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Courts & crime, 1909

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Germanton Police Court. Jewellery Robbery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 4

At the [?]ermanton Police Court on Friday, before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M, Robt M' Loish was charged that he did on the 10th inst.m at "Tiverton," [?]ermanton, the…

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Stealing a Horse and Sulky

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 4

Dennis Bennett, on remand, was charged with stcaling a horse, sulky and harness the property of Albery Beaton. It weas olicited that accused was an…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, September 27,1909. (Before Mr. R. Hughes, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 3

John Smith, on remand, charged with stealing a horse valued at £25, the property of W. A. Culver, Redlands, was further remanded to Thursday next,…

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Moulamein. Petty Sessions Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 3

Mr. Shropshire, P.M., presided in the Moulamein Court of Petty Sessions on the 21st inst. W. C. Finlay applied for refund of deposit of £5, lodged by him in…

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Germanton Police Court. (Before; Mr. Butler, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 47

Robt. M'Leish was charged that he did break in and steal from the residence of Mrs. Mary Grace M'Laurin, at Tiverton, Yarra Yarra, jewellery to the amount of…

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Diamond Smuggling. German Prospector Charged, London. September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 42

A criminal presecution has arisen out of the export to Germany, of diamonds from the Damaraland fields, in South-west Africa, where sensational finds were made…

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Attempted Burglary

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 2

A deeply planned burglary was attempted at Reuban Brach’s, Oxford-street, last night. The thief was found on the premises by night watchman…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, September 28. [Bfore Messrs J. Kelly and A. B. Jefferson, J’s.P.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 2

Charles Edward Tucker was fined 5/-or 24 hours’ imprisonment on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. On a charge of using indecent language,…

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Alleged Murder at Wanganella. Man Found Dead. Two Arrests Made

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 2

A sensation was caused on Thursday morning when a report was circulated that a man had been murdered at Wanganella and that two men had been…

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Fate of the Budget Court Influence Thrown Into the Scale. London

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

The "Daily News" declares that the omens tell strongly in the direction of the House of Lords passing the Budget. In arriving at this conclusion the newspaper…

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Wagga Circuit Court Setting Fire to Wagga Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 4

Before Mr. Justice Cohen at the Wagga [?]nit Court on Friday, Harry Schncader pleaded guilly to a charge of having, on August 15, feloniously set fire to a building…

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Hollands Release This Morning From the Albury Gaol an Interview in Prison

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 2

Since his conviction at Albury on May 4 last on a charge of sedition and sentence to undergo two years imprisonment persistent efforts have been made to secure…

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Arrested on Honeymoon Charged with Embezzlement

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 4

Geoffrey Colquhotta, who is charged on warram at War[?] with the embezzlement of the sum of £13, the money of the Warnambool Hospital of which in…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, October 1,1909. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 3

John Smith, on remand, charged with stealing a horse, the property of W. A. Culver, valued at £25. Constable J. A. Rose, sworn, deposed…

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Hope Diamond's History. Murder and Mystery

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 4

The sinister history of the Blue, or Hone diamond, which has been sold in Paris for L16,000. though it was valued at L30,000 at least, is traced…

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Albury Small Debts Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 6

At the Albury Small Debts Court yesterday, Charles Goode pro[?] against Wm. Bloomfield for 25/ for [?] Mr. Tict[?] plaintiff [?] an order for amount…

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Rule by Court-martial

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 2

A return has been issued of the total number of persons tried by court-martial in Russia for political offences during the three years proceeding 1000. It appears…

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Chiltern Court of Insolvency

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 3

The above court was held on Tuesday, before His Honor Judge Box, when Joseph Henry Toohey applied for a certificate of discharge and [?]tion of the payment…

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Hillston Assault Case

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 1

Herbert Edward Fogarty, who was on Friday, at the Wagga Circuit Court, found guilty of an offence against a girl, was sentenced to penal…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, October 6, 1909. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler. P. M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 5

Coreen Shire Council v. Michael O'Brien charged with cutting 89 pine trees on the Ringwood road. Defendant said he pleaded guilty to…

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