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Courts & crime, 1911

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General Cable News the Black Boy Murder. Capetown

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 2

The newspapers regard the verdict acquitting Lewis the murderer of the black boy whom he shot for indecent proposals to his daughter, as a miscarriage of…

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[?]ours of the Bankruptcy Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 6

"How do you account for your failure? [?] one, end by no means the [?] important, of the fifty-one questions which are asked of every[?] who is unlucky enough…

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Scene at an Execution. Sailors Shot for Murder. Paris, August 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 43

In the presence of a gathering of several thousand people, two sailors were executed at the Toulon rifle range yesterday. They had been condemned for the murder of a…

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Shocking Domestic Tragedy. Husband and Wife Dead. Murder and Suicide. Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 18

The police received word at 2 p.m. to-day from the manager of the Wantabadgery and Eringowah station, that at a residence supposed to be the Bolton's a…

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Renewed Rioting at Liverpool. Armored Motor Waggon for Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 2

Further rioting has occurred at Liver-pool. The mob smashed the windows of the tramway buildings and took no notice of the display of force until the military…

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Turbulence in Liverpool. Mob Drives Back Police. London, August 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 43

Liverpool has become the storm centre of the transport workers' strike. A trade union rally was held on Sunday on St. Gorge's Plateau, in the heart of the…

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Licensing Court. Before the P.M. and James Fulton, Esq., J.P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 5

A booth license was granted to George Hoinville, of the Riverina Hotel, Jerilderie, for the P. and A. Show at Jerilderie on 29th and 30th…

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International Financial Court Britain United States and Canada. Ottowa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 August 1911 · page 2

An International Court is about to be established for the settlement of any financial claims that may arise between Great Britain the United States and Canada…

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Mulwala Police Court. Thursday, August 17, 1911. (Before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Sergeant Ray charged Alexander McPherson, licensee of the Federal Exchange Hotel, Mulwala, with allowing unauthorised persona on his premises on Sunday,…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, August 16, 1911. (Before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

John Wilson was fined 5, in default imprisonment till the rising of the court, for having been drunk on the 15th inst. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1911…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Saturday, August 12, 1911. (Before Messrs. R. J. Burrowes and P. White, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Ah Lang was proceeded against for carrying firearms on Sunday, 30th July, at Wahgunyah, and was fined 40, in default three days' imprisonment. The fine…

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Murder and Suicide Disappointed Aviation Pupil. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

A pupil named Havant, of the Bleriot school of aeroplaning at Hendon, in Middlesen, was the principal figure in a double tragedy on Saturday…

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The Land Appeal Court. The List of Cases for the Hay Sittings

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales will be holden at the Court House, Hay, commencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 29th August. The following…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Saturday, August 19, 1911. (Before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

A transfer of publican's license of the Globe Hotel, Sanger-street, was granted from D. C. Young (executor, of the late M. Chenball) to R. J. Rankin; also of…

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Charged with Rioting

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 2

At the Chesterfield Court charges were dealt with yesterday in connection with Saturday's rioting. Two charges were withdrawn, five were dismissed, and…

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Gaol Instead of Hospital

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 4

Dr. Mollison on Monday made a postmortem examination of the body of Alfred Smallman, a saddler 60 year's of age, who died in the Melbourne Hospital on Sunday…

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Lawlessness in Wales. Looting and Shop Wrecking. Fights with Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 2

Further anti-Jewish riots have occurred at Tredegar (in Monmouthshire, Wales). Gangs of roughs threw stones and broken bottles at the police. A fierce fight…

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Reminiscences of Sydney Police Courts. Lecture by Mr. Roberts. P.m

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 3

Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M, lectured on Police Court Rem[?] in Sydney in aid of the Albury Town Band instrument fund at the town last evening…

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Paymaster Charged with Embezzlement. Sidney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 2

At the Water Voice Court this afternoon, before Mr. Maitland S. M., Sidney Arnold Stanley, paymaster at Sydney, was charged with having fraudulently…

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To Be Tried for Murder the Cathcart Poisoning Case. Bombala

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 3

At the coroner's court this morning. Thomas Bourke mas committed, for trial for the wilful murder of Annie Margaret Thornton, who died at Cathcart recently…

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