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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

274 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 14

Car Stolen. Youth Charged. Lismore

North West Champion · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 2

At the local Police Court to-day Derwent Evans Arkinstall, 18, apprentice, was charged with having stolen a car on Tuesday in Brisbane…

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McGregor v. F. W. Hughes Pty. Ltd. Reserved Judgment in District Court

North West Champion · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

In the local Court House on inst. the Registrar, Mr. E. J. Gibson, read the reserved judgment of His Honor, Judge Edwards, in an…

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Latest Cables. McKAY—TALBOT Case. Sentenced to Gaol. Auckland

North West Champion · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

Gordon Robert McKay and James Arthur Talbot were to-day sentenced on charges of interfering with a body and of arson—McKay to four years…

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SENTENCED McKay and Talbot AUCKLAND

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

Gordon Robert McKay and James Arthur Talbot were to-day sentenced on charges of interfering with a body, and arson—…

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Police-Ambulance Ball

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 5

The date of the Police-Ambulance Ball has been fixed for Wednesday, July 19, and the success that has attended previous functions of kind assures…

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Murder Charge. Wilson on Trial. Sydney, Thursday

North West Champion · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

The trial commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day of Leslie Cornelius Wilson, 29, labourer, charged with the murder of Stanley James…

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Council Will Pay for Baths' Plans McCOURT Case Crops Up Again

North West Champion · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 7

Council, at its meet ing on Monday night, decided to pay £25 to Mr. H. B. McCourt as an advance payment for plans and specifications submitted by…

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Latest Telegraphic and Cable News Alleged Murder and Theft. Brisbane

North West Champion · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 2

At the Brisbane City Court to-day, the case in which Dement Evans Arkinstall, 18, electricians apprentice, who was charged with having w[?]lfully…

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Acquitted of Murder Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 2

In the Central Criminal Court to-day, the jury, by direction of Judge Owen, acquitted Timothy Ryan, aged 44, laborer, on a charge of having…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

Only three cases come up for hearing before Mr. Denton, P.M., at the Police Court on Monday. Stanley Williams and Ernest…

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Billiard Room Theft. Mystery of Missing Coat. Month's Gaol Imposed

North West Champion · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

This is the story of a missing overcoat, an alert plainclothes man, an untidy bed, and a "strange, mysterious thief," who was said to have got…

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Alleged Stealing. Defendant Convicted

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

At the local Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M., Horace F. Lewis was charged with having stolen an overcoat valued at [?]…

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Moree Police Court. Tuesday, June 5. (Before Mr. C. F. Denton, P.M.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

R. W. Cruickshank was proceeded against on a charge of having ridden a horse along a footpath in Frome Street. It was stated by the police that…

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Moree Police Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 2

At the Moree Police Court this morning, before Mr. Gibson, J.P., a number of defendants, who were charged with minor offences committed ever the…

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Big Police Hunt Search for Body in River. Foul Play Suspected. Was Henry Bartley Murdered ? SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 1

Several startling developments are expected to take place in Narromine within the next few days as the result of the finding yesterday of a pair of trousers and coat in Macquarie River, hear Narromine…

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Latest Telegraphic and Cable News Skeleton in Chaff Bag. Police Have Murder Theory. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 2

Portion of a human skeleton, believed to be that of a "woman, was found in a chaffbag weighted with about ten large stones, in Cook's…

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Alleged Assault

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 3

At the local Police Conn on Tuesday, before Mr. C. P. Denton. p.m., Edward Lawrence Jordan proceeded against Harold Gordon and William Marsden…

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Alleged Brutal Assault Story of Night Brawl Told in Court. Employee and Employer Fight Legal Battle Before Magistrate. Charges and Counter Charges Heard

North West Champion · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 1

A story of alleged brutality on the part of the manager of Courallie Station, who was said to have kicked and punched an employee named Jordan until "blood was oozing from him," was told in the Police…

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Police Court Breaking and Entering Charge Cases Before P.m

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

Charged with breaking and entering the store of R. C. Piper, and stealing 15/-, on the 14th last, James William Cashan was…

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Licensing Court

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 1

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr. C. F. Denton. P.M., the following renewals were granted:— Australian wine licenses to W. E…

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