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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 2

AT the Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr. G. M. Greenwell, J.P., a man named David Carter for being drunk and disorderly…

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Sydney Land Appeal Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 2

IN re M. F. M'Keon:--Appeal by Michael Francis M'Keon against the recommendation of local Land Board for refusal of his application…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 26 May 1909 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday morning, before Mr. G M. Greenwell, J.P., David Carter for…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 26. (Before Mr. John Jamieson, P.M.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 3

Eathor Bros. v. Wm. [?];—Claim for £9 16s for goods said. Mr. Hogan appeared for plaintiffs. The defendant appeared in porson By…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. G. M. Greenwell, J. P., H. Dugan for being drunk and disorderly was fined 5s, and for…

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Amy Bock Sentenced. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 2

Amy Bock, who masqueraded as a man and married a young woman in New Zealand, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment…

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Yesterday's Police Court (Before Mr. E. Jones, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 2

George Lewis, for being drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, and 6s costs. The fine was paid…

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Police Court. Saturday, May 29, 1909. (Before Mr. E. Jones, P.m.) a Charge of Riotous Conduct

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 2

Samuel Adnum appeared before the Court, on summons, charged with behaving in a riotous manner on Monday night (the 3rd May), in…

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Murder

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

Addresses of counsel in the Billy Wilson murder case at Townsville occupied all the afternoon of Tuesday. The jury retired at 4.55 p.m…

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The Moree Gaol

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 8

Half-way between Central and East Moree is the Police Reserve, where the myrmidons and victims of the law reside. A long, low-lying,…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Friday night. Sentenced to Death

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 5

James Cosgrove was sentenced to death at Breechworth to-day, for an offence against a girl over sixteen years of age…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 2

At the Police Court on Friday morning (before Mr. E. Jones. P.M.) Samuel Adnum was charged with resisting the police. Mr. Kennedy…

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Police Inspection

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

Inspector General Garvin, accompanied by Superintendent Evans, paid a visit of inspection to Moree on the llth inst, and although their…

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Manilla Police Station

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

The Tender Board of the Public Works Department on Monday opened ten tenders for the erection of a police station at Manilla. That…

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Licensing Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

At the Tamworth Licensing Court on Monday, the following applications for renewal of Publican's Licenses were granted :--F…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

Felix Perrier, 35, cook, employed at tea rooms in Pitt Street, city, attempted to murder Kate Jeffs, 21, daughter of a police sergeant. He…

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Burglary. Sydney

Manilla Express · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 2

The premises of F. R. Abrecht, importer, Elizabethstreet, Melbourne, were broken into between Saturday evening…

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Appeal Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 2

The Council then resolved themselves into an Appeal Court. Mr. C. E. Hilder attended to appeal against the over-assessment of…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

At the Police Court, on Friday morning, before Mr. E. Jones, P.M., Exect. D. Veness Estate charged M. Cahill with neglecting to deliver up…

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Small Debts Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court, on Friday morning, before Mr. E. Jones, P.M., the following cases were decided:-- A. H. Budden V…

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