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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

1,267 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 64

Struggle with a Convict. Pandemonium in Gaol

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

A prisoner in Portland convict establishment made a daring attempt to secure his freedom recently. About eleven o'clock a warder…

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Police Chief Assassinated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 42

Another police official in Russia has fallen a victim to the terrorists. This is M. Gruen, chief of the secret police in Warsaw. M. Gruen was driving through…

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District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

In view of the small amount of business transacted in the above court in the past, Corowa has been deprived of its sittings of that…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, February 6. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

William Foley, charged with maliciously damaging property. Constable Welby gave evidence as to arrest of accused…

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Albury Court Statistics

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 39

We are indebted to Mr. J. J. Kingsmill, C.P.S., for the following return of business transacted at the local court house for the year ended 31st December…

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Banking Failure. Manager Goes to Gaol. London, February 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 43

In October last the Ontario Bank accumulated a deficit of £250,000 and was absorbed by the Bank of Montreal. The failure was attributed to the manager…

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Empty House Murder. Mystery of a Boy's Body

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

Further inquiries support (according to the"Daily Mail" of 21st November) the assumption that the after-year-old [?] Squire Kynston, whose asked body,…

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Nottingham Murder. Shooting of a Clerk. Story of the Crime

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

The "Daily Mail" of 20th November has the following in reference, to a sensational care at Nottingham, which was the subject of a cable message to "The…

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An Interesting Local Licensing Case. Police v. Peter

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

The Commercial Hotel case was finally disposed of at the Hay Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M. yesterday. On the 7th December last, Nicholas…

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General Cables. a Turkish Extortioner. Chief of Police Suspended. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

The Turkish brigand, Fehim Pasha, Chief of the Secret Police at Yildiz Palace, who has been charged at the instance of the British and German…

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District Court. Wednesday, February 6, 1907. (Before His Honor, Judge Rogers.)

The Independent · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

Andrew Reid (Mr Laman) versus John Giulieri (Mr Windeyer), goods sold and delivered, £6 17s 6d. After hearing argument, his Honor gave a verdict for £43s 6d, the…

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District Court. Wednesday, February 6, 1907. (Before His Honor, Judge Rogers.)

The Independent · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

Andrew Reid (Mr Laman) versus John Giulieri (Mr Windeyer), goods sold and delivered,£6 17s 6d. After hearing argument, his Honor gave a verdict for £4 3s 6d. the…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 6. (Before Mr. C. F. Oslear, P.M. and Dr. W. H. Lang, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 7

A renewal of the license of the Brocklesby Hotel was granted to Catherine Pasteria. A conference of representatives of…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 1907. (Before Mr. Oslear, P.M.)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

W. Foley, charged with maliciously destroying property, to wit, the bar window of A. Camplin's Terminus Hotel. Accused pleaded guilty, and…

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Deniliquin Police Court, Wednesday, February 6. (Before Mr F. W. Garstang, P. M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

John Hall alias John Conlter was charged with attempting to steal from the person of John Samuel Lilburn certain money. Accused pleaded guilty…

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A Red Page in History. Murder of the Princes De Lamballe

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 3

Of all the awful events in the French Revolution, there is hardly one that strikes us with greater horror than the massacre of the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. Stealing a Picnic Ticket

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

At the City Court to-day a young man named Frederick Ford was charged with the larceny of a railway tickes from, a youth named Albert Fordham…

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The Cyanided Bullets Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

It is believed that the assassin of Alexandrowski, the Governor of Persia, with cyanide poisoned bullets, while emerging from the theatre, is a…

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Shocking Double Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

An apparent attempt at murder took place at North Prentice, four miles from Rutherglen, about noon on Sunday last…

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