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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Irrigation Area Grave Report Charges of Theft Against Settlers

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

"Debts owing to the Commission by settlers, principally soldier settlers, are or such magnitude as to cause concern," says the…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

On Monday, before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., James McCutchuon was charged for that on the 5th. day of December 1924, being then the driver…

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Clerk Charged. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 6

Oscar Charles Kilner, 20, clerk, was charged with stealing £106/15/- the property of the Queensland Probate Insurance Coy. Ltd. He was a…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 6, 1925. (Before Mr. Cohen, P.M.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

Gordon Leggett pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language in Auburn Street, on December 23, and was fined £2, with 8/ costs, in default…

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Licensing Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

At the Licencing Court on Tuesday, the license of the Hotel Victoria was, on the application of Mr. W. Cole, transferred from Frederick J. Elliott to…

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De Garis Charged

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 2

On the arrival of the steamer Maheno at Auckland (N.Z.). C. J. De Garis was arrested and on Wednesday was pieced in the dock to answer the…

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A Court that is No Court

North West Champion · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

Twenty years ago there was placed upon the statute-book of the Commonwealth "an act relating to commonwealth and arbitration for the…

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Police Court Saturday, January 17. (Before Messrs. H. M. L. Pike and D. B. Suttle. Js.P.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

George Cavill, 46, was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in the yard of the Gwydi Hotel, and was fined 10/. in default 24 hours…

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Police Court Saturday, January 17. (Before Messrs. H. M. L. Pike and D. B. Suttie, J's. P.)

North West Champion · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

George Cavill, 46, was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in the yard of the Gwydir Hotel, and was fined 10/-, in default 24 hours…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

This morning before Mr. C.A. Arnold, P.M., R. Weatherall was fined £2 for carrying away liquor from the Imperial Hotel,…

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Police Art Union and Carnival

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

The 1925 annual Police Art Union and Carnival will take place in March this year and tickets will soon be available…

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Licessing Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr. T. W. Cohen (Chairman), a Sunday trading licence was granted to Raymond Sayers, of East Moree, a…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 20, 1925. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

William John McCarthy was charged with using indecent language in the hall of Mrs. Murphy's billiard room on January 8. The defendant pleaded…

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Small Debts Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 3

At the Small Debts Court on Tuesday, before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., John Newman, grazier, Terry Hie Hie, sued John Sweeney, of Moree, for the…

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De Garis in Court Bail Refused

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 1

At Auckland, De Garis appeared in Court again to-day. The police requested a remand for eight days. Mr. Moody, for De Garis, applied…

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Alleged Cattle Theft At Wee Waa

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

Robert Drysdale, labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court on Monday with having stolen 138 head of cattle valued at between…

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Police Raid

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 2

The police [?]aided an alleged Chinese gambling den at Alexandria last night and effected ten arrests. It is alleged that two men attempted…

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Gravesend Murder Charge

North West Champion · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. G. E. W. Peate, recently received a communication from the Justice Department stating that the Attorney-General had decided…

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Indecent Assault

North West Champion · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Val. Haines was charged with that he did on the 17th day of December, 1924, at Warialda, indecently assault Bruce Wallace, a male person…

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Alleged Wool Stealing

North West Champion · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Henry William Ferdinand was charged with that he did on the 21st day of October 1924, at Yallaroi, steal 341 lbs. weight of wool, the…

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