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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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Courtesies in Gaol. Describing Some Members of the Sikes Fraternity with Kindly Sentiments

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 4

Free people are apt to look on convicts as a class entirely apart—as outcasts who are little better than wild beasts. This is quite a…

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Night Lion Hunt in Foggy Streets. Five Animals Shot in Chase by 80 Armed Police. Driven to Bay in Hotel

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 3

Eight lions and a tiger roaming loose at night and in a dense fog sprang panic in Leipzig. Eventually five lions were shot by the…

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Another Police Raid

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 June 1914 · page 3

The activity of the police in regard to the Suffragettes continues, They raided to-day the new headquarters of the Woman's Social and Political Union in…

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Burglary in Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 1

When the premises of Messrs. Brown and [?], manufacturing jewellers, were opened on Tuesday morning after the holiday, it was discovered that the…

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Gaol Doctor Attacked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 42

Dr. Forward, of Holloway Prison, was waylaid on Wednesday by two women, who struck him with horsewhips, explaining that they did so as a protest against the…

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An Assault Case. Summons Dismissed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, this morning, before the P.M., Minnie Kenion was charged, on summons, with assaulting Andrew Melrose…

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Woolbroker and Typiste. Action for Alleged Libel and Assault. Plaintiff Swoons in the Court. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

Gwendoline Rachel Browne, typist, who is under the age of 21 years, sought to recover £2000 before the Chief Justice and a jury of four in the Banco Court to-day…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, June 9. (Before Mr. J Jamieson, P.M.) Motor Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 30

Richard John Hicks was charged that having on or about April 27, at Brocklesby purchased a motor cycles he did not have the license transferred to him within seven…

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Compensation for Murder. Peking, June 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 43

The Chinese Government has paid Norway 20,000 taels (about £2600), as compensation on account of the murder by brigands in March at Loho-Kon of a…

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Land Appeal Court

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 1

The Land Appeal Court in Sydney will hear the ten appeals of kerry Sullivan Pierce, respecting annual leases at Tumbarumba…

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Local and General. Police Inspection

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

Mr. S. Rootes, Superintendent of Police was round this portion this portion of the Deniliquin Police District last week on his annual tour…

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Mrs. Pankhurst Eludes Police. Her Whereabouts Unknown

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Pankhurst has managed to elude the police, who have been keeping close watch over the house where she has been staying since she was last liberated from…

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Brave Girl of Fifteen. Assists Police Officer

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 5

Remarkable bravery on the part of Phoebe Shenton, a girl of fifteen, earned the compliments of the magistrate at Birmingham, when three brothers—Richard, Alfred, and Arthur Vicketrs…

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The King's Court. London, June 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 42

During the progress of their Majesties' Court at Buckingham Palace, held in celebration of the King's birthday, a suffragette caused an interruption…

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Chinese Police. Russians Mere Amateurs. Something Like Third Degree

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 5

The Chinese secret police are seldom talked of outside Yuan's Republic, yet" it is said that they can teach even the Russian police a great many lessons in cruelty. The reason…

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Court of Sessions. Before tho p[?] W. Elliot

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

Arthur E. [?]ded against one Harry D[?]ault. Mr. R. M[?]d for complaint…

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Jerilderie Licensing Court. Before the P.M. and Mr. Wm. Elliott, J.P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 3

The following renewals of hotel and other licenses in the Jerilderie Licensing District came before the Court on Monday last:—…

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Eveleigh "Hold-up." Suspects Before the Court Police Iramiantion Questioned SYDNEY

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

Arthur Tatham, aged 35, and Norman Joseph Twiss, aged 34, were before the court to-day in connection with the Eveleigh holding-up case…

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Larger Police Vote

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 2

Mr. J. Cann, the Chief Secretory, indents asking the Cabinet to increase the vote for the police on the estimates by a large amount, as force is…

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Typist and Woolbroke. Lionel Bridge Sued for Slander and Assault. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 5

Great interest is being taken in the action which Gwendolin Rachel Browne, a typist, claims £2000 from Lionel J.A. Bridge, managing director of John Bridge…

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