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Courts & crime, 1908

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The Coal Mining Crisis. Special Court Adjoints Till Monday. Institution of the Teralba Mines. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 2

The employes of the Dudley [?] who want out strike yesterday, returned to work to-day, The trappers and other hands who were discounted have…

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London Police. Constables Arrested. Charged with Burglary. Found with Jemmy and Skeleton Keys

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

Two constables stationed at the Victoria Dock, named Robert Gordon and William Cousins, were remanded at West Ham on Saturday, September 28th,…

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Albury Small Debts Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 21

At this court yesterday, before the P.M., the case of Wm. Malcolm v. Jas. Hunter, Roderick Chisholm claimant, was dealt with Mr. Wilkinson appeared for…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, February 5. (Before Dr. W. H. Lang, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 8

Alfred Parkin v. John Rule, claim £31810. The summons was not served on defendant within, the prescribed time, and the Prescribed time and the case was…

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Corowa District Court. Tuesday, February 4, 1908 (Before His Honor, Judge Edmund). Trespass Case

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 8

There was only one case heard at the District Court sittings at Corowa on Tuesday last, viz., a trespass case, in which Alex,…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 5. (Before Drs. W. H. Lang and W. Shortt, Js.P) Applications for Renewal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 8

August Edward Scholz applied for a renewal of the license of the Mill Hotel, Howlong, Granted, Assessment [?]50, license for [?]10…

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Stealing a Coat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

Before the P.M. yesterday John Virgoe, 39, a laborer, was charged with stealing a coat and vest, the property of Thomas Hopkins, of…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. New Supreme Court Judge

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 5

Mr. G. C. Wade, the Premier, made an official announcement that Dr. Sly had been appointed to the Supreme Court Beach in succession to…

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District Court. Wednesday, February 12. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Rogers.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

The above Cou[?] will open on Wednesday, when the following cases are listed for hearing:— Rose Tindale v. Charles Giulieri, claim for…

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Alleged Horse Stealing. Arrest in Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

On Tuesday last Messrs. F. Dutton and Sons, of Wangaratta, reported to the Victorian police that a draught mare, valued at £15, had been stolen form their premises…

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Police Mission to Suva

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

The Inspector-General of Police has despatched an escort to Suva, in Fiji, to bring back a man and his wife who are charged with conspiracy…

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Alleged Horse Stealing Accused Remanded to Wangaratta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before the P.M., a man named H. O'Brien aged 27, a laborer, was charged by warrant that he did at…

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Wholesale Murder and Suicide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

A terrible domestic tragedy occurred at Henley last night. A well-known director of brewery companion, Mr. F. Halmen, shel with a…

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Licensing Court on Holiday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3

The special court appointed under the Licensing Act did not meet to-day to consider the matter of the reduction of licenses in the Leichhardt district…

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The Coal Court at Play

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3

The special coal court appointed to arbitrate between owners and miners with the object of smoothing away exasperating disputes in the coal trade sat at…

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South African Blackmailing Charge. Veltheim Before the Court. Details of His Plot. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 5

Veltheim, after the extradition proceedings from France, was brought before the Old Bailey yesterday on a charge of endeavoring to blackmail Wolf [?] and the…

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General Cable News London, Wednesday. the Monte Carlo Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

MADAME GOOLD'S SENTENCE. Madame Goold, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Madame levis at Monte Carle towards the end of last year,…

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Train Wrecker Sentenced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 32

In the General Sessions, Horsham, before Judge Eagleson, Walter Mackley pleaded guilty to having on December 14 feloniously placed timber on the railway…

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An Aggravated Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 32

A farmer named Patrick Keating, residing at Campbell's Forest (Vic.) appeared at the Eaglehawk police court on Friday charged with having unlawfully…

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Blasphemy Street Lecturer Charged. London. February 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 42

The trial of Harry Boulter, a tailor's cutter, on a charge of having used blas phemous lunguage was brought to a conclusion yesterday, The ease excited…

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