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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

239 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 5 of 12

Police Court

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 2

Before Mr. C. Howie, J.P., at Narrabri Police Court on Tuesday, April 12, Louie Adolph Pfeiffer, of Turrawan and Oscar Herbert Ernest…

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Narrabri Circuit Court. Moree Case. Accused Convicted

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 3

Charles Payne, a half-cast aborg[?] who gave his address as a camp in the Moree district, was arraigned at the Narrabri circuit Court last week…

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Govt. Appeals to High Court Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1932 · page 1

The N.S.W. Government made an application to the High Court to-day for a certificate for leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 2

Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M. at the police court on Monday, Leslie A. Flood was fined 5/ and costs for falling to deliver a motor driver's…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 1

At Narrabri Court House on Monday last, the District Coroner, Mr. A. G. Hardwick held an inquest to establish how, when, and by what…

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Alleged Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick. P.M., Joseph Nean and John Archer pleaded guilty to having stolen a number of…

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Moree Police Court (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.m.)

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 3

For using indecent language Cyril Williams, for whom. Mr. G. E. Cory appeared, was fined £2, with 8/- costs, in default four days. For being drunk…

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Dairymen Fined. Failing to Keep Cowbails Clean. "Should See Model Dairies," Comments Magistrate

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 1

In imposing a fine of £3 with £2/10/- costs, on Charles Philip Hobbies for failing to keep the cowbails at his dairy clean, the…

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Serious Charge. Moree Half-caste in Trouble. Narrabri Circuit Court Case

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1932 · page 2

A half-caste aborigine from the Moree Camp appeared at Narrabri Circuit Court last week on a serious charge, arising out of an…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

At Manilla Police Court on Tuesday last before Mr. W. C. Geikie, P.M., Alexander White, an aboriginal, pleaded guilty to…

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"Vagged!" Four Months' Gaol

North West Champion · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 2

At Moree Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. F. G. Pocock, C.P.S., Robert Sharpe and James Bradfield were each…

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City Police Procession Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 1

A profession of fourteen hundred police through the city streets will be held to-morrow. The Governor will take the salute in Macquarie…

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Stealing From Dwelling

Manilla Express · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

At Manilla Police Court on Tuesday before Messrs A. R. McLeod and J. A. Rochfort J's.P., Reider Hammer, a stranger to the…

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Stealing a Horse

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 4

Gilbert Patterson (18) was charged with having stolen a horse, the property of E. C. Hinds, of Walgett. The defendant pleaded guilty…

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Moree Police Court (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.m.)

North West Champion · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 2

In the Moree Police Court last Tuesday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M, Walter Mackie was fined 20/-, with 8/- costs for behaving in a…

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Murder Charge. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day, Thomas Jenkins. 34, labourer, was remanded till May 13 on a charge of having murdered Michael Desmond…

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Police Court Disturbance at Dance P.M.'s Warning to Offender

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 2

There was an exceptionally big line up of local residents before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, P.M., at Narrabri Police Court on Monday last, May 2…

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Hawahn Murder Trial Honolulu, Wednes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

The prosecutor, (John Kelly) announced that the four defendants in the recent murder trial; Lieutenant Hassle, Mrs. Fortesgue and two naval…

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Appeal Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 2

Several appeals against the Moree Council's valuations were dealt with at the Appeal Court on Tuesday by Mr Hardwick, and in each instance a…

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Police Search Ends. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 1

After a chase lasting nearly two months, detectives this morning surrounded a house at Kensington and arrested Alfred Patrick Ball, 48…

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