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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,160 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 58

The Tango and the Police

The North Western Courier · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 8

The Kaiser's edict has, by general consent, obliterated the Tango as a Society possibility. Germans, at first inclined to criticise His…

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Melbourne Police. Incorrect Evidence. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

The Chief Commissioner of the Melbourne Police directed that Constables Green, Grieve and Grant should be removed from the plain clothes division and placed…

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Melbourne Police. Incorrect Evidence. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

The Chief Commissioner of the Melbourne Police directed that Constables Green, Grieve and Grant should be removed from the plain clothes division and placed…

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Murder and Suicide the Maitland Tragedy. Evidence at the Inquest. West Maitland

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

An inquest was held this afternoon into the circumstances in connection with the shocking double tragedy, which occurred at East Maitland on Friday evening last,…

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Murder and Suicide the Maitland Tragedy. Evidence at the Inquest. West Maitland. T[?]sday

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

An inquest was held this afternoon into the circumstances in connection with the shocking double tragedy, which occurred at East Maitland on Friday evening last,…

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Strike Declared Off. Five Men Before the Court. Information Dismissed. CAPETOWN

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

The South African Trade Federation have decided to declare a general strike off. Five men were brought before the Court…

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Strike Declared Off. Five Men Before the Court. Information Dismissed. CAPETOWN

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

The South African Trade Federation have decided to declare a general strike off. Five men were brought before the Court…

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Neat Capture. Three Men Arrested for Alleged Stealing. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Early this morning the suspicions of Constables Gale and Hincksman were aroused by the behaviour of three young men in King-street, Newtown. While…

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Near Capture. Three Men Arrested for Alleged Stealing. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Early this morning the suspicious of Constables Gale and Hincksman were aroused by the behaviour of three young men in King-street, Nowtown. While…

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Alleged Stealing of £900. Commercial Traveller Committed for Trial. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Frank Dutton, alias Louis Frost (36) was charged at the police court this morning with stealing £900, the property of the Bank of Australasia…

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Alleged Stealing of £900. Commercial Traveller Committed for Trial. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Frank Dutton, alias Louis Frost (36) was charged at the polite court this morning with stealing £900, the property of the Bank of Australasia…

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Particularly Brutal Murder. Sydney Engineer the Victim. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

At the inquest into the death of Thos. Reeks, a Sydney engineer, who was found dead in a pit at Wolverhampton. Englandevidence was given that the supposed…

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Particularly Brutal Murder. Sydney Engineer the Victim. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

At the inquest into the death of Thos. Reeks, a Sydney engineer, who was found dead in a pit at Wolverhampton, England, evidence was given that the supposed…

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Curlewis Sensation. Attempted Murder and Suicide. CURLEWIS

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

An attempted murder and suicide took place at Breeza, when James Vernon shot George Argent in the left breast, but the latter is not considered in a dangerous…

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Breeza Sensation. Attempted Murder and Suicide. CURLEWIS

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

An attempted murder and suicide took place at Breeza, when James Vernon shot George Argent in the left breast, but the latter is not considered in a dangerous…

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Action for Assault

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

A sad story of an unhappy home was related in the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., when Beatrice Starr proceeded against her…

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Action for Assault

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

A sad story of an unhappy home way related in the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., when Beatrice Starr proceeded against her…

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Alleged False Pretences. Two Youths Before Tamworth Court. Committed for Trial

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

At the Tamworth Police Court yesterday morning, before.Mr. H. F. Rpnerts. P.M., Arthur Kirby (17) was charged with having falsely pretended to T. J. Treloar that…

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Alleged False Pretences. Two Youths Before Tamworth Court. Committed for Trial

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

At the Tamworth Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., Arthur Kirby (17) was charged with having falsely pretended to T. J. Treloar that…

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Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. Roberts, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

Several cases, including two of insulting language, and one destroying melons in a garden, were aettled out of court…

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