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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Another Tennis Court

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

Narrabri West is to have another tennis court. Namoi Shire Council approved an application by the at their last meeting for permission…

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Acquitted On Stealing Charge

North West Champion · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 4

Christopher William Garratty was acquitted at Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday on a charge of…

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Court Claim Succeeds

North West Champion · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 4

Heather Barry successfully applied to Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., in Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday for the delivery of…

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New Australians On Assault Charge SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

Three New Australians bound another migrant and forced him to walk three miles at gunpoint last night…

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Another Tennis Court

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 5

Approval waa given by the Shire Council at last meeting to installation of an additional tennis court at West Narrabri, in Reservoir Park…

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Police Station Wanted at East Moree

North West Champion · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

Moree Council will move to have a resident police officer stationed at East Moree. This move followed a complaint…

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Two Before Manilla Court on Charges of Drunken Driving

Manilla Express · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 3

Two cases of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor were before the S. M. (Mr. J. B. Hodgson at the Manila Court of Petty Sessions, on Wednesday last. Cosley William O'Connor of Tamworth was given the…

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Correspondence Narrabri Police and Citizens' Boy's Club

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 11

Last Tuesday night I had the pleasure of being invited to watch proceedings at the Narrabri Police and Citizens Boy's Club: What I…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 3

Driving a motor lorry with a large, hole in the muffler resulted in a fine for R. Fogarty at the Police Court on Wednesday…

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12 Months Sentence For Stealing Charge

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 9

Pleading guilty to a charge of breaking, entering and and stealing from a home at Collarenebri on April 7th of this year, Neville Kennedy (18)…

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Healy Sentenced To Hard Labour SYDNEY, Thursday

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

The General Secretary of the Australian Waterside Workers' Federation, James Healy, in a Special Federal…

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Court Congestion At Moree

North West Champion · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 5

The Minister for Justice, Mr. Downing, has informed the Member for Barwon, Mr. Geoff…

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New Magistrate

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 1

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. P. Halphin. presided over his last sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions in Narrabri on Wednesday, having…

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Convicted on Charge of Stealing

North West Champion · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

Norman Andrew Chambers, of Graman, Inverell, was convicted at Moree Petty Sessions last week on a charge of stealing. He was remanded to August 14…

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Film May Give Murder Clue

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 3

A film of a crowd outside "Sugar" Ray Robinson's hotel in London, taken by Mrs. Robinson, may provide a clue in the murder of…

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Bricklayer Charged With N. Sydney Murder SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

A twenty-three year old bricklayer, Phillip Smith, of Union Street, Manly, was charged in the Central Court…

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Two Youths Charged with Assault

North West Champion · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 6

Two youths were charged at Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday on two charges each of assault. They were Charles William Hewitt and…

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Benefit of Doubt for Man on Theft Charge

North West Champion · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 7

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, Mr. E. M. Debenham S.M. yesterday dismissed a charge of stealing against James Peter Hannan. Hannan had been charged with…

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X-ray Photos Screened in Court Casino

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

X-ray photographs which allegedly show shot-gun pellets in the charred remains of the teenage couple will be fimed at the…

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Police Court Rent Increased

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 August 1951 · page 6

P. H. Cuell applied for a determination of rent of premises occupied by Mrs. D. Kiss. Evidence was given that the lessee…

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