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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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Deniliquin District Court Claim for £150 DAMAGES

The Independent · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 4

In the District Court on Friday Frederick Jane (trading as Jane and Jane) brought an action against Rosa Tyner and Oby Willans Rawson…

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A Murder of 1908. Life Prisoner Secures Inquiry. Fails to Establish Innocence. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 2

The inquiry which was conducted by the Home Office into the sentence passed on Osear Slater for the murder in Glasgow of Marion Gilchrist, a maiden lady 82…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, May 6. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamieson, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

Nedan Singh versus Wm. Wright; and a cross summon Wm. Wright versus Nedan Singh, were, with the consent of the parties, postponed till May…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Tuesday, May 5. (Before Mr. Jamieson, P.M.) Claim for Securing Loan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 19

V. Flood Nagle sued Thomas Bartelson for £8/10/, services in procuring a loan of £830. Colonel Wilkinson for defendant. Plaintiff stated that on February 13…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, May 6. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamison, P.M., and Drs. W. H. Lang and W. Shortt, J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

M. L. Drummond submitted plans for the erection of new premises on site of the hotel recently destroyed by fire at Bulgandra,--Postponed till next court…

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Ulster Gun-running. Position of Magistrate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 5

Mr. Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland) is calling the attention of the Lord Chancellor to the fact that Mr. McKean, a magistrate, of Antrim, is the principal…

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Henty Monthly Court

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 4

The ordinary monthly court was held on Thursday last, Mr C. J. Helms, P.M., on the bench. There were five cases disposed of for…

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Local and General News. District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

The next sitting of the District Court for the policy district of Corowa, will be held at the court house, Corowa, on Thursday, July 2, at 2 p.m. The last…

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Financing a Station. Grazier Sues Agents. a State Court Appeal

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 3

An appeal from the mandate of Mr. Justice Hood to the jury in a civil rase, that they must find a Verdict in favour of the defendant, was argued in the…

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Deniliquin District Court. Hugard v. Gorman

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 1

This was an action brought by William Paris De Hugard, grazier, of Moulamein, against Edward Gorman, grazier, of Berrigan, to recover £200…

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Late News Suspicious Death of Lady and Gentleman The Police Inquiring SYDNEY

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 3

Mr Geo. Wisecomb died suddenly this morning at his home in Wilton-street, City. It is believed he had died from heart disease, but the…

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Attempted Murder by Woman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 33

Alice Mabel Rankin was before the police court, charged with having shot Gilbert David Irvine, in King-street, Sydney, with intent to murder him. Prosecutor gave…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, May 12. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.) Failed to Attend Drill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 7

Cyril H. Giles and Thomas Lawler pleaded guilty to an information laid by Lieut. Fitz-Gerald, area officer, charging them with failing to attend compulsory, drill on…

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Police Promotions in the Riverina

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 6

The Inspector-General of Police has approved of the following promotions in the police force, to take effect from the 13th inst:—…

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Jerilderie Licensing Court (Before the P.M. and Mr. W. Elliott, J. P.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

An application for the transfer of the hotel license for tho Albion Hotel, Jerilderie, from T. Brown to W. T. White was made. Mr. r. Meil[?]…

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American Rheumatism Healer. Sentenced and Fined for Swindling. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that Macaura, an American, who is conducting institutes in England and on the Continent for the cure of rheumatism…

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Shrinking and Shouting. Suffragettes in Court. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Drummond and Mrs. Dacre-Fox, who were arrested on Thursday as they did not answer a summers, charging them with having made ineithig speeches, were…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 4

The Albury Municipal Appeal Court opened yesterday, the P.M. (Mr. J. Jameson) presiding. Mr. F. W. Ticyens (Messrs. Emerson…

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Hume Shire Appeal Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 4

The Albury Municipal Appeal Court was then adjourned, and the Hume Shire Appeal Court opened. The P.M. formally declared invalid three assessments…

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A Female Spy Sentenced in Germany. Plans Sold to France. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

The trial was concluded on Saturday of Rosa Langstein, a cashier, and a native of Austria, who was arrested in Hamburg last week on a charge of having…

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