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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

828 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 42

Not Enough Judges. High Court Cannot Give Decision. Retrospective Awards. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

The High Court, sitting in Melbourne, announced that owing to the absence, of a statutory majority, it was unable to give a decision whether it was within…

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State-Built Houses. Minister at Glen Innes. Demolishing the Old Gaol. Glen Innes

Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

During the visit of the Minister for Housing, occasion was taken to inspect the old gaol in company with the Mayor. Mr. Hall said he was impressed with…

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Fined for Grass Stealing

Daily Observer · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

At tho Tamworth Police Court yester­day George Samuel Wright was charged with stealing grass, of the value of 3/, the property of the New South Wales…

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False Pretences. Accused Sentenced to Six Months

Daily Observer · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

At the Tamworth police court yester­day Charles Marsh, age 33, was charged with obtaining from Tom Nankervis, Tamworth, goods of the value…

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Alleged Assault. Arnold Before Sessions. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

The case in which Walter Arnold, merchant, was charged with assaulting Mary Clarke with intent to commit rape was commenced at the Darlinghurst…

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Stealing at Hotels. John Regan Committed for Trial. Two Charges

Daily Observer · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

John Regan, age 33, was brought up on remand at the Tamworth Police Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen from the dwelling house or Charles…

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Mr. Garran for High Court. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 1

It is learned from an indisputable source that Mr. Garran, K.C., will be appointed to the High Court vacancy…

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Late Telegrams. Another Sydney Murder. Man Shot Dead. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

On Friday night, Norman Kable (27), a carter, was shot dead in a house at Redfern. He lived in the house with, a woman…

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New High Court Judge. Melbourne

Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

At to-day's meeting of the Federal Cabinet, Mr. H. E. Starke, the wellknown Melbourne barrister, was appointed to fill the vacancy on the High Court Bench…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 3, 1920. Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M. Alleged Threatening Words and Assault

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

William Mansfield was proceeded against by Ernest James Stanley Boston for that he did, on November 21, 1919, use threatening wards to him…

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Two Charges of Stealing. Accused Fined

Daily Observer · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 1

Albert Greentree, of Tamworth, was charged with having, at Nemingha, on January 24 last, stolen a scythe and a cement bag, value 11/, the property of…

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Stealing Cornsacks

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

At the Tamworth Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Hazell, J.P. Edward Totten was charged with stealing, at Tamworth, on February 5, 45 corn sacks…

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Brutal Assault. Savage Attack on Girl. Offender Escapes. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 2

A brutal attack was made on Florence Shaw, at Gladesville. The girl was attracted by the persistent gaze of a youg man sitting opposite her in the…

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Red Russia. 'Shaking Hands with Murder.' "Red" Torture House. Death, Bestiality and Rape

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

The Rev. R. Courtier-Forster, late British chaplain at Odessa, whence the Bolsheviks were driven in the summer, unfolded in the London "Times"…

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Disobeyed the Captain. Engineers Sent to Gaol. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 2

Five engineers on the steamer Wyandra were sentenced to one week's imprisonment of Newcastle Police Court for having disobeyed the lawful…

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Alleged Stealing. Peculiar Case at Newtown Police Court SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 2

Charles Evans, 17, was remanded at Newtown Police Court on a charge of stealing property worth £320 from the residence of Chas. Harrison, of St…

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Tamworth's New Magistrate

Daily Observer · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 1

Mr. F. F. Potts, police magistrate at Glebe, Sydney, who was gazetted to succeed Mr. G. Atkin as magistrate for the Tamworth district, will not take up that…

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Arbitration Court's Delays. Timber Workers Wait Twelve Months. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 3

Mr. Fitzgerald, secretary of the Federated Timber workers' Union, who made application to the Federal Arbitration Court 12 months ago for a new award,…

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Latest Cable News Charged with Murder. London, Wednesday, Midnight

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 2

A London cable says that an Australian soldier named Albert Fraser was arrested at Belfast, with another man and two women, and charged with…

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Irish Police Barracks Captured. London

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 2

Two hundred armed men attacked the Castlemartyn Police Station while five policemen were in the barracks. shots were exchanged but the…

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