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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 3

On Monday morning—before Mr. G. Meeson, P.M.—Alfred Searle, a bootmaker, proceeded against George W. Allen, a constable, for using insulting…

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Children's Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

At the Children's Court on Tuesday a complaint was was laid against a defendant for not making adequate provision for the payment of preliminary…

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Mounted Police The New Uniform

The North Western Courier · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

The proposed new summer uniform for the mounted police consists of a khaki cotton drill coat, loose khaki cord riding pants, the new style…

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Late Telegrams Set a Trap for Him. Commonwealth Officer's Admission. Made False Statement. Magistrate Dismisses Case against Julius Blau. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

The case in which Julius Blau was charged with attempted bribery was again before the court to-day. Mr. Manning, for the Crown,…

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Alleged Stealing by a Trick. Young Man's Credulity. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

A remarkable story of a young man's credulity was told at the police court to-day when John Lindsay was charged with stealing by a trick £15 from Edward…

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Sticking Up Chinamen. Police Allegations against Two Men. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

David Austen and Athol Senior who were arrested at Inverell were again before the police court to-day on three further charges of having while armed…

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Late Telegrams Ought to Be Interned. Magistrate's Severe Remarks to German. First-class Thief and First-class Liar." SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 2

Hermann Heymann, a German, was charged at the police court to-day with larceny as a bailee. It was alleged that he fradulently…

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Police Court Alleged Unlawful Assault. a Soldier Charged and Discharged

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

Before Mr. G. Meeson, P.M., this morning, George Carter, an acting corporal at the camp, was charged with unlawfully assaulting John…

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Bishop Burned Alive Armenian Atrocities. The Murder of a Great Orientalist

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 1

Further particulars of the Armenian atrocities show that Djevdet Bey, the military governor, who was expelled from Van, massacred most of the…

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Gambling Raid. Police Make Big Bag at Waterloo. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

The police raided a house in Waterloo on Friday night and arrested 54 men, all of whom appeared before the police court yesterday. Robert Smith,…

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An Old Offender. Sentenced to Four Months

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

At the Tamworth police court yesterday before Mr. W. M. Fincham, P.M., William Wallace Russell (40), was charged with being an habitual…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. G. Meeson, on Monday, the following cases were disposed of:— H. Zimmerman, Tarrawau, pleaded…

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1/- or Five Minutes' Gaol

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

A soldier was charged in Sydney last week with wearing a military uniform when he was not a member of the forces. Evidence showed that the…

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Conspired to Defraud Gaol for Father and Son. SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

George Neal and Norman Neal, father and son, pleaded guilty at the Sessions to having conspired to defraud Solomon Green and Cranny…

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Conspired to Defraud Bookmakers. Gaol for Father and Son. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

George Neal and Norman Neal, father and son, pleaded guilty at the Sessions to having conspired to defraud Solomon Green and Cranny Marsden,…

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Returned Soldier Sentenced. Five Years' Gaol. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 2

Charles Lee, a returned soldier, was sentenced at the Sessions to-day to five years' penal servitude, for an attempted serious offence on a girl…

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Robberies From Camp Shops. Soldiers Charged. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

A branch or the premises of Growing Bros, at Liverpool camp was broken into last night, and goods valued at £40 stolen…

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Verdict of Murder Against the Kaiser. Zeppelin Inquest. Terrible Nature of the Visitation. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 2

An inquest was opened on the victims of the Zeppelin raid. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the Genman Emperor and the Crown Prince…

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Daring Burglary. About £300 Stolen. MAITLAND

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

A daring burglary took place at [?] Caledonian Hotel, Aberdare, in [?] early hours of Saturday morning, [?] the hotel was entered by burglars, [?]…

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Alleged Theft of Railway Money. Man Before the Court. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Herbert Elbourne was remanded at Bathurst on a charge of having stolen £633 the property of the Railway Commissioners…

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