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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

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Maling Convicted. False to his Trust. Magistrate's Strong Comment

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 2

Mr. Gates, Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, gave his decision on Tuesday in the case in which Silas Young Maling, former deputy-general manager of the…

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Police Raid. Three Men Arrested at Revolver Point

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

Nine armed directives conducted a sensational raid on a lodging house in East Melbourne early on Monday morning and arrested three men at…

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Police Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 4

Owen Matthews was proceeded against at the local Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Loftus, P.M., for failing to stop a motor car when called…

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Murder and Suicide. Perth

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. Kimber were found dead in bed at Mooliabeence yesterday in circumstances indicating murder and suicide. The bodies were partly…

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Veteran "Black Taxi" Experiences of Police Patrol Waggon

Manilla Express · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 6

Familiarly known as one of the "Black Taxi Fleet", Police Patrol Waggon No. 832 has led an exciting existence since it…

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Intent to Murder

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 August 1928 · page 1

In the South Sydney Hospital, Ernest Coffey was charged before a specially arranged court with the shooting, with intent to murder…

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Capital Punishment. Gaol Deserved

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 1

A Bill for the abolition of capital punishment was rejected by the Victorian Legislative Assembly. One member expressed his opinion that…

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Police Fire Shots Immigrant's Loss

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 1

When Sergeant Best and Constable Hughes saw a taxi in a lane in Paddington, in which two rolls of linoleum had been placed, they called…

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Police Court Traffic Breaches

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 5

William John Irwin, for driving motor car without head lamps was fined £1 with court costs S/-, in default 7 days' hard labor…

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Alleged Assault

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 5

Ebenezer George Leach, a shearer for whom Mr. A. K. Smith appeared, proceeded against James Farlowe, a shearing expert, for whom Mr. F. C…

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Theft of Steel Plate

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 5

Charles John Schussler (46) was charged that on 17th day of August, 1928, at East Moree, hv stole one sheet of steel oT the value of £3 10s, the…

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Dulwich Hill Murder Inquest Opened

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 1

The City Coroner opened the inquest to-day concerning the death of Mrs. Sarah Falvey, 60, and Estha Vaughan, 50, who were murdered by…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 2

The P.M. presided at Manilla Police Court on Tuesday when there was a lengthy but uninteresting list of cases…

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Charged With Vagrancy. Naked in Warm Ashes

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 3

To avoid the chills of winter, an old man, lying naked, slept in a heap of worm ashes at Mereweather, Newcastle. That is said to be the reason…

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Dulwich Hill Murder Remanded Till September

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 1

John Patriot Reynolds was remanded at the Central Court to-day till September 3rd, on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously…

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W.A. Police

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 1

Giving evidence before the Polices inquiry at Perth, a number of police witnesses referred to the public hostility towards detectives on the…

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Revision Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 2

A Revision Court for the purpose of revising the list of electors for the municipality or Morce for the triennial period commencing December, 1928,…

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Football Assault

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 1

At the Newtown Police Court, Roy Alfred Ballantyne, 27, plasterer, was remanded an having assaulted Brutus O'Grady, a football umpire…

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On Time Alarm Clock Saves Burglary

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 1

Ronald McGregor, a newsagent, at Leichhardt when awakened by his alarm clock early yesterday morning, found a man in his room. He…

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Causing Trouble Communists Charged at Cairns

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 1

It is reported that the Cairns police have taken the names of certain persons who are alleged to hove been guilty of inflammatory…

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