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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Tragedies and Massacres Murder and Suicide. Woman's Body Mutilated. Kingston (New York)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 2

A shocking domestic tragedy was brought to light here on Thursday. The police broke into a saloon kept by Fritz Barte, and found the mutilated remains of Mrs…

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Arrested for Murder. Constantinople

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 2

A man named Montagu, who fought on the Turkish side against the Italians at Tripoli, has been arrested for killing, at a Constantinople hotel, a man named…

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Young Girl's Sensational Story. Gagged, Bound, and Assault Attempted. a Man Arrested West Maitland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 3

A girl of 15 years, named phenue Snip-son, who is the daughter of a miner, called at a house at Telara[?](a suburb of West MaiUand) last night in a bedraggled…

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Shocking Assault on Little Girl Dreadful Outrage in Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 6

An outrage of a dreadful character was perpetrated on a little girl named Mary Nicholls, aged six years, daughter [?]James Nicholls, engineer, residing with…

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Murder of Official Six Men Punished. Buda Pest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 2

In June last while M. Cuvaj, the Ban Dictator of Croatia, was motoring at Agram, in company with the chief of the Education Department…

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Aboriginal Contestants. Police Intervene. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 5

Jerry Jerome, a Queensland aboriginie, defeated Black Paddy (West Australia) in the sixteenth round of a boxing contest this morning…

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Burglary at Matong. Post Office Safe Blown Open. Matong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 21

The Matong post office was broken into between one and two this morning, after the Coolamon show special had passed through. After effecting an entry by the…

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District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 7

The next sittings of the District Court for the district of Corowa will be held at the Court House Corowa. on Tuesday, September 3. 1912, at 10…

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Jerilderie Licensing Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

The adjourned Licensing Court was held on Monday last before Messrs. W. Elliott and S. P. Wilson, Js.P…

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Police Party Missing. Twenty Days Out. Melbourne, Thnr^day

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 3

. Same amtiety is being occasioned by ; the absence of news from the police party which has been searching the 3Iallee dis-i trict for 5000 sheep supposed to have been I stolen from the station of Messrs. William ! and Donald AP'Miflnn. The missing party consists of Constable Thompson, one of the 3J:M man's, and two black trackers; ; ^Nothing has been heard of the party for ; about twenty days. The, country is very I rough and thick, and although the men are…

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"Graft" Among Police. Amazing Disclosures in New York. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

The disclosures regarding graft in the city police force are amazing. The bank clearing bouses are aiding the District Attorney's Grand Jury investiga­tion…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Before Messrs. A. C. Robinson and W. Elliott, J'sP

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

A license was applied for and granted to W. Mitchell for a conveyance to carry passengers. A collector's license was granted…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 13. (Before Mr. Roberts, P.m.). a Claim for Commission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 21

Charles G. S. Gordon sued George Malouf for £20, commission on securing a lease for premises owned by him in Albury. Mr. Wilkinson for plaintiff, Mr. Tietyens for…

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Police Court. Monday, August 12. (Before Mr J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

James Halton was fined 5/- or 24 hours imprisonment on- a charge of being found drunk, Valentine Richmond was fined 5/- on…

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District Court Claim. the Jury Disagree

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

Before Judge Docker in the District Court on Tuesday, Robert Augustus Bazley claimed 627/3/6 from Henry Lane Wilkinson for goods sold, etc…

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Stealing 5000 Sheep. Driven Into the Interior. on the Track Oe the Sheep . Stealers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 2

News of Constable C. Thomson and his two black trackers, whose long absence in the mallee scrub searching for 5000 stolen sheep, the property of Messrs. Donald and…

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District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

The next sittings of the District Court for the district of Corown will be held at the Court House, Corowa, on Tuesday, September 3, 1912, at 10…

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Stealing a Bag of Chaff. Fine of £5 Inflicted

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

At the court of petty sessions on Monday, before Mr G. S. Shepherd, P.M. John Henry Ablett was charged on the information of Constable Travers, with…

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Bogus Doctor at Schools. Sentenced on Six Changes. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

At the Dandenong Police Court to-day, Percy Dunn, a groom, was presented on six charges of having obtained money by false pretences…

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Albury District Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 6

The Albury District Court was held yesterday, his Honor Judge Docker presiding. Mr. J. J. Kingsmill was registrar, Mr. E…

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