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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Stealing Charge

North West Champion · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 3

At Moree Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M., Edward Seymour, mail contractor, was charged with that he did at Florida…

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Two Years for Stealing Skins & Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 6

A number of robberies in the North West were cleared up by the police with the arrest and subsequent conviction of Eric Lawrence Earl, 29, at…

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Moree Police Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 3

Neville W. Thorley was charged at Moree Court last Tuesday with not returning an expired license and was fined 2/6, with 8/- costs. Mr. Cory…

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Licensing Court

North West Champion · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 3

Andrew T. McElhone was granted booth licenses for the Moree Picnic Races on May 22 and 23 and Mallawa Picnic Races on May 17…

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Small Debts Court

North West Champion · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 3

The Moree Municipal Council, for whom Mr. N. T. Boland appeared, proceeded against a number of ratepayers and the court gave a verdict…

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Moree Police Court. Stealing Charges

North West Champion · Thursday 16 May 1935 · page 1

At Moree Police Court, before Mr. R. C. Sheridan, J.P., on Tuesday morning James Purdy, 49, was charged with stealing a set of sulky harness…

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Stealing Charge

North West Champion · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 2

At the Moree Police Court, before Mr. R. C. Sheridan, J.P., Robert Lawrence Earl, 21, was charged with stealing £2 from the person of…

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Alleged Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 2

At the local Police Court lost week, before Mr. R. C. Sheridan, J.P., Robert Lawrence Earl (21) was charged with having stolen from the person of…

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Quarter Sessions 12 Months for Assault

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 May 1935 · page 1

Claiming that a man was out to get him, and he had to seek protection by means of a gun, was the defence advanced by Robert Davis, of…

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Mounted Police Aid in Preventing Stock-stealing

Manilla Express · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 4

In order to combat stock-stealing in a number of country districts, the Graziers' Association asked the Police Department to…

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Moree Police Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 4

At the Moree Police Court last Tuesday, before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M., the Moree P.P. Board proceeded against W. Hefernan for failing to…

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Industrial Court

North West Champion · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 4

Inspector Ogilvie, of the Department of Labor and Industry, proceeded against Theodore Pascall for failing to pay the award wage to an…

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Industrial Court Breaches of Awards

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1935 · page 3

In the Industrial Court on Tuesday, before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M., Theo Pascall was proceeded against by Inspector Ogilvie for having failed to pay…

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Moree Quarter Sessions Alleged Stealing and Receiving. Accused Sentenced to Six Months

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1935 · page 1

The Quarter Sessions opened in the local Court House on Monday morning, His Honor Judge Clancy presiding. Bice Stewart Murray was charged…

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Shocked the Court

North West Champion · Thursday 30 May 1935 · page 1

The serene dignity of the Narrabri Quarter Sessions was rudely shattered on Monday night during the cross-examination of a witness on the…

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District Court. Before His Honour Judge Clancy

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1935 · page 3

In the District Court on Monday Robert William Meers proceeded against Bertrud John Johnston to recover the sum of £400 dameges for negligence…

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District Court. (Before His Honor Judge Clancy). MEERS v. JOHNSTON

North West Champion · Thursday 30 May 1935 · page 1

Robert William [?] succeeded against Bertrud John Johnston to recover the s[?] damage for negligence arising [?] a motor…

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Motor Cycle for Police

Manilla Express · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night, Ald. J. N. Kennedy said that there was a movement by other public bodies…

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City to Starve Country of Police

Manilla Express · Friday 31 May 1935 · page 2

It is the defined policy of the new Commissioner for Police, Mr. McKay, to concentrate on building up a huge police force in the…

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Moree Police Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 5

At the Moree Police Court last Tuesday Francis Stephen Marshall was fined 2/6, or the "rising of the Court" for being drunk, and 10/-, or…

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