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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Melbourne Fire. Man Arrested and Charged. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 2

Morton Pimente[?] was arrested in Melbourne to-day and lodged in the city lock up. He was charged that on April 13 he did feloniously and maliciously set…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 19 April 1921 · page 1

The Quarterly Licensing Court for the district of Tamworth was held at the Tamworth Court House yesterday before Messrs. W. M. Fincham, P.M…

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Pilliga Tragedy. Assault and Suicide. NARRABRI

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 1

Last week a man named William Lee, aged 63, who lived at Kirkwood, near Pilligo, assaulted the woman he was living with…

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Ireland. Murder and Violence. Terrible Reprisal. Fatal Misunderstanding. London

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 2

A Dublin message says the body of Kitty Currall, aged 30, was found, at Monaghan with a label attached. Spies and informers beware. Tried and…

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Guyra Mystery. Extra Police From Sydney. Larrikinism Suspected. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 20 April 1921 · page 2

The Inspector General of Police has decided to send extra men. to Guyra in connection with the mysterious stone-throwing. Mr. Mitchell says he regards the…

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Narrabri Circuit Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 2

The jurors cited to appear at the sitting of the Circuit Court, to be held at the Court House, Narrabri, on Monday next, will not be required…

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Police Promotions. Better Chance for Appeals Wanted. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Thursday 21 April 1921 · page 2

The Executive of the Police Association has decided to ask all branches to consider the matter, or promotions, so that the views of the men can be…

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Unidentified Body. Sydney Police Puzzled. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 2

The Police are more than ever concerned over the non-identification of the body of a well-dressed woman, found in the Lane Cove River on Saturday night…

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Tragedy. Inquest on Two Victims. Coroner's Verdict. Malicious Murder and Suicide. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Friday 22 April 1921 · page 1

[?] inquest into the circumstances surrounding the double shooting at Mascot, which resulted in the death of Allan Lloyd, age 25, a…

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Assault While Armed. Rockhampton Girl Convicted. Brisbane

The Northern Daily Leader · Saturday 23 April 1921 · page 1

At the Rockhampton District Court Violet Barry was found guilty of assulting Joseph Cunningham, accountant at the Commercial Bank of Australia…

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Theft of a Coffin

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 2

The spectacle of a man under the influence of drink staggering along the main street of Brisbane on Saturday night with a coffia over his shoulder…

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Police Court Tuesday, April. 19, 1921. Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M.

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1921 · page 2

William Charles Thompson was charged with that he did, at Moree, on February 9, wilfully make a false atstement, to wit, that he had been…

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Licensing Court

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 1

Application was made by Mrs. Frances Dower, at the Tamworth Licensing Court yesterday, for a transfer of her publican's licenses of the Empire Hotel,…

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Police Parade and March. Address by inspector-General. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 2

A hundred returned soldiers who are members of the police, force, paraded at headquarters this morning, and were addressed by that Inspector-General of…

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Riot in South Wales. ^Police Pelted with Stones. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Tuesday 26 April 1921 · page 2

A disturbance approaching a riot took I place at Cacrphilly, South Wales, at midnight, while the police were arresting, a drunk and disorderly man. A…

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Note-Changing Trick. Police Insrector-general's Warning. Sydney

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 1

The Inspector-General of Police warns intending passengers against entering into conversation with persons unknown to them who pretend to be able to…

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Destruction Campaign. Police Suspect Sinn Feiners. More, Window Smashing. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2

The latest form of outrage is the pouring of acid into letter boxes. Messages reporting window smashing are coming from all parts of Britain. A…

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Irish War. Soldiers Fire on Police. a Challenge Ignored. LONDON

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2

A lorry load of police at Cloughran did not reply to a challenge by the mill lary forces, who, in the darkness, fired on them. An inspector was killed, and…

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Alleged Capital Offence. Major Stewart's Appeal. Hearing in High Court. SYDNEY

The Northern Daily Leader · Wednesday 27 April 1921 · page 2

The High Court to-day was engaged in hearing, the appeal of Major James Stewart against his conviction and sentence of death for an alleged capital…

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Supreme Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1921 · page 5

A sitting of the Supreme Court was held at Narrabri on Monday last, the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen, presiding…

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