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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

155 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 8

Manilla Court of Petty Sessions

Manilla Express · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 5

At Manilla Court of Petty Sessions this morning James Patrick Miller was fined £5 for driving a motor vehicle while…

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Police Officer Farewelled

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

Moree Railway Institute was filled to capacity on Thursday night when a large gathering bid farewell…

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Special Police Officer for Moree

North West Champion · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 4

A special police officer is to be stationed at Moree to investigate sheep stealing. Meanwhile, the Graziers' Association…

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Murder Charge Follows Shooting MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

Horatio Morrit, 36-year-old labourer, of Orr St., Carlton, was today charged with the murder of a New Australian who was…

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Wharfies Strike After Court Verdict Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 1

The appeal of Edward Roach, Assistant General Secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation against…

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Summer Uniforms For Police

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 2

Uniforms made from a material more adaptable for hot inland gammers will probably be distributed to the police in the…

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Police Court Heavy Fines for Traffic Breaches

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 5

Two men who pleaded guilty to driving motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicating liquor were each fined £10…

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Council Dissatisfied with Reply on Court Congestion

North West Champion · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 7

Moree Council on Monday night expressed dissatisfaction at the reply to its request to the Minister for Justice to take steps to relieve the congestion of Courts here and to provide a Depositions Clerk so that…

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Twelve Months for Assault

Manilla Express · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

A 20 year old Manilla labourer who pleaded guilty in Tamworth Quarter Sessions yesterday to a charge of having…

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Youths Fined For Stealing

North West Champion · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 10

William John Beale (20) pleaded guilty at Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday to a charge of stealing a bicycle…

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Gaol Sentence For Taking Lorry

North West Champion · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 6

Ernest F. Walton was given a gaol sentence by Mr. E. Debenham S.M., in Moree Petty Sessions, on…

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In Court For Drinking Lodgers' Beer

North West Champion · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 11

A publican who was chinking his guests' beer was before Mr. E. Debenham S.M., at Moree Petty…

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Bound Over For Assault

Manilla Express · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

James Egan (50), who pleaded guilty in Tamworth Quarter Sessions on Monday to a charge of having assaulted Lilian May…

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Move to Re-open Murder Case SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

The fifteen years old Lavers murder case would be re-opened if fresh evidence warranted such action, the…

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Guilty On Four Counts Of Stealing

North West Champion · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

Alfred W. Johnson pleaded guilty to four charges of stealing at Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday…

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New Australians On Murder Charge SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 1

Two New Australians, both Hungarians, were arrested in Sydney early today and charged with the murder of Mrs. Lucy…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 7

At the Police Court on Wednesday, H. L. Woods pleaded guilty to stealing firewood valued at 10/-. It was stated Woods had taken the…

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A Despicable Theft

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 4

Ald. Campbell's expression of his opinion of the mentality of some person or persons who had stolen vases from the cemetery was more forceful…

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Police Watching Parking of Private Vehicles on Taxi Ranks

North West Champion · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

Sixteen breach reports have been submitted for parking offences of taxii stands, Moree police informed a meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday night. At a previous meeting Alderman…

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Attempted Assault In Train SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

A young man who boarded a Blue Mountains train at Lithgow early last night, molested a young girl and…

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