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Courts & crime, 1907

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 64

Albury Small Debts Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 2

Before Messrs. C. E. Oslear, P.M., and J. F. Maloney, J.P., at the Albury small debts court yesterday, Betro Abikhair of Albury, proceeded against W. Schnelle…

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A Persistent Wife. "Pulled" Hubby 46 Times. Must Stop in Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 5

James Ryan, an athletic instructor, applied to-day for an order of the court releasing him from custody, where he had been since June 13 last, for disobeying…

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Murder to Order the Idaho Labour Men's Trial. Anarchist Rejoicings. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 2

President Roosevelt has published, without comment, a telegram from three notorious American Anarchists which expresses great rejoicing at the acquittal of…

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A Brutal Murder Man Shoots His Sweetheart. Then Clubs Her to Death. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1907 · page 5

A horrible atrocity is reported from the outskirts of Quirindi, a small township on the Great Northern line, 26 miles north-west of Murrurundi. Quirindi has…

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The Quirindi Murder Murderer Still at Large. Police and Trackers Searching Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 2

The man Tofit, who is alleged to be the murderer of the girl Fletcher (who was foully done to death by being shot and then clubbed to death with the butt…

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Remarkable Irish Strikers Dockers—carters—police "Out." London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 August 1907 · page 3

Another strike has commenced at Belfast, where the police went out, a few days ago Five hundred dock-laborers and a thousand carters have struck for…

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Chiltern. Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 3

At the Chiltern Police Court this morning, before Mr Beaven. P.M., Herman Plate v. Daniel Benney. claim £2 10/6 for board and lodging and…

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Cowardly Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 32

The conduct, of a grocer named Stewart O'Connell was dealt with in an exemplary manner by the City Court Bench, in Melbourne. Accused, who was charged with…

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Thieves' Quarrel Man and Woman Sentenced. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 42

Sentences have been passed on two members of a notorious gang of thieves, who attempted to murder an associate. A dispute arose in London last month…

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Unrest in India. Militant Editor Punished. Rioters Sentenced. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 42

It his been found necessary by the Indian Government, to take steps which will put an end to the preaching of sedition, which has recently occasioned misgiving in…

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A Great T[?]lAL. Murder of a Governor Man's Terrible Story

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 7

By cable we have learnt some of the shocking statements made during the course of the trial of certain persons who are accused of complicity in…

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Literature. a Day with the Police of St. Petersburg

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 10

Hero I will attempt to tell the story of the St. Petersburg police "blotter" for a day, not with a wealth of secret details known only to the highest police offiicals…

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Cable News. Idaho Murder Trial. Haywood Acquitted. Orchard to Be Prosecuted. London, July 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 42

Tire sensational trial at Boise City, Idaho, of William Hay wood, secretary of the Western Miners' Federation, on a charge of having murdered Mr. Steunenberg, an ex-governor of…

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The Quirindi Murder Father Attends His Daughter's Funeral. with a Loaded Gun. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 3

The murder of the girl Fletcher at Quirindi near Murrurundi, is still causing intense excitement in that locality. George Tofft, who is alleged to have shut his…

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Ten-year-old Son in the Divorce Court. the Nature of an Oath

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 3

In the Divorce Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Simpson, the hearing was continued of the case Powell v. Powell The petitioner called his son a boy of 10…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

Before Mr. C. E. Oslear. P.M. at the Albury Police Court yesterday, a man named Daniel M'Kay, aged 59. was fined 5/ in default six hours imprisonment for…

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Attempted Burglary

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

An attempt was made on Monday night to force an entry into the Emry Stores, but the burglar did not succeed in doing anything more serious than…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday, a Ballarat Burglary

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 5

Early this morning the shop of Mr Albert Gilbert, grocer. of Bridge-street Ballarat, was broken into, the burglar entering through the front door by…

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Stealing a Tombstone. an Adventure on the Canton River

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

Lascelles and I were travelling. He was rather an adventurous companion, always getting into scrapes. We had had rather an exciting time in the…

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A Regiment Sent to Belfast. Police Leader Dismissed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 2

The Essex Regiment stationed at the Curragh, (the Irish Aldershot), has been transferred to Belfast. The leader of the discontented constables…

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