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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

230 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 12

Darwin Assault. Aborigine Arrested. Darwin

North West Champion · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 2

A Melville Island aborigine named Packsaddle was arrested yesterday and is alleged to have confessed to the assault made on two white women last…

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Moree Police Court. (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 6

William John Banfield was charged with driving a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, and was fined £10, in default 20 days' gaol…

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Moree Police Court. Wednesday, March 8. (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.m.) Sold Oysters Without a License

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

Nicholas Calocherry was proceed against for having sold oysters without a license. The defendant pleaded no guilty…

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Moree Police Court

North West Champion · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

A boy of fourteen years has been arrested by the Moree police aud charged with the following offences: Breaking and entering the premises of Thomas J…

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Girl Charged. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 2

When Norma Woods, 28, domestic, was charged at Paddington Police Court to-day with having feloniously wounded Martin Finlay with intent to murder…

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Attempted Murder Charge. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 21 March 1938 · page 2

A young man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, following the shooting of Albert O'Neill, 35, married, at Cullen Bullen…

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Moree Police Court

North West Champion · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 1

In the Children's Court before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.M., a boy of fourteen years of age was charged on four counts of breaking and entering, aud one count…

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Alleged Assault

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

David Weir proceeded against Patrick Hinds on a charge of assult. On the application of Mr. F. C. Webb, who appeared for Weir, the [?]se was adjourned…

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Breaking, Entering and Stealing

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 2

In the Children's Court on Tuesday, before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.M., a boy of 14 years of age was charged on four counts of breaking and entering and one count…

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Police Court P.M.s Request to Licensee

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 7

At the Licensing Court on Monday, the license of the Telegraph Hotel was transferred from Mr. W. W. Wurth to Mr. L. S. Elliott…

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Moree Police Court (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.M.)

North West Champion · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 3

At Moree Police Court last Tuesday, before Mr V. H. Wells, P.M., James Jurd was charged with using indecent language at a dance in East Moree, and…

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Southcreek Murder. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

Albert Spicer, 65, grader, was charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day with the murder of Marcia Hayes, 6, whose body was found in a bag in…

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Youths Arrested on Murder Charge. Maitland

North West Champion · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 4

Thomas Gibson, 18, Kemrell Colman, 17, and William Date, 17, appeared before Maitland Court to-day charged with having murdered Cyril Clive…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 22. (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.m.) Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

Constantine H. Andromces pleaded guilty to having failed o renew registration of a motor vehicle, and was fined 6, with 5 6 costs…

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Moree Race Club. First Day of March Meeting. Court Actor Wins Gwydir Handicap

North West Champion · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 5

The Moree Race Club's March Meeting opened yesterday in delightful weather, but in the presence of only a fair attendance,…

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Police Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

At the local Police Court, before Mr. E. J. Gibson. J.P. Mary Ann Denham was fined £2 for having used indecent language. £l for having been found…

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Moree Police Court

North West Champion · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 2

At Moree Police Court, before Mr. E. J. Gibson, C.P.S., Mary Ann Denham, 49 was fined being £1 on a charge of being drunk, in default two days' gaol;…

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Liverpool Vicar Plans "Marriage Schools" to Prepare Young Lovers for Family Life. Why Romance Ends in Divorce Court

North West Champion · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

The Rev. Eric Treacy, a 35-year-old Liverpool vicar, plans to establish "Marriage" Schools to teach young lovers how to solve the problems of…

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Court Tightens Up Ban on Divorce. "Guilty" Parties to Be Excluded

North West Champion · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 6

Court officials responsible for sending out invitations to Palace functions are taking note of the increasing number of Society divorce cases, and recent…

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To-day's Late Wires Shot by Own Revolver. Result of Police Investigations. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

Experiments by ballistic experts of the N.S.W. Police Department have demonstrated that Adrian William Jones, 30, who died after a…

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