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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Police Racket in U.s. Traffic

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 8

A new racket was disclosed with the suspension of several Long Island police, including a sergeant, who had cards printed and handed them out…

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Court Rules in Favour of Clubs SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 1

In a majority verdict, the State Full Court today ruled that members of registered clubs are entitled to drink on their club premises at any time, and that hotel trading hours do not apply to clubs…

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Gaol For Car Thieves?

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. will renew its request to the government for an amendment of the law to substitute a minimum three-months goal sentence…

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Tennis Club Wants Light for 3Rd. Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 10

Narrabri Tennis Club is anxious to have lights installed bn the third tennis court. They asked council for a…

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District Court

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 2

Only two cases were dealt with in the District Court on Thursday. Both decision resulted in…

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District Court. Williams v. Marriott

North West Champion · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 2

This was an action in the District Court, before Judge Storkey, V.C., and a jury of four. The plaintiff, Herbert Williams, of…

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Man Charged with 9-Year Old Murder SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 1

Detectives today arrested a man on a charge of having murdered Alfred Ernest Smith and his wife at Lidcombe on…

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Dancing Teacher Faces Murder Charge SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1

May Jane Pardy, 28-year-old dancing teacher, was charged at the Central Criminal Court today with having murdered Robert Athol Hall…

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Injunction to Restrain. Nationalisation of Banks. High Court Writ Issued

North West Champion · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1

The Commonwealth Bank did not have sufficient resources to finance the acquisition of the private banks, the leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden) said in the House of Representatives, speaking during the…

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Police Ruse to Raid Two-up School Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 1

Eighteen members of the gaming squad posed as a cricket team to break up a two-up game behind Port Melbourne Cricket Ground…

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Licensing Court. Applications for Liquor Licenses

North West Champion · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 7

The Full Bench of the Licensing Court, Messrs J. Scobie. V. Wells and , S. Bliss, S.Ms., presided at the Licensing Court, held at Moree on Monday…

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High Court and the People Significance of Regent Criticism

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 4

Never previously in the half century history of the Federation of the Australian States has the relationship of the High…

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Almost 1,000 Arrested In France Within Eight Days Drive By Security Police Against Sabotage

North West Champion · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Monday, (A.A.P.).—Nearly 1,000 persons have been arrested in France during the past eight days in a drive bythe Security Police against sabot-age, said the Minister for the Interior, M. Moch,…

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New Court Lights Wanted

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 8

The Tennis Club has asked Council to instal electric lights on two more courts, for which the Club agreed to bear half cost. In effect…

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Police Discovery at Boarding House MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 1

Answering a telephone call to a lodging house at Fitzroy last night detectives found a dead man lying on a bed, between two…

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Missing Chinese Girl Turns Up at Court Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 1

Gwenda Lee, the 19-year old girl who has been in hiding from Federal immigration authorities for nearly five months, strolled into…

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