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Courts & crime, 1909

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Sedition in India. Students Sentenced. London, February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 42

The trial of two students, charged with conspiring to murder Colonel Ferris, political agent at Kolapur, has been concluded. Both prisoners were found guilty…

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Chilian Murder Mystery. Legation Officer's Villanids. London, February 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 42

Extraordinary revelations have resulted from the inquiry which is proceeding into the mysterious murder at the German embassy at Santiago de Chili a few days…

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Were Murder and Suicide in the National Callery. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

Several hundred at ( to the National Call in [?] were immediatly [?] well dressed man, who [?] was Mentioned…

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Faith Heater In Court. Charge of Imposition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

At the Bendigo Court on Monday Mrs. Amelia Murray, of South Yarra, was charged with imposition, whereby she obtained £l5 from John Ilynes, of Bendigo…

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Mysterious Murder. Crippled Boy's Throat Cut. His Mother Accused. London, February 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 41

The trial of Mrs. Haskell, widow, living at Fisherton, Salisbury, on a charge of murdering her son, Edwin, a cripple, aged 12 years, was concluded at Devizes…

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Storyteller. Published by Special Arrangement. The Sentence of the Court. Author, of "The Queen of Night," "Guilty Gold," "By a Hair-breadth," "The Spies of the Wight," Etc., Etc. Chapter Iv.—the Coil Begins to Wind

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

While leger Vipan was dropping mysterious hints into the car of Sir Henry Selwood in the dinning-room, the successor of old Doctor Bathurst was making…

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Indecent Assault. Six Months’ Imprisonment

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before his Honor Judge Rogers. Percival Richard Waddy was charged that on 5th January at Deniliquin he did…

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LONDON. Thursday. Suffragettes go to Gaol

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 2

Several suffragettes who attempted to raid the House of Commons, and who refused to give sureties to keep the peace, were sentenced to two months’…

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Surffragettes Imprisoned. Titled "Lady" Goes to Gaol. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 5

The magistrates dealt severely with several prominent suffagettes who came before them yesterday morning. Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and another…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Friday Night. Tragedy in the City. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 2

A terrible tragedy occurred at the Empire Hotel to-night. A man whose name is at present unknown fired two shots at a barmaid and then committed…

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Cable Grams. Terrorism in Russia. Revolution Aries and Secret Police. Discussion in the Duma

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 2

Great excitement continues in Russia respecting the revolution made last month before a [?]tribunal of revolutionaries in Paris, concerning, Aze[?], described as the…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, March I, 1909. (Before Mr. R. Hughes, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 3

William Pierre, charged with stealing 5 forks and a spoon, the property of D. C. Young Corowa. Constable Young gave evidence to…

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Fraud on Government Savings Bank. Dishonest Clerk Gets Three Year's Gaol. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 3

At the Daringhurst General Sessions to-day, before His Honor Judge Backbouse Frederick Kingston Smith, a defa[?]ting clerk in the Government Savings Bank…

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The Land Appeal Court, Mr D. P. Gibson's Appeal

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 3

At the Land Appeal Court, Sydney, on Friday, D. P. Gibson appealed against the disallowance of his additional conditional lease application, and against the…

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Russian Secret Police. the Infamy of Some Officers. Concocted Plots—the Innocent Executed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 2

Following on the excitement caused in Russia by the arrest of M. Lopakhin, formerly chief of the Russian detective service, as the result of disclosures made by…

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Sentenced to Death. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 2

The State Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hodges, and Mr. Justice Cussen, to day concluded the hearing of a special case stated for the court's…

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Stealing From the Person Six Months Imprisonment

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 5

At the Albury Quarter [?]…

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Murder of a Governess. an Aboriginal on Trial Townsville

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 2

The trial of the aboriginal Billy Wilson who is charged with the murder of Miss Nellie Daffy, a governors on the Carpentaria. Downs station,…

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Had Housebreaking Implements in His Possession. and 31 Years' Convictions. Sentenced to Five Years' Penal Servitude. Declared an Habitual

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 5

At the Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday before His Honer Acting Judge Hamilton Charles M[?]ford was charged with having in his possession certain…

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Carpentaria Downs Murder. Townsville

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 2

The hearing of the case in which the aboriginal Billy Wilson, charged with the murder of a governess named Miss Duffy at Ca[?]ntaria Downs…

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