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Courts & crime, 1908

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Local Police Court News Before the P.M.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 4

Postal Department v E. W. Bell embezzling two sums of money the property of his Majesty the King on 25th October and 18th November…

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Police Appointments

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 2

This week's issue of the New South Wales Government “Gazatto” states that the following police omicron have received appointment as under—First…

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Licensing Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 4

Booth Licenses were granted to A. McInnes for the Show booth on 28th and 29th inst, on the show ground, and on the 30th for a booth on the…

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Kicked to Death. Bournemouth Murder Case. London, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 42

In February last Miss Emma Sheriff, a woman of 36, was found murdered on the cliffs at Bournemouth. Suspicion fell upon a young man of 21, named John Francis…

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Blackmailer's Scheme. Threat to Murder Children. London, July 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 43

A peculiarly despicable form of blackmailing has been exposed by a criminal trial just concluded in Munich. The blackmailing was attempted upon a…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, July 15, 1908. (Before Mr. J. W. Eleteher, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

T. Parkin and Co. v. J. A. Altus, claim [?]95. Verdict for amount and costs. G. W. Phipps v. wm. Thomas, Junr.,…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, July 15, 1908. (Before Mr. J. W. Fleteher. P.M. and D[?]. Short and Mr. J. H. [?]zon, Js. P)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 3

Renewals of licenses were granted to James Clemons, Quat Quatta Hotel, assessment, [?]5; license fee,[?]20. Jane Camplin, Newmarket Hotel…

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A Murder in Germany. Sailor Arrested at Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 6

The German sailor was arrested on arrival of the steamer Westfalen from Breman, at Fremantle (W.A.) on Monday, on a charge of murder at…

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Items of News. Local Option Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 2

The Inspector for the Licensing District of Albury (Sergt. Blackburne), has been notified that the special court for the purpose of carrying into effect…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 2

The quarterly licensing court for the Licensing District of Balranald, was held on Monday morning, Mr. M. J. McMahon (L.M.) presiding, and Dr…

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Battle in Bombay Streets Stones Versus Revolvers. Police Disperse Rioters. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 2

Further serious trouble has been experienced at Bombay in connection with the strike of mill operatives in that city. Fourteen thousand of these workers…

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Chiltern Police Court. [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 3

At the police count to-day [?]Dr. Hakin and Mr. Vandenberg,[?] a was man [?] Mr. Many Soni was [?]…

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Insurance Manager Charged With Theft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 41

William Stanley Forbes, recently Sydney manager of the Scottish Union and National Insurance Co., was at the water police court in Sydney charged with…

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Stock Inspector Charged with Sheep Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

A case of ususual interest was heard before the police magistrate at Carrear on Wednesday, when C.B. King, district stock inspector, was charged with stealing…

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Attempted Burglary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

Recent happening in the district are suggestive of the fact that some undesirable characters are about. On Tuesday night what fortunately…

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Alleged Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 2

Gri[?]th Stephens and his wife, Amy Stephens were charged at Barmedman Court on Tuesday with the murder of a child named Charles Royd,…

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Brutal Assault on a Policeman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 32

Constable Green had about the hottest quarter of an hour in Sydney a few days since he has ever had in his life. He was arresting a fireman named Charles Holmes…

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Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 33

News of a painful tragedy has been received at Auckland, but beyond the barest facts no particulars are yet available as to the surrounding circumstances. The…

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Police Dogs

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 8

In their docks at Hull, the North-Eastern Railway Company have been making an experiment in the employment of dogs as police auxiliaries. So satisfied…

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Polyglot Police. Experiment in Paris. Very Successful

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 5

From Paris on 23rd April the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— After some months' hard coaching the polyglot policemen of Paris appeared for…

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