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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

HUGH O'BRIEN was, on Wednesday morning, sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Tamworth gaol for insufficient meaus of…

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The Court House Hotel

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

THE above Hotel business which has been successfully carried on by Mr. L. P. Cloutier for a number of years, has been purchased by Mr…

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SATURDAY, October 17, 1908. News and Notes. Land Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 October 1908 · page 4

THE Land Board will sit at Manilla on December 7th. and following days and at Barraba on December 14th, and following days until…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Monday morning, before Mr. A. C. Veness. J.P., George Carns was charged with fraudulently converting to his…

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Mysterious Murder. London

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 5

A mysterious murder was brought to light yesterday by the discovery of the body of a young woman named Prager…

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Murder As an Art

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 3

We have in this country, states an American criminologist, and especially in Chicago and New York, more murder mysteries than in any other part…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 4

AT the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. E. Jones, P.M., Maud Mitchell proceeded against Emily Stuart for assault. The latter…

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Short Story. [Published by Special Arrangement.] the Burglary at Azalea Villa. [Copyrights.] Chapter I.

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 3

It was when the Hon. Augustus Champnell was recovering from a slight touch of influenza that the serwant came to announce that Lord…

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Burglary at Barraba

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

SAYS an exchange--The gay and festive burglar has been "cribcracking" again in Barraba, the apple of his eye this time being…

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Cattle Drivers v. POLICE

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

A desperate affray took place between the police and a number off men, who were driving cattle, at…

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Short Story. [Published by Special Arrangement.] the Burglary at Azalea Villa. [Copyright.] (Continued.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 3

"I suppose your house is called after the azaleas which I see you have in your garden. What fine ones they are."…

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Charge of Murder

Manilla Express · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 2

Mrs.Wilson was yesterday charged at the Georgetown police court with the murder of Miss Duffy, at Carpentaria Downs station. An aboriginal,…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

AT the police Court, on Friday morning, a man who gave his name as Charles Connolly alias Parr, was charged with being of unsound…

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Murder

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

A man named Cribb murdered his wife at Mangareka (N.Z.), and then jumped over the cliffs, being dashed to…

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Detachment of Police

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

The detachment of police over whom trouble occurred, reached Broken Hill yesterday…

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A Cold-blooded Murder

Manilla Express · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 2

A cold-blooded murder is reported to have taken place on board the Himalaya during her voyage from Columbia…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 2

[?] The following cases were dealt with:--Before Mr. Greenwell' J.P.: Frank Taylor and Leonard Edwards, charged with…

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Man Charged with Electricity

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 5

The world is amazed when it stops to consider how things have been revolutionised by electricity. We have, not only the telegraph and the telephone,…

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News and Notes. District Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 2

THE District Court at Tamworth will be held on December 4. The last day for entering plaints has been fixed for November 17…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

DURING the week the following cases were dealt with --Frank Morrison, charged with vagraucy, pleaded guilty…

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