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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

696 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 35

Albury Licensing Court. Monday, April 17. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M. and Dr. Woods, L.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 31

Annie Christina Spenec was granted a booth license for Henty Red Gross sports. Adolphus Sicbert, Henty. and Daniel Campbell, Henty, were granted colonial…

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The Urana Independent, Published Every Friday. Telephone 28, Urana. Friday, April 21st, 1916. Quarterly Licensing Court

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court of the Urana Licensing District was held at the Police Court on Wednesday morning before Mr Helm (Chairman) and Mr…

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Wagga Circuit Court. Monday, 17th APRIL, 1916. (Before Mr. Justice Sly, K.c.) Alleged Manslaughter. the Lockhart Case. Verdict of Not Guilty

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 6

Arthur Burrows, a well known farmer of Boree Creek, was charged with feloniously causing the death of William Kennedy, which occurred at the…

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Wodonga.police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with at the Wodonga Police Court yesterday, be.fore Mr. A. A. Kelley, P.M., and Mr. W. W. Eveston, .J.P…

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Three Men Sentenced for Mutiny

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 33

The military authorities announced, from headquarters at Melbourne, three sentences in connection with the recent Liverpool mutiny. The more serious of…

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Boy Robs Chinese Store and Breaks Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 32

Two "Deadwood Dicks," with picture covers showing heroes with revolvers clasped in each hand, were found on the person of 15-year-old lad named Day…

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Berrigan [?] Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

At the local police court during the week, before Mr T. E. Crowther, J.P., on charges of drunkenness Robert Weston and Thomas Brown…

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Resisting the Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

At the Albury Police Court on Saturday before the P.M., Mr. J. Laidlaw, Jo. seph Brady, on bail, was charged on remand with being drunk and disorderly…

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Sydney Soldiers' Riots. Finding of General Court-martial. Heavy Sentences for Mutiny

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

The aftermath of the soldiers' riots in Sydney, which occurred on February 14, and resulted in a wholesale looting and in the firing upon the rioters by a military…

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Stealing the Mayor's Rug. a Sunday Theft

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, to-day, before Mr J. Johnston, J.P., Bruce Maude, a young man, was charged with stealing a rug and a clock, of the value of 30s, the…

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Albury Licensing Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

At the Albury Licensing Court yesterday, before the P.M., and Dr. Cleaver Woods, L.M., Henry Feely Flood applied for a renewal of the license of the…

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Plot to Murder Sultan. Arrest of Ministers Planned

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

A telegram from Odessa states that as extensive conspiracy has been discovered in Constantinople involving many high officers. The conspirators planned…

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Sheep Stealing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 2

The Chief Inspector of Stock for South Australia has reported to the Chief Secretary that there has been sheep stealing on an extensive scale along the border of…

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Black Hand in N.S.W. CAMP. Revolt of Interned Germans. Inquiry Into Murder of a Comrade. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 4

After having lived for many weeks under the tyranny of a Black Hand Society in a concentration camp at Holdsworthy, New South Wales, a number of prisoners…

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Rebels Ambush Police. Constabulary Surrender After Desperate Fight

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 3

Hundreds of rebels in County Meath on Friday ambushed 50 police, who fought until 10 had been killed and IS wounded. When they and expended their last…

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Alleged Assault Near Bowna

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 25

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. A. Gray, J.P., Allan Conness was charged with that on May 2, on the Tabletop road, near Bowna, he did…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Kiandra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 28

H. O. L. Wilkinson was committed for trial on a charge of cattle stealing, to Cooma sessions on June 7. Enthusiasm marked the great meeting…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, April 29. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M.) Resisted the Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 18

Joseph Brady, on bail, was charged on remand with being drunk and disorderly in Olive-street on April 27; further charges were resisting Constable Yardy in the…

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Bowna Assault Case. Adjourned Till May 9

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. A. Gray, J.P., Allan Conness was charged "that at Tabletop" road, near Bowna, on May 2, 1916, ho did…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

A private examination in bankruptcy in respect to the estate of J. J. O'Mears, of Daysdale, was conducted by Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M., yesterday. Mr. W. M…

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