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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

264 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 14

Bondi Murder Charge

North West Champion · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 7

The case of Dr. Terence Albert Green, aged 62, and Alice Maud Seaton, aged 39, a nurse, who are charged with having, at Bondi…

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Police Court. Wednesday April 2. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 4

Reuben Albert Betts, alias Roy Knight, 28, was charged with that, on the first day of April, 1924, he having an unlawful purpose, to wit…

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Late Telegrams. Alleged Murder. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 2

Andrew Ling, a Kanaka, wan placed on trial at the Grafton Supreme Court for the alleged murder of his two children. He was found not guilty on…

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Actress in Court

North West Champion · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 2

The case in which Emillie Polini is applying for the custody of her baby daughter, and in which her husband, Harold Ellis, is opposing, began in…

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Interesting Court Cas

Manilla Express · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 4

A ease of more than ordinary interest to the trading community engaged the attention of he Forster Small Debts court recently…

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Burglary

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

A burglary occurred at the Central Hotel between 2.30 p.m. yesterday and 9.45 p.m. last night, when about £170 was taken from the cash register and…

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Corowa Murder Charge

North West Champion · Monday 7 April 1924 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Thomas Mitchell, 16, a farm hand, was charged with the murder of Richard Pethebridge, junr., 35…

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Leura Murder

North West Champion · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

At the Darlinghurst Criminal Court to-day Douglas Shuttleworth, 21, was charged with the murder of David Oliver Sharp, 45, at Leura, on…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 8, 1924. (Before Mr. Longfield, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

Thomas Reynolds was charged with being found on the licensed premises of the Post Office Hotel daring prohibited hours…

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Police Court Tuesday April [?] 1924. (Before Mr. Long[?]eld. P.M.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

Thomas Reynolds wan charged with being found on the licensed premises of the Post Office Hotel during prohibited hours…

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Police Round-up

North West Champion · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 2

Though the Sydney police and detectives on Tuesday arrested 50 men of suspicious character in Tuesday's round-up, as a precautionary measure…

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Police Court

North West Champion · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning N. T. Williams was fined 20/-, or 7 days, for being drunk. George Thomas, 36, was charged…

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Adelaide Solicitor Charged

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 2

Frank Gordon Tolley, a solicitor of Adelaide was charged at the Katoomba Police Court on Saturday on a provisional warrant with having…

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Riot in Fentridge Gaol

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that a riot broke out in Pentridge Prison yesterday. It appears that a prisoner named Winter applied for permission…

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Charged with Murder

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 2

George William Auburn aged 21 described as a mechanical expert was arrested at Perth yesterday on a charge of having wilfully murdered…

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Paddington Murder

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 2

The Cabinet on Tuesday regonsidered the case of Edward Williams the Paddington murderer. No reason was found for altering the previous…

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Narrabri Circuit Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 1

The Narrabri Circuit court [?] on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Justice Gordon presiding. The legal profession was represented by Messrs. J. H…

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Unlawful Assault

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

At the Police Court on Saturday, Samuel Scaly was charged with unlawfully assaulting Thomas Holley. After hearing the evidence of Sergt…

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Orange Murder

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

At the Dubbo Circuit Court, yesterday, Thomas Newtown pleaded not guilty to a chare of maliciously murdering Joseph Quinlan, at Orange, on…

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Dubbo Murder Charge

North West Champion · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

At the Dubbo Circuit Court yesterday Thomas Newton pleaded not guilty to the charge of the [?] murder of Joseph [?]…

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