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Courts & crime, 1909

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Russian Police Victims. the Czarina Befriends Them

Nambucca News · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 7

A pathetic story with a beautiful ending is reported in the Kazan Press (Russia). The newspapers tell the tale of three little brothers who, after…

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Natal Police Rescues. Recommendations for the Victoria Cross

Nambucca News · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 7

It was dusk, on 5th April, When Bambaata surprised the column at Impanza. The natives sprang out of a thicket and attacked the. vanguard under Inspector…

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Charged With Embezzlement

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 6

AT the Water Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. MacFarlane, S.M., John Gordon was charged on the information of George Wall (a trustee…

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Police court. Monday, May 24th. (Before Mr. C. Moseley., J.P.)

Nambucca News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 4

Jack Johnson, a navvy by profession, was presented on a double barrelled charge of being drunk and disorderly, and of using indecent language. He pleaded guilty to…

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Murder As a Profession. Appalling List of Crimes

Nambucca News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" of the 6th March publishes the following from its Capetown correspondent of 14th February:-- For the past four days the whole of…

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London Police. Warning to Witnesses. Full and Impartial Evidence

Nambucca News · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 8

The Metropolitan Police authorities have (according to the "Westminster Gazette" of 27th February) issued a revised order dealing with the manner…

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Kempsey Police Court. Friday, May 21--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 11

William Harrison was summoned by Mr. Fred. Long, Inspector of Nuisances, for riding a bicycle at night without lights and was fined…

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Kempsey Police Court. Friday, May 28th-- Before Messrs. W. T. Dangar and G. E. Thompson, Js.P

Macleay Argus · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 18

William Bull was charged at the instance of Lawrence Mainey with assault. The injuries received by Mainey necessitated surgical…

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Russian Police Victims. the Czarina Befriends Them

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 12

A pathetic story with a beautiful ending is reported in the Kazan Press (Russia). The newspapers tell the tale of three little brothers who, after…

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Murder At Leichhardt. Elderly Widow Stabbed Attempted Suicide of the Murderer

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 13

A tragedy occurred at Leichhardt on Friday morning of last week, when Walter Frederick Sykes, a carpenter, stabbed to death Mrs. Elizabeth Rice,…

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Natal Police Rescues. Recommendations for the Victoria Cross

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 6

It was dusk, on 5th April, when Bambaata surprised the column at Impanza. The natives sprang out of a thicket and attacked the vanguard under Inspector…

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A Twofold Tragedy. Murder and Suicide in Brisbane. Sailor Shoots Young Woman. and Takes His Own Life

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 10

A tragedy occurred at Brisbane at a late hour on Monday in a house situated in Lower Albert-street, resulting in the death of a man and a young…

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Land Appeal Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 6

THE decisions on the appeals of D. L. Anderson and S. W. Appleby were announced in Sydney last week. David L. Anderson, who holds a…

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The Spanish Court. Where Etiquette Is King. Mediaeval Pomp and Ceremony

Nambucca News · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 8

When Princess Ena of Battenberg becomes Queen of Spain she will find herself mistress of no fewer than half a dozen magnificent palaces, veritable…

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Kempsey Police Court. Saturday, June 5--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 20

Joseph Byrnes was charged with being drunk and disorderly and fined 10s or seven days. On a further charge of violent behaviour in the…

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Murder As a Profession. Appalling List of Crimes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 6

The "Daily Mail" of the 6th March publishes the following from its Capetown correspondent of 14th February:— For the past four days the whole of…

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In a Berlin Police Court. a Veritable Jeremiah

Nambucca News · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 8

Jeremiah Douglas, a pure-bred Wert Indian negro, got into trouble the other day in Berlin. At the police court he vastly amused his hearers by his…

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"Apology for a Thrashing." Candidate Fined for Assault

Nambucca News · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 8

Mr L Amery, barrister, who unsuccessfully contested Wolverhampton East against Sir Henry Fowler, was at Wolverhampton on 15th January charged…

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Told in Court. Italian Girl's Love Story

Nambucca News · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 8

Giovanni Nizzia, aged 23, was indicted at the London Central Criminal Court on 12th January for taking. Annetta Pezzare, a girl aged 16 years and nine…

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A Sensational Hunt. an Escaping Murderer Baffles the Police

Nambucca News · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 7

A sensational hunt for an escaped murderer took place to-day in the centre of Berlin. Early in December a waiter was…

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