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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Inter-state. Assault on a Wife

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 32

At the Benalla Court, before Mr. Beaven, P.M., Walter Mack, manager of the Warrenbayne butter factory, was charged by his wife with assault, and…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, January 22. (Before Mr. Roberts, P.M.) Off the Spree

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 31

Sidney Miller, on remand, who was arrested at Culcairn on a charge of being deemed to be insane, having, been found wandering at large, was discharged. Dr…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, January 25. (Before Messrs. J. D. Fraser and J. Chivell. J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 5

Joseph P. Mayhirst, 53, native of New Zealand, was charged with refusing to pay a reasonable amount ofr accommodation had by him at the Globa…

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To Make Court Plaster

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3

Soak a sufficient quantity of isinglass in warm water for twenty-four hours; expose it to heat over the fire till the greater part of the water is dissipated,…

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Armed Bandits Attack House. Fight with Police. Cairo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 2

A sensational incident occurred outside the city yesterday. Several armed bandits raided a house occupied by a rich native contractor…

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Murder and Robbery. Series of Shocking Crimes. Household Exterminated. St. Petersburg, January 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 42

Bandits have perpetrated terrible murders at Bobzencian, near Warsaw. They visited a lonely locality, and broke into a house belonging to a wood…

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Disputed Marriage. Catholics in Court. London, January 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 43

An important judgment affecting the legality of a marriage has been given by Mr. Justice Kenny in a .suit brought by William Arland Ussher, a gentleman…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Tuesday, January 23. A Boy's Claim

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 30

Christopher M Williams v. H. J. F. Lovett, wages due £12. Mr. Wilkinson for plaintiff, Mr. Belbridge for defendant…

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Pekin's Peril. Chinese Rebel Troops Near the Capital. Fall of Nankin. Advance Party of the Court in Flight

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 6

Every day increases the peril of the Chinese Court. The rebels are now within, easy distance of Pekin, and all the railways are in their hands. An advance party…

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Adulterated Food. Police Court Prosecutions

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 4

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. F. Maloney and J. M. Stewart, Js.P., Henry Jacobs was charged with having supplied vinegar which…

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Stealing From the Person

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

At the Hay police court, on Saturday, before the P.M., Henry Walton was charged with stealing £2 from the person of Charles Harrington…

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The Glebe Road Tragedy. the Murder of Trevascus. Nairn Moir Pleads Not Guilty. Invasion of Lady Reporters Resented. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 3

The trial of Campbell Nairn Moir, who is charged with the murder of Henry Trevascus in a tenement at Glebe road, Glebe, on October 31, began in the Central…

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Moir Sentenced to Death. for Murder of Trevascus. Moirs Girl-wife Picture Grim Despair. Unseemly Rush by Public for Seats. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 5

There was a great crowd at the Ce[?] Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, this morning, when the trial was resumed; before Mr. Acting-Justice Ferguson, of Campbell…

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Brutal Murder of a Girl. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Albert Wolter, who had been found guilty of the death of a stenographer named Ruth Wheeler, was electrocuted yesterday in Sing Sing. Wolter met his…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Attempted to Murder Her Husband

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 5

Mrs. Bray, who was alleged to have administered lysol to her baby and subsequently to have fired a shot at her husband, was charged with the latter offence…

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A Judgment Debtor Forgot Locked Up for Contempt of Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

A very unusual case with a remarkable ending was dealt with—and very firmly at that—by Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., at the Albury Police Court yesterday…

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Glen Moan Murder. Little Girl Burnt to Death. Murderer Sentenced to Death. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 3

In the Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Acting-Justice Ferguson, Lawrence Lawless, aged 36 years, was arreigned on a charge of having murdered Una Lucy…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing From Maryvale Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 2

Theophilus Thomas Harrison was charged at the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., with having stolen 108 sheep, valued at £46, the…

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Australian Immigration Agent. Charged with Fraudulent Practices. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 3

H. G. Brown, an emigration agent, was before the Court at Nelson Lancashire to-day on remand. He is charged with having obtained money by means of forged…

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News From America the Los Angeles Outrages. Leading Counsel for Defence Charged with Bribery. Los Angeles

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 2

One of the results of the investigations arising out of the bomb outrages at Los Angeles and the conviction of the brothers McNamaia, is the indictment of Mr…

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