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Courts & crime, 1905

976 stories in Murray's papers · page 33 of 49

Sequel to a Divorce. an Amazing Story. Mr. Hugh Watt in Court. London. August 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 15

Mr. Hugh Watt who represented the Camlachie division, of Glasgow from 1885 until 1892, was brought before the Marlborough Police Court yesterday on a…

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Living Areas. Powers of the Land Appeal Court. Important Statement by Mr. Ashton. Proposal to Make Land Boards Absolute

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 24

Mr. Ball moved the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night to call attention to the administration of the Lands Act in the matter of granting…

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Sailors Court-martialled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 August 1905 · page 2

The Russian sailors who took part in the recent revolt at Liban, the seaport on the Baltic Sea, have been dealt with by court-martial…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Thursday, August 24, 1905. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 3

Edward Townsend, drunk and disorderly lined 52 or 24 hour…

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"Living Areas." Powers or the Lana Appeal Court. Important Statement by Mr. Ashton

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

Mr. R. T. Ball moved the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night to call attention to the Administration of the Lands Act in…

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The Balranald Police Magistrate. a Communication From Mr. Scobie

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2

Mr. Scobie has written to the Council Clerk, in reply to the Council's correspondence with him upon the subject mentioned, and the following is a copy…

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A Murder Charge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 2

Isldore Wyhe was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day charged with murdering Cathor[?] Mary. M'Farlane, in connection with…

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Police Chief Killed in Poland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 2

The Berlin newspaper "Vossicho Zietung" reports that the Chief of Police at Czepstochay, in Southern Poland, has been killed by a dynamite bomb,…

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Imaginary Plot. Poor Woman in Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

Eliza Hudson, an inmate of the Immigrants' Home, got the idea into her head that there was a plot afloat to murder the Governor-General and the…

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What is a Living Area? the Thorpe Land Case. Powers of the Land Appeal Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Moves the Adjournment of the House to Call Attention to Administration of the Lands Act in the Matter of the Granting Additional Holdings under Section 3 of the Crown Lands Act…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, September [?] (Before Mr. W. R. N. Dove, P.M.) Drunkenness

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

John Willian Wornes pleaded guilty to being drunk at Bowna on August 28, and was finel 2/6 with 5/ witness' expenses…

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Albury Police Court. Thursday, September 5. (Before Messrs Cripps and Maloney, J's.P.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

Alleged Larceny of a Typewriter. Joseph Kleher Bellamy was charged with the larceny of one typewriter valued at £20, the property of Robert…

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Small Debts Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 4

William Boon v. C. S. Moor, claim for £2/10/, work and labor [?]lone. Mr. F. J. Belbridge appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not indebted…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 4

Before Mr A. O. Butter, J.P. yesterday, Edward Heston, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Deun-street on Tuesday [?] and was lined [?]…

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Fighting in the Caucasus Pillage, Rapinge, and Murder. the Troops Powerless. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Tiflis announces that vast hordes of Tartar refugees continue to terrorise the southeast portion of Caneasia…

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Police Court. Saturday, September 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

Mark Wilson pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Napier-street, and was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' hard labour in Deniliquin gaol. He did the work…

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Moama Police Court. Monday, September 4. (Before the Police Magistaste.)

The Independent · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 3

W. N. Watson (forest guard) proceeded against C.R. Flower for outing underized timber on Crown lands. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, with 6s…

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Charged with Bigamy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 29

Richard Cheesman was charged at the city court, Melbourne, with marrying Daisy Vita Oregan during the lifetime of his wife, Sophia Jane Cheesman. The…

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An Armenian Revolutionary Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

An Armenlan named Vartanian, who is a naturalls[?] American elliz[?]a, has been sentenced to death at Constantinople for the murder of Apik…

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Revolting Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 28

A telegram from Broome (W.A.) stated that the shocking discovery was made the Mr. Mark Liebglid, travelling representative of P. Falk and Co. and S. Freedman…

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