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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Demented Mother's Deed. Not Guilty of Murder. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Bray, who had been committed for trial some time ago at the Coroner's Court on a charge of having murdered her baby aged two years,…

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The Coal Strike. The New Bill. Conflicts with Police. London, Sunday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

Many mine owners are asking for a clause to be inserted in the bill the Government proposes to introduce in order to settle the strike, to enable them to…

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Cablegrams. Infernal Machine by Post New York Judges Life Attempted. Police Inspector Injured New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

A dastardly attempt was made on the life of Judge Otte Rosalsky yesterday. He received through the post an infernal machine which was so highly charged that…

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Charged with Housebreaking

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

William James a diminutive youth. Is years of age, was presented at the City Court to-day on four separate charges of housebreaking and stealing Detective…

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Victoria. Acquited on Murder Charge. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Cussen and a jury in the Criminal Court to-day, the second trial was concluded in which mary Ann Parker, a middle aged woman, was…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, March 19. (Before Mr. Roberts, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 18

The Ancient Balloonist Still Hangs On. Once more the ancient balloonist, Joseph William Mayhurst (with aliases innumerable) faced the Bench, charged, under the…

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Growing Tired of Gaol. London, March 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 42

The majority of the suffragettes arrested for the window-smashing raids determined to remain in gaol pending the hearing of the charges against them, declining to find…

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Conflicts with Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 42

The strIkers and the police came into conflict on Saturday at the Rosehill p[?]s, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, where 200 no-unionist are working. A polee sergent was…

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Serial Story Gentleman Jack -- Bushranger. Chapter V. Stealing a Steeplechaser

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 3

THERE was something like consternation at Sir Francis Maynard's bungalow when the news of the Binda raid was reported by…

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Cablegrams. Suffragette Outrage. Woman Sent to Gaol. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The trial concluded yesterday of EUMY Pitfield, a suffragette, who was arrested a fortnight ago on a charge of attempting to set fire to the Postal Telegraph…

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Outrage in a Gaol. Prisoners Blow Up Doors. Lincoln (Nebraska), March 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 43

Three prisoners at the Nebraska penitentiary attacked and killed two warders and an usher, and then made their escape. At the time of the outrage a fierce…

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Guilty of Murder. Scene in the Dock. London, March 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 42

The trial at the Old Bailey of F. H. Seddon and his wife for the murder of Miss Barrow, a lady of means, concluded to-day, and resulted in the conviction of Seddon,…

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Late Court Sitting. Complaints at Deniliouin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 4

The Deniliquin District Court.Which opened on Saturday, before Acting Judge Hamilton, was concluded on Wednesday. One case had to be postponed, as the…

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The Courts. Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, March 20. (Before Mr. H. F. Roberts,. L. M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

An application was made for the transfer of the license of the Post Office Hotel, Mulwala, from Margaret Green to W. B. Allen. Mr. Currie, solicitor,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Harrison Acquitted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

The Albury. Quarter Sessions were held yesterday. His Honor Acting Judge Hamilton presided. Deputy Sheriff. Dr. Andrews; Deputy…

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Theft of Cheques. Sinclair Pleads Guilty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

Before "His Honor Acting Judge ton at the Albary Quarter Sessions yesterday. William Hugh Sinclair, accountant. was charged with having, on March 15. at…

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Siam's Women-police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

Siam is our of the few countries which boasts of a corps of women-police. The members of this Ama­zon Guard are all old and ugly…

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Row at Morven. Martinsen Found Guilty-sentenced to Nine Months

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

Before His Honor Acting Judge Hanrdten at the Quarter Sessions yesterday Thomas Martinen a Norwegian was charged with having at Morven on…

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Warders Assaulted. Scenes in a Country Gaol. Bathurst

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

It was learned to-night that the recent fracas at Bathurst took the form of two separate assaults on warders. On Tuesday last one warder, whose…

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Cotton Spinners Alarmed. Protest Against Minimum Wage a Treasonable Article. Three Men Sent to Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 2

The Federation of Lancashire Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers, the members of which employ 300,000 hands, and pay £20,000,000 annually in wages, considered Benjamin and Charles Buck, printers of the "Syndicalist" newspaper, and Guy Bowman, a journalist, were on Friday convicted on a charge of having published…

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