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Courts & crime, 1916

696 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 35

Canadian Ounces Murders Sergeant. Sentenced to Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

Lieutenant Coderra, of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, has been sentenced to death, at "Winchester, by Judge Darling for the murder of Sergeant Ozanns, of the…

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Senator Pearce Telegraphs to Men. to Put Trust in Court. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

Senator G. F. Pearce, Acting-Prime Minister, urges reconsideration of their attitude in a telegram which he has sent to the Broken Hill miners on strike. He…

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The Fire at Ottawa. Police Favor Theory of Accidnet. But If Act of Huns It Will Aid Recrc[?]ng. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

The Ganadian Parrament has adjourned till monday, when it is expected that strong words will be spoken. While Colonel A. P. Sherwood, Chief…

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Children's Court Tragedy. Man Shoots Sweetheart Then Kills Himself

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

When an order was made against him under the Infants Protection Act at the Children's Court on December 16, Charles John Lundel, 22 years, a Swede, and wharf…

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Wodonga Police Court. Heavy Penalty for Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

At the Wodonga Police Court yesterday, before Mr J. W. Beaven, P.M., three young men, Michael Cullen, Henry Cullen and Patrick Cullen, wer charged on the…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

A drover named Sydney D. Gall was brought before the local Court here on Monday last on a charge of stealing three sheep, the property of…

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Fair Rents Court Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 29

The regulations to givern the precedure in connection with applications to the recently constituted Fair Rents Court have been gazetted. They provide that when a…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, February 7. (Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M.) Chinese Fined for Holding Opium

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 23

A Chinese named Lew Chong was charged that on February 8, at Albury, he not being the holder of a certificate to deal in poisons, issued under the provisions…

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Two-up Raid at Wodonga. Well Known Albury and Wodonga Residents Charged. Prosecution Breakss Down

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

At the Wodonga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. W. Beaven, P.M., Aub. Foster, Fred. Brown, Charles Bannister, sea., Victor Rowe, George Cox, and Fred…

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Police Court. Thursday February 10. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

W. C. Went worth, assistant forester, v. Thomas Tulip, [?] cutting timber. Fined 5/, and 6/ costs, Paid A similar case against William…

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"Close to Nature" Chidley. His Plea Before the Magistrate. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

The inquiry regarding the sanity of Chidley, whose "close to nature" dress has made Mm. conspicuous in Sydney and Melbourne, and, incidentally, has been one…

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Grace Emmett All Rights Reserved. Or, the Wattleson Murder Case. Part 16

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 3

He ran to the cabin, and pounded on the door. It was opened by Emmett, who was not a little alarmed to see three armed men outside…

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Reserve for Protected Birds. Albury Police Paddock Set Apart

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

A letter has been received at the C.P.S. Office, Albury from the authorities, addrested to the bench of magistrates, Albury, setting apart the areas specified as a…

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Soldiers Charged with Burglary. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

At the Liverpool Police Court yesterday afternoon, Tames Thomas Bates, Alexander Dunning, Christopher Joseph M'Gane, Robert Henry Butchard…

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Court Martial. Soldier on Trial. a Remarkable Case. Posing As a Hero

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

Private Norman Stacey Duke, alias Carl Conrad Maurice, was tried by court-martial at Victoria Barracks with having deserted from Liverpool camp in…

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A Soldiers' Strike at Liverpool. Against the New Syllabus Malcontents Parade Sydney. Serious Rioting and Disorder. A Hasty Cabinet Meeting Called. All the Hotels Closed at 8 o'clock. Fatal Collision at Railway Station. One Soldier Killed. Premier Holman Complains of the Federal Arrangements. Tactfulness of the Police Restores Order. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

A number of troops at the Casula and Liverpool camps refused duty, as a protest against the new syllabus of training. Numbers came to the city…

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Dying Woman Put in Gaol Refused Admission by Hospitals

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 3

A case which seems to call for inquiry by the Victorian Government is that of Nellie Ryan, widow, 38, whose name was struck off the charge show at Carlton…

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Police Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

On the 14th inst., before the P.M., Mary Pride for drunkenness was lined 1/- or to the rising of the Court. Before the P.M. and Mr. Wm…

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A Record Theft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 15

It was the dinner hour, and the workmen had gathered together in a shed for their midday meal. Presently one of them remembered he…

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Alleged Scecp Stealing at Jerilderie, Accused Discharged

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

At the Jerilderie Police Court on Monday, Sydney Dutton Gall, a drover, was charged, before the P.M. and Mr. Wm. Elliott, J.P., with stealing 3…

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