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Courts & crime, 1907

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Indian Native Editor Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 5

The native editor of an Indian Home Rule paper. published at Bombay, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment for publishing seditious articles…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, May 13. Before Messrs O. Wilshire and G. H Perrin, J’s.p.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

Edward Morrison, charged with being deemed to be insane, was remanded to the reception house for observation and report…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 15. (Before Messrs A. B. Jefferson, and G. Evans, J’s.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 2

F. W. Burrows v. E. Savage, claim for sale of a horse, £0. Verdict for amount with 6s costs. F. Turin v. E. Shannon, claim for…

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A Lodginghouse Theft

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 May 1907 · page 3

The detectives this morning arrested Rupert Sullivan, a well-dressed youth, aged 16 years, who has been staying at the Salvation Army, restaurant for the…

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Theft of a Purse

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

At the Rutherglen police court on Friday morning before Mr. J. W. W. Beaven, P.M. a young man named William Smith was charged with…

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Constable Found Guilty of Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

The trial of Constable George Johnston, who was charged with, assaulting William O'Hara at Sydney on March 13, was concluded to-day. The jury…

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An Aboriginal Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day, at Woodburn on the body of an aboriginal woman Amy, who was killed in a drunken quarrel near Woodburn by…

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Warounyah Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 2

Owing to the illness of Mr. Busse, tlerk of courts, the monthly sittings of the Wabgunyah Court of petty Sesaions could not be held on…

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Moulamein Police Court. (Before W. McConnell, J.P.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 3

Robert Pigott, charged with idle and disorderly conduct, and sentenced to two months in Deniliquin gaol. The same accused was also charged…

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Divorce Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 5

In the Divorce Court to-day the petition, of Henrietta Well for a divorce from Percy Wells on the ground of desertion was dismissed, as was the…

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Balranald Court of Petty Sessions

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 2

At the above court on Monday morning, before Mr J. L. Shropshire, P.M., the following cases were disposed of:— BREACHES OF CONTRACT…

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Lived by Murder and Robbery. Secret Society Who Killed and Plundered Wholesale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 4

Fifty members of a desperate gang of 100 brigands who for years have terrorised the north of France, have been arrested by the police…

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CHILTERN. Wednesday. Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 2

At the Chiltern Police Court to-day, before Mr Bevan P.M., the following cases were dealt with: Frank Kent for being illegally on…

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Albury Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 3

At this court on Monday morning, William Harold Jordan pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language, and as ordered to pay a fine of £5 or go to…

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The Police Force

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 31

There is always more than a sufficient number of candidates for positions in the police force, but when they have been subjected to the different tests of…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, May 21, 1907. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

James Cummings, charged with being drunk, was fined 26, or two Hours. The fine was paid. James Brown surrendered to his…

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Court Humors. in English Tribunals

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 2

At Southwark county court, during the hearing of a case in which an omnibus proprietor was sued for damage done to a hoarding to Waterloo road…

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Corowa Police Court

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

On Tuesday, 21st inst., before Mr. M. Longfield, J.P., James Brown surrendered to his bail on a charge of having stolen on the 14th inst., a…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Publi[?] and Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

[?] was to- day fined by the local bench, in his [?] on [?] of [?] under…

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Rand Miners' Strike. Strikers Ordered to Disperse. Charged by the Military. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 May 1907 · page 3

Strict precautions have been taken to prevent riotous outbreaks amongst the strikers on the Rand mines and the men who are still at work…

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