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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Princess Fined. London Police Court Story

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 3

A charge of assaulting her late cook, Cecilia Jacobson, brought Princess Toussoun, of 3 Kent Terrace, Regent's Park, the widow of an Egyptian prince,…

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Police Superintendent's Visit

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 4

ACTING-Superintendent Le Bontillier, of Tamworth, arrived here by the passenger train yesterday morning on his first visit of inspection to Quirindi…

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General Pavloff's Murder. an Audacious Assassin. His Fight with Porsuers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 3

A victim of the Terrorist campaign, General Pavloff, Chief Military Prosecutor of the Russian Army, was assassinated at ten o'clock in the…

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Escape From Berrima Gaol

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 4

A PRISONER named Thomas Cant, alias Vaughan, escaped from Berrima Gaol yesterday. From information supplied by the Prisons Department in Sydney…

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In Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

Magistrate: 'Madam, your husband charges you with assault.' Madam:'Yes, your worship. I asked him if he would ever cease to love me, and…

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"Was It Contempt?" a County Court Incident

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 3

Recently on unusual and amusing incident occurred at Clerkenwwll County Court. According to the London "Times," owing to the early portion of…

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Police Court

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

BEFORE G. Haughton, Esq J P yesterday morning, Harold Farley, for drunken[?]es in George-street on the 20th inst., was fined 5s or the rising of the…

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Swagman's Brutal Murder. Melbourne

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 5

A SWAGMAN named William Panton was-admitted to the Kyneton Hospital yesterday suffering from terrible injuries, sustained during a struggle with an unknown…

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Sentenced to Fourteen years

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 2

At the Circuit, Court, Armidale, on Friday last, before Mr. Justices Pring, Henry Murray, the aboriginal who was committed for trial at Moree court for…

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A Criminal Band. at Their Guilty Work. Burglary, Fires, Wrecking

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

The "Express" reports that the extraordinary series of outrages, including burglary, incendiarism, and attempted train-wrecking, which has occurred in…

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Quirindi Police Court Wednesday, 24th April, 1907. Before E. Jones, Esq., P.M.

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

John Patrick Doohen was fined 20s, or seven days, for travelling on the railway without having previously paid his fare. He is working the "contra"…

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Small Debts' Court

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

R. Monro v. C. Nowland. No appearance. Same v. A. J. Wood. No appearance…

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Murder. Sydney

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 6

A German, named Kurl Schoneer, aged 17, was arrested on a farm near Broadmeadows,Victoria, and charged…

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Police Court

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 3

AT the local Police Court yesterday morning, before E. Jones, Esq., P.M., Otto Wildenhof, John Williams and John Wheelan, were each charged with…

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The Decision of the High Court

The Moree News · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

A Boarding in a City is not the artistic [?]shment that appeals to the [?]eye, and indeed there are how [?]who do not look upon a bearding with…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

THE following cases were heard at the police court on Friday last before Mr. E. Jones, P.M. :--Police v. Harry Pope, indecent language,…

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Police Court. Saturday, April 27. (Before Messrs. N. Byrne and J. E. Cory, J's.P.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 2

A Cowan, furiously driving. Constable Smith said accused drove full gallop down the street, ran into a tree-guard and was shouting out…

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Princess Fined. London Police Court Story

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 8

A charge of assaulting her late cook Cecilia Jacobson, brought Princess Toussoun, of 3 Kent Terrace, Regent's Park, the widow of an Egyptian prince,…

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The Local Police Force

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 4

AFTER a lapse of nearly two months, the authorities have at last deemed it necessary to send a mounted constable to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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Police Court

The Moree News · Friday 10 May 1907 · page 2

An important [?]under the Water and Drainage Act, was heard at the Police Court on Wednesday last, Christopher Collins pleaded guilty to…

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