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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

163 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 8 of 9

Road Accidents Compulsory Reporting to Police Committee's Recommendation

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 4

A recommendation that the law should be amended to compel the drivers of vehicles involved in road accidents to furnish reports to the…

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The Motor World. News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Portable Gaol

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1936 · page 1

A portable steel gaol, made like a cage, which caa be fitted on the rear of a motor car in place of the baggage carrier, has been invented by an…

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Crown to Pay Police Car Accident SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 October 1936 · page 1

The Crown will meet the verdict for £1855 recently given in the Supreme Court in favour of Eliza Agnes Burne and her four children,…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 20. (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.m.) Beaches of Liquor Act

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1936 · page 4

John Kennedy, George Potter and Herbert Hollman were charged with having been found on the licensed premises of the Imperial Hotel during…

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Police Court Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 1

At the Newtown Police Court today John Joseph Finney, aged 34, labourer, was remanded to November 11 on a charge of having attempted…

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Police Court. Drivig Without a License

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 5

At the local Police Court this mornng. before Messrs. Johnston and Contes, Js.P., Clifford Whiter Kor[?]mond pleaded guilty to having driven a motor vehicle…

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Police Court. (Before Messrs. V. Johnston and G. C. Coates, Js.P.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 2

At Moree Police Court on Saturday morning, Olhe Gunn, 52, was charged with being drunk on Friday evenings She pleaded guilty and was fined 2/6…

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Stealing Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 2

Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M. in the inverell Police Court yesterday morning, William Henry George Deane pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 3. (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.m.) Deemed Insane

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 1

Frederick Peel, on remand, was proceeded against on a charge of having been deemed to be insane and found wandering at large. After hearing the…

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Raft Mystery Solved By Police SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 1

Mystery surrounding the "bodies of two men" on the raft or upturned boat in the sea off Woolgoolga, was cleared up last night. The police…

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Body in Gully Alleged Wilful Murder BRISBANE

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 November 1936 · page 1

As the outcome of and alleged shooting affray at Springsure. Edwin Arthur Thompson was arrested on charges of having wilfully murdered…

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Police Officer's Tribute

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 November 1936 · page 8

Superintendent O'Brien, referring to the Springwood bushfires, said he had seen things during the fires that were deserving of the Victoria Cross…

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Police Court Tuesday, November 17. (Before Mr. V. H. Wells. P.m.) Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 4

Sydney Dalton pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor vehicle without a license and was fined £l, with 5/6 costs…

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"Brutal Murder" Waterloo Park Crime Taxi Drivers' Evidence Weighed SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

The trial commenced at the Central Criminal Court of Harry Barker, 26, labourer, charged with having murdered Charles William Joseph…

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Police Hunt Incendiary Five Fires Started SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 1

Detectives are searching for an incendiary, believed to be insane, who made determined attempts on Friday and Saturday to act fires to Kingsley…

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Murder Trial Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Thomas Michael Ryan, 30 and his brother, Dennis Martin Ryan, 22 were charged with having murdered…

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Alleged Stolen Sheep in Possession. POLICE V. Henry Charles King

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1936 · page 4

At the Bingara Police Court, before Mr. Scroop, P.M. on 19th instant, Inspector Campbell proceeded against Henry Charles King, of Doctor's creek,…

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Attempted Burglary

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1936 · page 2

It is reported that at about 2 a.m. on Tuesday last an attempt was made by a couple of men to break into the business premises of Messrs. S. Butler,…

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The Police Force

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 2

The finding of the Commissioner appointed in investigate the Police methods of handling starting price betting prosecutions in…

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Alleged Assault Defendants Convicted

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1936 · page 3

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. V. H. Wells. P.M., Robert Samuel Flag proceeded against Waller Rushby and Alfred Oswald Smith on a…

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