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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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The Warialda Assault Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 8

At Tuesday's sitting of the Tamworth Circuit Court, before the Chief Justice (Dr. Cullen), Jack Barr, [?] fine looking aboriginal, was charged on…

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Circuit Court. Third Day—wednesday. Alleged Unnatural Offences

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 4

W. M. J. Jones and George Strike appeared in answer to the charges of committing unnatural offences at Armilale on March 16 and Tamworth on September 3,…

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Prayer to Saint in Divorce Case. Case New to the Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 7

Grounds for divorce are numerous under French law. A new one has been brought forward by a petitioning husband, who produced in court a copy of a…

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Police Court. Alleged Stealing

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1910 · page 2

To-day, at the police court, before Mr. O. A. Edwards, Robert Baldwin was charged with stealing the sum of £1/16/6 from Mrs. Annie Clark…

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Police Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M.). P.P. Board Case

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

Assistant Rabbit Inspector Brackenreg, of Tamworth Pastures' Protection Board, summoned Thomas H. Britten and James M'Donald for failing to destroy rabbits on…

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Police Court. October 28th, 1910. (Before Mr. Edwards, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 2

Thomas M'Mahon, an old man of 60 years of age, was sentenced to 14 days hard labor in Manilla lockup, for…

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Auctioneers' Licensing Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 2

The annual meeting of justices for The renewal of auctioneers' licenses has been fixed for the 22[?]d November at the Court…

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Police Court. (Before A. C. Veness and F. S. Mackenzie, J's.P.)

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 2

George Clarke pleaded guilty to a charge of having insufficient lawful means of support, and was sentenced to 3…

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Pigeon Murder

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 3

Is there anything (ask an exchange) much more debasing than the so-called sport of pigeon murder? To put a tired, half starved pigeon into a trap;…

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Police Court. Alleged Stealing Ducks

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 4

Yesterday, before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., Thomas Cassidy was charged with stealing a pair of ducks, valued at 6/, the property of J. B. Leigh…

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Nundle News. Police Court

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 3

On Wednesday, November 2, before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., and Messrs. W. H. C. Chapple and G. S. King, J's. P., Peter Jensen sued G. Galpin for the recovery of £5,…

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Bankruptcy Court

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

An examination in the case of A. A. Schwartz was called on before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. There was no appearance of…

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Small Debts' Court

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

A sitting of the Small Debts' Court was held yesterday before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M. The Austral Cycle Company (E. C. Kauter, local agent), claimed the sum of…

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Police Court. Saturday. (Before Mr W. T. Langworthy J.P.)

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 2

E. Farley and R. McGregor were fined 2s 6d for drunkenness and 10s for behaving in an indecent manner. W. Powell, charged with being…

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Police Court

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 2

At the police court yesterday, before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., a man named Edward Mi[?]was charged by Constable Phillpot with placing himself in a public place, to…

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Plotters Sentenced to Death

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 2

In the Special Court at Tokio, to try plotters on the life of the Emperor, 26 were found guilty, including Kotuka and his wife, and were sentenced to death…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 4

At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. F. S. Mackenzie, J.P., Leon le Mont was fined 10s[?]on a charge of drunkenness, and £3 or…

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Switchman Sentenced

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 2

Lelan, the drunken switchman, who derailed a train with fatal results, was sentenced to four years at Winnepeg, for manslaughter…

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Police Court. Alleged Forgery and Uttering

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 3

Before Mr. O. A. Edwards, P.M., at the Police Court yesterday, William Leonard was charged with forging a cheque for £7 10/- and uttering it to Sidney Musgrove,…

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Sentenced

Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 2

Frederick Harris, convicted Of stealing a large sum of money, the property of the keeper of the railways refreshment room at Moss Vale, was sentenced to 18 months'…

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