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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

845 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 43

Murder of a Boy. Father of Trial. London

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

Extraordinary interest is being displayed in the trial, which began at the Old Bailey yesterday, of John Starchfield, a news vendor, for the murder of…

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Burglary in the City

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Burglars smashed a plate glass window at Anthony Horden and Sons' promises, and did damage to the extent of twenty pounds, and stole fifty pounds'…

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Motor Hog Sent to Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 45

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, before the Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen), Arthur Brown, 27, a…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, April 1. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamieson, P.M.) Larceny

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 7

William George Rossetter and Henry M'Kenna were charged with stealing one turkey, value 7, the property of Margaret Pittman, on 20th March…

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Court of Arches

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

At a dinner of the Authors' Club on Monday (says "The Times" of January 16) Sir Lewis Dibdin, K.C., Dean of the Arches, gave an…

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The Arbitration Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 32

The Prime Minister was not disposed to make any detailed reference to the speech delivered by the Attorney-General on Thursday night, in which he referred to…

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Land Appeal Court

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

The Land Appeal Court for the Wagga district resumed its sittings at the Court House on Thursday arid yesterday…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, March 30. (Before Mr. Jamieson, P.M.) Three Months for Vagrancy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 31

Robert Taylor was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. The police took action because of numerous complaints received from hotelkeepers and…

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Urana Police Court. Wednesday, April 1. (Before Messrs. C. M. Macknight and A. Muidoon, J's.P.) Alleged Steeling

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

James W. Fleming, alias Charles Jones, was charged with stealing three bottles of liquour and an hydrometer, valued at £4 15s, the…

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Police Dogs. Interesting Experiments. Relentless Tracking

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 1

Recommending the use of dogs for tracking criminals in Victoria, Mr. T. O'Calinghen, formerly Chief Commissioner of Police, has given the results…

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The Mystery of a B0y's Murder, Starchfield Acquitted. Case Does Not Go to Jury. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

The trial of John Starchfield on the charge of murdering his seven-year-old son concluded at the Old Bailey yesterday. The case for the prosecution rested…

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Land Tax Assessments. Interesting Decision. a Case Before the High Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 6

An important decision was given by the High Court last week on the question of what constituted "improvements" on land within the meaning of…

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Numurkah County Court. Tuesday, March 24. (Before his Honor, Judge Johnson.)

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 3

Muntz Bros. v James Doyle: C[?]aim for £51/19/9 stock, etc., sold. Defendant put in a set-off of £56, as commission on the sale of farm…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 1. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamieson, P.M.; and

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 7

Drs. W. H. Lang and W. Shortt, J'sP. Renewals of licenses were granted to the following:--Alice Eva Hewson, Australian Hotel…

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Cablegrams. Murder of Inspector Ghose. Kanto Roy Again Acquitted. Calcutta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 5

Last month a sensation was caused by a High Court of Justice jury composed of six Indians and three Europeans acquitting by 6 to 3 the student Kanto Roy, of the…

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Gun Parts Sold to France. Three Germans Sentenced. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

There men, named respectively Keller, Strub, and Walter, were convicted on Friday, at Leipzig, on charges of having sold gun parts to France, Keller was sentenced…

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The Espionage Mania. Ex-german Soldier Sentenced. Six Years' Imprisonment. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

The case in which a man and wife of the name of Gould were charged with having sold confidential British naval secrets to Germany was concluded on Friday…

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Daysdale Police Court. Thursday, April 2. (Before J. J. Jamieson, Esq., P.M.) Trespassing on Enclosed Lands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

Harold Johnston, on behalf of James M'Laughlin and others, proceeded against Charles Jackson and James Mark Crisfield, of Corowa, for having,…

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Rutherglen Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 1

On Friday, before Mr. Beaven, P.M., and R.J. Burrowes, J. P. Sergeant Allwood, inspector for the Shire of Rutherglen, proceeded against George W…

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City Burglary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

A burglar who was surprised at the People's Palace, Haymarket, early this morning, had two shots fired at him by the night porter, but he succeeded in…

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