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Courts & crime, 1912

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An Efficient Police Forge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 6

The State police force, in the opinion of Mr. E. C. Day, Inspector General of Police, was never more efficient than at the present time. The number provided…

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London Murder Charge. Accused's Flight to Australia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

William Ward, who was arrested in Perth, W.A., and taken to England to answer a charge of having murdered Edward Nixon Smith, was before the court…

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Corowa Municipal Council. Friendly Appeal Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

The Corowa Municipal Council san on Wednesday last as a Friendly Appeal Court, for the purpose of receiving appeals against assessments on various…

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The Police Fire on the Crowd. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

A serious riot occurred on Tuesday at Pottsville, a manufacturing centre in Pennsylvania, in connection with a colliery strike. The trouble started when a…

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Motor Car Bandits. Witness Abused in Court. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

The investigation into the antecedents of the Anarchists who are alleged to have been members of the gang of motor bandits, headed by Bonnot, the "demon…

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Offensive Letter. Sent to a Magistrate

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 6

At the Sydney Police Court on Tuesday, Laurence Fellen was charged with knowingly sending by post to Mr J.L. King. stipendiary magistrate, a letter…

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Tom Mann Sentenced. Six Months Imprisonment. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

The trial concluded yesterday of Tom Mann, the well known Socialist agitator, who was arrested during the recent coal strike and charged with being connected…

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Macaulay v. McKinnon. Equity Court Suit

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

A family dispute involving transactions extending over a number of years in connection with Bannockburn Estate, came, before Mr Justice Rich in the…

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Fight with Burglars. Thirty Police Held at Bay. Vienna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

There was a sensational fight in this city yesterday, between a force of 30 police and three burglars who had taken refuge in an inn…

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Burglary at Brighton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

A robbery has been reported to the police by Mr. W. Roberts, hairdresser and tobacconist, of Point Nepean road, North Brighton. At midnight on Thursday…

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South African Assault Case. Debate in Parliament. Cape Town

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

A few days ago Sir Thomas Smartt, Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly, tabled a motion favoring an inquiry into assaults on white women by…

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Women Attack the Police. Scrantot (Penn.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

A sensational conflict has occurred here between the police and the miners who are on strike. Efforts had been made to bring the…

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Dean Street Property Transaction. Action in a Sydney Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 4

Last week, His Honor Judge Backhouse, heard in the Metropolitan District Court, Sydney, a case in which George Malouf sued P. W. and J. A. Fallon, of Sydney…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

Madame Pascal, who shot, fatally wounding her husband and aunt, on December 5, has been acquitted. The medical evidence was that accused was suffering from neuras…

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The Courts. Corowa Police Court. Monday, May 13, 1912. (Before Mr. P. E. Barnett, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

David Johnston, aged 18 years, on remand, was charged with stealing [?]lb. of tobacco, one looking glass, one swag strap, one tooth brush, one tube of…

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Albury Municipal Appeal Court. P.m. Suggests a Friendly Conference

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

MR. TIETYENS WILL SEE ABOUT IT The sittings of the Albury Municipal Appeal Court were continued yesterday, the P.M. (Mr. H. F. Roberts,) presiding…

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A Dastardly Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

As the result of an altercation took place at Payne's iron foundry, in Vietoriast.. Melbourne on Friday afternoon, a man named William Smith lies in Ward…

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Desperate Assault on Girl. When Returning From Church. I Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 5

A brutal assault was made upon a girl named Maud Honey, aged 17 years, who is employed as a servant by Mrs. Johnson, of Harris Park, Parramatta…

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Sugar Commission Cases. Directoes in Court. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

In the Summons division of the Water Police Court to-day, before Mr. Payten, S.M., the matter arising out of the Sugar Commission came up for hearing. It will…

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Eye Gouged Out. Man Charged with Murder. London, May 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 42

The trial of William Ward, on a charge of having caused the death of Edward Nixon Smith, has been opened. The death of Smith followed on an injury received…

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