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Courts & crime, 1914

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Mutiny in a Gaol

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

[?] Liperets said at [?] who here not been increased in [?] tercentenary, amnesty, [?] and killed one warder and…

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Some Ill-feeling Between Neighbors. Charge of Assault Heard at Wodonga Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

The adjourned case, Horsfall against the Lindsay brothers came on for hearing before Messrs. A. A. Kelly, P.M., and A. L. Wright and W. W. Eveston,…

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Impersonation at Tamworth Four Months' Gaol

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 1

At the Tamworth Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Hamilton, Leslie Arnold pleaded guilty to having, on December 20, last at Tamworth,…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, March 23. (Before Mr. H. Breakell, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

Albert Davey, drunk. Fined 10, or three days. The fine was paid…

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Wahgunyah Police Court. Saturday, March 21. (Before Mr. J. W. W. Bevan, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

A number of aborigines were charged with having ignited a fire on February 13, 1914, thereby causing damage to the property of Messrs. Masterton and…

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Land Appeal Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

At the sittings of the above in Wagga on Wednesday, the Corowa land board made s reference for decision in respect of Edward James Everett's…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, March 24. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.) More Footpath Cyclist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 31

The following were fined 10/ each, with 6/ cost, for riding bicycles on the foot-path in the municipality of Albury:—William Brown, Thomas M'Inerney, Louis…

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A Murder of 1908. Investigation Ordered. London, March 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 43

A case which excited great interest in 1909 has been revived. The secretary for Scotland (Mr. Thomas M'Kinnon Wood) has ordered an…

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Land Appeal Court Interesting Cases

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 6

The Land Appeal Court for the Wagga Land District commenced its sittings at the Wagga Court-house yesterday, Mr. H. A. D. Curry…

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Champion Boxer in Trouble. Clabby Sentenced to Three Years. But Sentence Is Suspended. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

"Jimmy" Clabby, the famous middle weight boxer, who will shortly visit Australia to fight for the world's championship, has got himself into serious trouble…

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Is the Czar Mad? Astounding Revelations About the Russian Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 38

"God help Russian! A weak, timid, vacillating Emperor, whose character and state of mind is the scandal of Europe. A Czarevitch, heir to the throne, who is a…

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"Golden Rule Gus." Giant on Giant's Job. Police Chief Who Cleaned Up City

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

Berkeley, the university city of California, is said to be one of the cleanest towns, morally and physically, in the world, and the giant chief of police, Gus Vollmer, gets most…

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Maxim Corky in Court. Charge of Blasphemy. St. Petersburg, March 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 43

Maxim Gorky, the well-known Russian novelist, who is said to be dying of consumption, has come before the public again as defendant in a prosecution…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Monday, March 23. (Before Mr. Jamieson, P.M., and Mr. W. Whitehead, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 31

The postponed case, George Walter Daniel v. James M'Grory, of Tocumwal, claim for £5/5/, commission as a land agent, was heard. Mr. Tietyens for…

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Stealing from a Dwelling

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

At Hay Quarter Sessions last week, Thomas Hail, a middle-aged man, was charged that he did on January. 6th, at Hill Plain, break and enter-the dwelling…

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Murder of Grand Vizier. Sultan Pardons Convicted Man. Constantinople

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

The Sultan Mohammed has pardoned Basrl Rey, who was sentenced to imprisonment for life in February last for the murder of the Grand Vizier, Mahmoud (Three mem were convicted last month in connection with the assassination of the Grand Vizler, Sudlk Hey was sentenced to death, while [?] Hey and a priest were…

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Albury Warden's Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 3

At the Albury Warden's Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., Stephen Terry appied for authority to enter 10 acres, portion 312, purish of Albury,…

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Land Appeal Court. Important Ruling

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court opened at the Wagga court house on Wednesday, and following days. The court was comprised as follows:…

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R.w.u. Organiser Before the Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

An important case concerning vignerons was before the Rutherglen police court last Friday, before Messrs. Burrowes and Jasper, J's.P., when two men…

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Alleged Wipe Murder. Woman Shot and Her Throat Cut

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 4

The colonial inquiry into the death of Violet Mubel Darling, whose body was found in a shelter shed at Strahan (Tas.) on Thursday last, was resumed on…

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