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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1955

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Tense Court Scenes Wellington (N.z.) T'day

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 1

Crowds gathered outside Dunedin courtroom early to-day awaiting the opening of the trial of Senga Florence…

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Twelve Months for Stealing

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1955 · page 1

Richard Henry Barton [?] labourer, of Narrabri West, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard…

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Police Patrol "Adequate"

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1955 · page 1

It is considered that the appointment of a permanent traffic officer to Narrabri is not warranted at present…

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Man on Stealing Charge

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1955 · page 3

Roderick M. McClung of Walgett, appeared before the Court of Petty Sessions at Narrabri charged with…

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Car for Police

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1955 · page 2

The Police Department has agreed to the suggestion submitted by N.M.C. that a car or utility truck would be more…

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Police No to Traffic Officer Request

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1955 · page 2

The Police Department do not consider the appointment of a traffic officer at Narrabri station is warranted…

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Police Fire on Youths MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 1

Police fired two shots at a stolen car after a chase early today. The car was followed by a…

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Baker Fined for Assault

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 3

Clive H. Fairbairn, baker, of Maitland Street, Narrabri, was fined £8, Court costs 12/-, witnesses…

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Gunman Battles With Police New York

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 1

Gangland gunman Augusto Robles, who escaped from police twice in one day, was…

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Variety of Cases At Police Court

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 10

Leone McMahon, of 49 Balonne St., Narrabri, was fined 10/- in the Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday…

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Skeleton Poses Police Problem SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 March 1955 · page 1

Two leading detectives have been sent to Brooklyn today to investigate the discovery of a skeleton…

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Manhunt Ends In Court SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 March 1955 · page 1

The central figure in a dramatic police search last October, Robert Michael Brown, (20) of Darley Rd…

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Policeman on Murder Charge Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 1

A policeman who had been charged with the murder of his wife was refused bail by Mr. Justice O'Bryan in the…

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Police Search for Killer Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 1

Detectives swooped at dawn today on a tiny Italian community at Brookvale in a hunt for a girl's killer…

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No "Rustlers" in Narrabri—say Police

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 2

Recent reports in a Sydney metropolitan newspaper of "cattle rustlers operating in the Narrabri district"…

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Strange Case in Court SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1

The attitude of the Repatriation Department breaking up a soldier's marriage and falsely branded…

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Three Years for Stealing

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1955 · page 1

Ronald Peter Ryan, 34-year-old labourer, of Western Australia, was sentenced to three years hard labor…

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Police Seek "Rustlers" in Narrabri District

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1955 · page 4

Following recent reports of 2000 stolen cattle in the Narrabri district, Detective Senior Constable Neilson, of the…

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Tennis Court Site

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 11

Aldermen at Tuesday's municipal council meeting were led to believe that Narrabri Tennis Association favoured a…

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Young Girl Strangled: Mother Charged SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 1

The 45-year-old mother of a 10-year old girl found strangled at her Homebush home early today was later charged with the girl's murder…

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