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Courts & crime, 1909

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Caged in Sultan's Court-yard. London, August 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 41

Bu Hamara, a pretender to the throne of Morocco, who achieved a temporary success against the forces of Mulai Hafid a few weeks ago, was captured recently in a…

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Willis in Court Again

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

A case in which Thomas William Daly is suing William Nicholas Willis to recover £2000 damages for alleged malicious prosecution and false imprisonment, was…

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Albury Warden's Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

At the Warden's Court yesterday, before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M., Warden, Eliza M'Grath applied to he put into possession of one nore ground pegged out…

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Breadsaw Selby Inhuman Monster Committed for Trail. for Wilful Murder. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 3

The coroner to-day concluded the inquiry into the death of the woman Elizabeth Selby of Chippendale, a mother of eight children, who, on August 20, was shot…

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Land Appeal Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

The Land Appeal Court consisting of Messrs H. A. G. Curry (President,) C. Brandis, and W. Houlton, C.M.G. sat at Hay on Wednesday and…

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Barcelona Anarchist to Be Court-martialled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

Ferrer, the anarchist who was arrested at San Sebastian after the savage rioting at Barcelona in July, will be tried by court-martial. The exact charge against Ferrer is…

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This Monte Carlo Murder Death of Vere Gould. Horrible Crime Recalled. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

The death has occurred at the French convict settlement at Cayenne of Vere Could, who, with his wife, was sentenced to imprisonment for life for the murder of…

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Important Land Court Decisions. Land Boards V. Shire Conncils. Pastures Protection Acts and Local Government Acts

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 5

The reserved decision by the Land Appeal Court in the matter of the of the appeal by William John Rice against the refusal of his application under the…

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Important Land Court Decision. Land Boards v. Shire Councils. Pastures Protection Acts and Local Government Acts

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 17

The reserved-decision of the Land Appeal Court in the matter of the appeal by William John Rice against the refusal of his application under the…

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Robbery and Murder in Russia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

All outrage by a gang of masked robbers is reported from Russia. The band held up the post-office at Miass in the Government of Orenburg. After killing the…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Satuhday, September 4. [Before Mr J. L. Shropshire, P.M.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

Richard Kershaw was fined £1 or seven days’ imprisonment on a charge of indecent behaviour. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6…

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A Police Officer’s Promotion. Brought Before Parliament

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

In the Assembly recently Mr Dacey moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the appointment of Inspector John Evans as Superintendent in charge of the Deniliquin…

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Seditious Publisher Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 2

Aldred, the new publisher of the seditions London publication, "The Indian Sociologist," which was suppressed after the murder by Dhingra of Lieutenant Colonel…

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Land Appeal Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 September 1909 · page 1

The Land Appeal Court consisting of Messrs H. A. G. Curry (President.) C. Brandis, and W. Houston, C.M.G. sat at Hay on Wednesday and…

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Germanton. Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

At the police court, before Messrs, F. W. Nolan [?] E. Byrne, Js. P., the case of Page v. J. Hudson, for assault, was withdrawn…

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Murder of Three Children Woman Sentenced to Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

At Perth on Tuesday Acting Justice Macmillan summed up at [?]ght in the trial [?] murder of Martha Rendell and Thomas Nichol[?] and Thomas Nichol[?] Morris, who were accused…

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Police Station Scene. Constable Charged with Theft

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 8

Thomas Fuller. a constable of only two months' standing. stationed at the Holmes-road Police Station, Kentish Town. was (says "Lloyd's News")…

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Jerilderie Monthly Police Court. Neighbours at Variance

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 5

The monthly police court was held here on Monday last when the following case was heard before the P.M. and Mr. J. Folton, J.P…

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Charged With Swindling

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 3

The French "tribunal correctionnel" has just sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment a young man, twenty-three years old, named; Gabriel Boquet, who…

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Lord Brooke Summoned. Butler's Story of Assault

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 5

Mr Duerdin Dutton, solicitor, applied to Mr Francis at Westminster Police Court on July 2 for a summons against Lord Brooke of Chapel street, Belgrave…

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