Moree Railways Station formed the subject of and enquiry before Mr. Fetcher, PM., at the Police Court on Monday. The…

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Police Court. (Before Mr Fletcher, P.m.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

The Police Court opened at 10 a.m., and the P,M., Mr. Fletcher, declared the Court open for the despatch of public business, notifying also that the…

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The Queensland Bushrangers. Police on the Tracks

The Moree News · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 3

Inspector Fitzgerald, of Roma, who went out after the Kenniffs on Friday came upon tracks believed to be those of the men wanted. The tracks were…

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A Princess Sentenced

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

Princess Radzwill, for forging Rhodes' name to bills, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment…

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Royal Hotel Assault Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

The man Frank Williams, who was mentioned in the case of assault against john Davis in our last issue, was charged with assaulting John Davis at the Royal…

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