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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Alleged Stealing. Defendant Convicted

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.M., Alfred Oswald Smith was charged with stealing an overcoat, valued at £3, the…

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District Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

The following were briefly the decisions in District Court cases dealt with by His Honor Judge Clancy:- Schutz v. Chapman.-Claim for…

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Appeal Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 3

Before His Honor Judge Clancy in the Moree Quarter Sessions Appeal Court on Tuesday Cyril Henderson appealed against his conviction and…

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Who Owns the Car? Police Court Riddle Claim for Re-possession Causes Trouble

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 4

A case Involving the repossession of a second-hand car was heard before the P.M., Mr. V. H. Wells, at the Police Court on…

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Quarter Sessions. Appeal Court

North West Champion · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 5

Before His Honor Judge Clancy in the Moree Quarter Sessions Appeal Court on Tuesday, Cyril Henderson appealed against his conviction and…

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Moree Police. Splendid Work in Show Week

North West Champion · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 5

Moree police, under Sergeant Robson, performed meritorious service during the hectic period of the Moree Show, and many compliments have…

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Manilla Court

Manilla Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

On Tuesday before Mr Johnstone, P.M, two cases against D. A. Boyton, relative to the possession of sheep, were adjourned till…

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Will Dispute Discussion in Probate Court SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 1

Justice Nicholas in the Probate Court to-day held that when Henry Crawford Silvester, whose estate was valued at £50,000, made his will be…

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Garah Murder. Body Found Under Bridge. Identity Not Yet Known. Discovery Made by Drovers

North West Champion · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

Two drovers, who were bringing cattle from the Northern Territory to Midkin Station, yesterday discovered the body of a man, lying trussed up like a fowl under the bridge over Millie Creek, about two miles…

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Infancy Claim Raised in Court Dispute Over P.N's

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 1

A successful pica of infancy was raised in the District Court on Tuesday, when A. A. Gleeson & Co., sought to recover from J. M. Shaw…

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Garah Tragedy. Body of Victim Identified. Police Working on Sound Clue

North West Champion · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

On Tuesday there was a sensational development in the Garah murder case when the body of the man who was found trussed…

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Empire Girls at Court How They Are Trained the Art of Curtseying

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

The first of a long list of debutantes and others from overseas have been presented at Court. More than three hundred have…

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Garah Murder

Manilla Express · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

A shearer travelling across a bridge at Garah during the week end discovered the murdered body of a man who has been…

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Commissioner MacKay Pleads for Police

Manilla Express · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 2

In an impassionate appeal before the Royal Commission the Chief Commissioner. Mr. MacKay pleaded for the police force of…

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Moree Police Court

North West Champion · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 2

At Moree Police Court, before Messrs V. Johnston and F. Crowe, J's.P., John Hard, 37, was convicted on a charge of assaulting his wife and…

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Assault Charge

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 2

At Moree Police Court, before Messrs. V. Johnson and F. Crowe, Js.P. John Hard. 37, was convicted on a charge of assaulting his wife and was released on…

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Garah Tragedy. Man Hunt Ends. Police Make Arrest Near Penrith

North West Champion · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 2

About noon on Saturday the police found a man named Harold Thomas Mullen, 36, lying under some bushes on the banks of the…

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Trade Diversion Regulations. to Be Challenged in the High Court

North West Champion · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

Radio Corporation Pty., Ltd., of Melbourne, issuing a High Court writ against the Minister for Trade and Customs, claim that the regulations…

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Son Charged Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 1

The inquest concluded at Batlow, concerning the death of Arthur Clarke Evans, 71, who was found shot dead at his orchard on…

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Garah Murder Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day Harold Thomas Mullen was remand to St George Police Court (Queensland), on a charge…

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