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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

304 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 16

Appeal Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 1

Regarding the Appeal Court to hear appeals againts asessments of the Moree Municipality, the C.P S. stated to the Court that the Town Clerk had…

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Small Debts Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 1

Ida Wheeler v. Noel Kirkby. Claim. £8 5s. Defendant did not appear. The The Court gave Judgment for Mrs. Wheeler for £8 12s…

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Liquor Licensing Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 1

Some months ago, when the Licenses Reduction Board came to Moree, the Board made an order for extensive repairs to the Pioneer. Hotel, Boomi…

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Alleged Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 4

Bert. Alfred Norman Kane and James Edward Sweeney were charged with that they did, on April 26, at Moree, steal a saddle and bridle of the…

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Doctor in Court on Assault Charge Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 1

At Ryde court to-day, Dr. William Gordon Smith, 68 years of age, was charged with indecently assaulting Elizabeth Rochester, 21. He was…

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Police Court Tuesday, April 27. (Before Messrs. J. D. Rorke.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 4

Unlawfully Resisting. William Turner pleaded guilty to unlawfully resisting Constable Jefferson whilst in the execution of his duty,…

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Bank Manager's Lapse Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 1

The case concluded in the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, wherein Percy Bennett, formerly manager of the Forbes branch of the A.B.C. bank…

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Electoral Rolls Falsified. Information Given to Police

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 2

A sensation has been caused at Cairns. Queensland, by an alleged attempt to tamper with the electoral roll on the part of a section of a gang…

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U.S.A. Murder Assistant'state Attorney Shot Dead Montreal, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 1

All the United States are shocked at Chicago's latest murder, in which the assistant States Attorney, Mr. McSwiggin, and two notorious her…

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Widows' Pensions. Victorian Police Force. Moss Vale-port Kembla Line. Thousands of Claims. System of Promotion. Draft Agreement Accepted

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 2

Thousands of claims under the Widows' Pensions Act have been received. Up to the present 2500 pensions have been granted. Senior offices of the Victorian police force state that the force is seething with discontent as the result of the operation of the new system of Mr. Davies, M.L.A., states that Messrs. Hoskins Ltd. have decided to accept the draft agreement submitted by the Premier (Mr. Lang) in respect…

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Gaol Mutiny

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 2

The official version of the recent disturbance at the Parramatta Gaol has been challenged by an anonymous write who alleges brutality on the…

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A Paris Murder. Paris

North West Champion · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 5

Madame Regnault, wife of the former Ambassador for Tokio, was discovered murdered in her flat, apparently by burglars. She was shot in…

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Police Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 2

At the Moree Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. E. Chapman, P.M., William Ellis pleaded guilty to having supplied wine, at Leahy's publican's…

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Police Court. Serving Aborigines with Liquor

North West Champion · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 5

At the Moree Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr . A. E. Chapman, P.M., William Ellis pleaded guilty to having supplies wine, at Leahy's publican's…

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Licensing Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 2
Also in North West Champion

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. E. Chapman. P.M., Mr. W. A. Cole applied for a transfer of the license of the Garah Hotel from…

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Small Debts Court

North West Champion · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court Messrs. John Morgan and Company obtained a verdict against W. Haynes, of Moree, for £36/11/10 for goods sold and…

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Brisbane Unemployed Procession Clash With the Police

Manilla Express · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 2

There was a clash between the police and the unemployed during the annual 8-hour day procession at Brisbane on Wednesday…

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Ex-Constable Charged 100 Keys Found in House Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 May 1926 · page 1

William Henry Toster, of Perth a former police constable, and another man were committed for trial on a charge of theft of drapery…

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Missing Police. Foul Play Feared

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1926 · page 6

Foul play, it is feared, is responsible for the absence of Detective-Sergeant Pitman, who have been missing in the West…

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