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Courts & crime, 1908

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Anti-military Will. Chancery Court Decision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

Mr Justice Swinien Eady on Saturday, 21st December, decided at important question, raised under the will of Robert William Beard, of…

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Special Licensing Court. Before the P.M., and J. Fulton, J.P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

An application was granted to L. Harris, Berrigan, fow a wine license. A renewal was granted to John Quirk of Royal Hotel, Jerilderie. Mr…

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Contempt of Court. Powers of Judges. Considered to Be Too Drastic. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

An Important vote was taken in the House of Commons last evening. At the instance of several of life Nationalists who sympathise with Mr…

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Police Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

On Saturday last, before Mr B. P. Kemp, J.P. John Gleeson was fined 1s or imprisonment till the rising of the Court on a charge of drunkenness. On 10th inst., on the same…

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The Day Dawn Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

Mr. Clinton, the father of William Clinton, who was murdered at Day Dawn, Went Australia, him replied to the letter of appeal from Hurry Smith, who is under…

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The Ballarat Mystery. Iles [?]Larged with Murder. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

In connection with the mystery of the death if Mrs. Mud[?] at Vale Park, Ballured as it was e[?]ted that William [?] the friend of the dead w[?]…

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Alleged Flour Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

Detectives Rogerson and Armstrong to-day arrested William John Mackie, aged 33 years, on a charge of stealing two bags of flour, the property of…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Stealing an Empty Safe

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

A pergiary took place at the office of bond Ancata, sewerage contractor, at Five Dock on Friday night. The thieves removed a new weatherboards…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday Charged with Burglary

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

Bert Wilson, who was arrested in Little Lonsdale-street, on the 11th inst., by Detective Hawking on a charged of having broken into the warehouse of Kronheimor…

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Corowa Police Court. Saturday, March 14, 1908. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, J P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

John O'Connor, stealing buggy cover valued at [?]1, was fined £2, or 14 days…

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Abducted His Own Son. Mr. Gully Surrenders to the Police London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

The Hon. Janos Gully has surroudered to the police to answer a charge of abducting his own son. The accused was lodged in Brixton prison…

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Local Option Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

The Local Option Court to-day decided to close the Aquarium Hotel, Corso, and the Rocklily Hotel, pittwater-road. Manly and also cancelled…

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Sir James Laing and Sons Insolvency Court Proceedings, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

Proceedings were began in the Insolvency Court yesterday, with reference, to the petition by the shareholders in Sir James Laing and Sons that the company, which…

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The Ballarat Tragedy. Iles Charged with Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 31

After having "detained" William lies at the Detective Office, Melbourne, for 16 hours on Thursday night and Friday morning Inspector Gleeson determined that lies, who had…

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Local Police Court News

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 4

On Monday last before the local bench, James Collier was charged; on remand, with stealing 10 bags of chaff and two bags of crushed feed…

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A Petty Theft

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

At the Carlton Court to-day, William Fullerton, aged about 50 years, pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing a pair of shees valued at 1/6, the property of…

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Assistant Statistician in Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

William Hall, Chief Assistant at the Bureau of Statistics, who was suspended from duty toward the the end of hist month, has now been lodged in a debtor's prison…

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Cablegrams. the Murder of Steunenberg. Tyranny of Union Officials. a Tool Sentenced to Denth. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

Hurry Orchard, who has been tried at Bersi. C.S.A., for the murder of Mr. Ste[?] Governor of Idubo, has been found gently of murder and [?] to…

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INTERCOLONIAL. Murder in New Guinea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 32

Murder is not regarded by the natives of New Guinea as by any means a heinous crime. On the contrary, a murderer is a man to be honoured and respected. It is…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, March 18, '08. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

P. P. Board v. David Anderson. Mr. Archer appeared for the Pastures Protection Board, and asked that the information be withdrawn…

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