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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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CASHIERED. Officer Sentenced for Desertion. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

Second Lieutenant John Wilson Bird, of the Australian Forces, who was recently tried by court-martial on a charge of desertion from His Majesty's service…

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Still Off. Ald. Meagher's Application for Restoration. Full Court's Decision. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

Application was made to-day to the Full Court consisting of the Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen) and Justices Pring and Gordon, by Ald. R. D…

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Editor of Socialist Charged. Sydney, Wednesday 11 a.m

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 2

Robert Samuel Ross, editor of the "Socialist." newspaper, was charged in the Melbourne District Court with having, contrary, to the War…

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Town Clerk Charged. Alleged Embezzlement of Council's Funds. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 2

Francis R. Byrne town clerk of Yass, has been arrested and charged before the local justices with embezzling £81 the property of the Municipal Council…

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Police Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Major Crane, P.M., E. H. Turnbull was fined £3 and coats for using indecent language on the racecourse…

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Tamworth Police Court

Daily Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 4

At the Tamworth Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. H. F. Roberts P.M., Robert bennie (32), a laborer, was charged with the theft of three bags of…

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Licensing Court

Daily Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 1

Leave of absence from licensed promises was granted to T. J. Arneil for 12 months, the license being away on active service…

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Late Telegrams. Court Down on Strikes. Big Fines Imposed. Men Object to a Watchman. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 2

Four men were charged in in the industrial Court to-day with having taken part in a strike. Counsel stated that defendants…

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Inverell District Court. Interesting Moree Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

An action was brought before Judge Hamilton in the Inverell District Court on Saturday in which Robert McGowan. editor of the Moree…

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Stealing

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 2

At the Narrarbri Police Court on Saturday last, Ernest John Price, aged 44, was presented on a charge of st-ealing one pie, the property of…

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She Married Him. Man Charged Shooting at Girl. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 2

When Eric Souter was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day with having shot at Joyce Potter, with intent to murder her, the latter gave evidence that…

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District Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 3

The only Interesting case at the District Court was that for the alleged illegal detention of eleven rams and loss, of their services for…

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POLICE V. PEOPLE. Swedish Reformers Stone Constabulary LONDON

Daily Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent telegraphs that the Premier, in Parliament, admitted the need of suffrage and industrial reforms, but that the…

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Police Promotions. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

The police promotions issued to-day include:—To be Sergeant Second-class W. T. Doran, (Tamworth); to be Sergeant Third-class P. J. Tracey (Tamworth), and…

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Horse Racing Again. Railway Porter Charged with Embezzlement. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 2

Charles Stephen Hawkeley, a railway porter, was remanded at the police court to-day, on a charge of emliezzling from the Railway Commissioners. £7 odd…

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Stealing a Pair of Blankets

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

Charles Avery was charged at the Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs. H. M. L. Pike and D. B. Suttle. Js. P., with stealing a pair of…

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Murder Charge. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

William Eyles was again placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day charged with having, murdered his wife at Five Dock in October last…

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Licencing Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

The quarterly Licensing Court will be held at the Court House on Tuesday 10th July at 11 a.m…

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Late Judge Pickburn. Eulogistic References in Court. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

References were made in the various courts to-day to the untimely death of Judge Pickburn. Mr. Justice Heydon remarked that the…

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Late Telegrams. Scene in Court. Colored Stranger Intervenes. Plaintiff Non-Suited. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

An unusual scene occurred in the Supreme Court to-day when a colored stranger intimated that he desired to conduct the case for the plaintiff in the…

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