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Courts & crime, 1911

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Stealing Millionaires' Bodies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 35

The lot of the extremely wealthy man or woman is not in all respects enviable. Blackmailers often make their lives a misery, and even when they are dead they…

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Friendship on a Liner Has Police Court Sequel. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 2

A married woman named Ethel Campbell was before the court yesterday on a charge of obtaining the sum of £150 by false pretences from Mrs. Foote, of New…

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Seeks Information About a Tennis Court. "Wcodridge." Lankest Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I have not written to you since I collected for the [?] fund, [?] I thought I would have a try for the "Favorite" competition, We are having…

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Lease of a Farm Case at the Wodonga County Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 4

An important case was heard by Judge Neighbour at the Wodonga County Court on Wednesday. C. G. M'Donald v J. G. L. Briese…

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The Camorra Trial Counsel for Defence in Trouble. Charged with Subornation. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 2

An information has been sworn accusing the principal advocate of the Camorri[?] on trial at Viterbo with subornation of witnesses…

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London Police Pay Increased

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

An increase in the pay of the London police is announced. In future constables will receive 146 extra per week, while the higher grades will…

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A Doctor Arrested on Charge of Murder. Sad Death of Young Woman. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

At half past four o'clock a.m. today, Samuel M. P. Peacock, surgeon, age 71 years, of 62 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, was arrested on a charge of…

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Everything Now Quiet Damage Estimated at £10,000. Seventy Police Hold the Town. Lithgow

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

Mr. Dixon, secretary of the Ironworks Association, was interviewed to-day. He gave it as his opinion that the damage done by strikers would approximate…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, August 29. (Before Mr. Roberts, P.M.) No Travelling Statement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 31

Richard John Gregson was charged, on the information of Constable Morris, of Bowna, with travelling eight head of cattle without being in possession of a travelling…

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Wodonga County Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 41

The following cases were heard at the above court before Judge Nagle:— C. G. M'Donald sued R. G. L. Briese for breaches of covenant as tenant of a farm…

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Land Appeal Court

The Independent · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 3

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

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Avenging a Murder. Indian Frontier Expedition. Calcutta, August 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 42

Reports, from the Abor country indicate that the tribesmen are making preparations to resist the British military expedition, which is to be despatched shortly to…

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The Land Appeal Court. Sittings at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 6

The Land Court of Appeal, Messrs. Curry (president), Brandis, and Houston; C.M.G., sat at Hay on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 30

Hodge and Son v. R. S. Blumdell. work and labor done and goods supplied, £7 12/3. Verdict for amount claimed and 5/ costs…

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Criminals and Police. Constable Shot Dead. Winnipeg, August 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 42

An affray between criminals and policemen took place yesterday at Winnipeg. A policeman accosted three housebreakers in broad daylight in a back street. One of…

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An Interesting Special Lease Case. Before the Appeal Court. A Garden in a Town Street

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 5

At the Land Appeal Court, on Tuesday, James Hill appealed against the recommendation of the Deniliquin Land Board, for refusal of his special lease…

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Civic Dignity in Albury. "Unparliamentary" Language. an Alderman in Court. Why Alderman Fletcher Did Not Apologise

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 30

Mr. Roberts, P.M., was occupied nearly the whole of Tuesday in weighing the evidence in a case which aroused some interest in the town, inasmuch as it was the…

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The Mary Dates Mistery Police Still Baffled. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 September 1911 · page 2

The mystery as to the whereabouts of Miss Mary Margaret Davies, who was recently reported to police as missing, is no nearer solution than when the…

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Murder in Mid-air

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 4

The tragic sequel to an elopement in a balloon is reported from Jassy, in Roumania. Some peasants saw a partially deflated balloon coming down…

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Police Under Port of London Authority. Threaten to Strike

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 2

The dock police employed by the Port of London Authority threaten to strike unless they ire granted the same wages as the dock laborers and a ten hours day…

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