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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Police Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 1

At the Balranald Police Court, on Monday, 28th December, before Messrs A. A. Williams and C. Soady. J's.P., Thomas Ryan was charged with…

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Egyptian Spy Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

Almay Abdullah, a Soudanese, and chief spy of Enver Pasha, the Young Turk leader, was arrested recently in Cairo for endeavoring to seduce Egyptian soldiers from…

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Grant Hervey Charged. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 3

George Cochrane, known us Grant Hervey, was Ixfore the Central Police Court, today, on a charge of having, on December 28, falsely pretended to John Norton…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, January 6. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamieson, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

Hawkers' licences were granted to Leon Gorr and John Skewers Lugg. The Corowa Municipality versus Raymond Buggy for depasturing a horse on…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Wednesday, January 6. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamieson, P.M.). An Interpleader Summons

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

In this case W. H. Parkin appeared as claimant for a quantity of timber which had been seized by the bailiff in connection with a warrant of execution…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Quarterly Sitting. Wednesday, January 6. (Before Mr. J. J. Jamieson, P.M., and Dr. W. Shortt, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

Ludolph C. Rutzon applied for, and was granted, a renewal of the license of the Savernake Hotel. The license of the Mill Hotel,…

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Landlord and Tennant Police Court Case

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

On Thursday at the Police Court before Mr. W. Scott, P.M., William James McKees, of Daisy Hills, Conargo, proceeded by summons against James…

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Henty Monthly Court

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The ordinary monthly court was held at Henty on Thursday. Mr. Helm, P.M., Wagga Wagga, occupying the bench when the…

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Sydney Newboys' Strike. the Evening Paper Offices Guarded by Police. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

The strike of street news sellers against the evening papers has caused the public considerable inconvenience, and involved the journals concerned in some loss. The…

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Turks Murder Greeks in Asia Minor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The Turku, not satisfied with the expulsion of 120,000 Greeks from Asia Minor in the autumn, have renewed persecution An official message has been received at…

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The War of Hate Methods of the Huns. Outrage, Rapine, Murder. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

After an exhaustive inquiry, the Commission on German atrocities in Belgium has issued a summary of its conclusion. This shows that outrages on women,…

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Albury Police District. Superintendent Tait Promoted. the Vacancy to Be Filled by Superintendent Childs. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police anno[?]ced this afternoon that Superintendent John Tait, in charge of the Albury Police District, had been appointed Acting…

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Bishop Sentenced to Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 21

For having preached a sermon in favour of the cause of the Allies, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Haifa, a Syrian town at the foot of Mount Carmel, has been…

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The Brass Stealing Case

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

At the Rutherglen police court on Wednesday last, before the P.M. (Mr. J. W. W. Reaven), Albert Henri Menere and Amos Flood Thomas Elliott,…

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Alleged Theft of Brass

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 6

Early last week Sergeant Allwood received word that there was a quantity of broken metal planted under a log at North Prentice (says the Rutherglen…

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Jerilderie Police Court Before the P.M. and W. Elliott, J.P. Inciting Resistance

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

A young man named Roy Butters pleaded guilty to a charge of inciting a prisoner to resist arrest and was fined 10s and costs…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, January 12. (Before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.) Cases from Jindera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 31

Patrick W. Weldon pleaded guilty to having acted in a riotous manner in Urana-street, Jindera, on January I, and was fined 10/, costs 6/. For using indecent…

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Albury Small Debts Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 31

Municipal Council of Albury v. Eugene F. Jones, claim for rates and charges, £7/0/4. Verdict for amount with 5 costs…

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

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

A transfer of n billiard license from Thomas Walsh to Stephen Searle, was granted, there being no police objections…

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The Wheat Trouble. the Constitutional Point. Court of Inter-state Commission. Plaint Against New South Wales. Opening Proceedings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

The members of the Inter-State Commission of Australia, the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Piddington, K.C., and Mr Commissioner Lockyer, sat as a court…

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