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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Theft of Rolls of Print Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 3

At the City Court, this morning, Albert Joseph Green and William Davidson were remanded on a charge of having stolen, on December 15, 11 rolls of print, valued…

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Alleged Stealing W. D. Wright Committed for Trial

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 1

At the Urana Police court on the 19th December, before Mr Helm, P M., William . Dongles Wright, on bail, was charted with stealing a…

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Tocumwal Police Court

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

At the Tocumwal Police Court on 2nd. instant before Mr J. D, Davies, J. P., John Wilson was charged by Warrant that he did at…

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Alleged Attempted Burglary

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

John Scott and John Wallace were charged with being found at night, on 24th November, in the railway station building at Finley, with…

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Assist—not Resist Duty Public Owe Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

An appeal was made by Mr. G. S. Allen vice-president of the Albury Chamber of Commerce, at a presentation to Constable Cleaver on Saturday night, to the…

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Presentation to Constable Cleaver Conspicuous Bravery Rewarded Albury Police Eulogised

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

First-Class Constable George Cleaver was able to fully realise on Saturday night that, "sweet is the path of duty." Although this in a sense may be considered…

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Alleged Theft of Jewellery. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

A man named Raphael Finklestein appeared before the police court to-day, charged with having in his possession articles of jewellery valued at £300. He was…

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Vitriol Thrown on Soldier Police Make an Arrest. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Private William Wilkins, 27, a returned soldier, was splashed with a quantity of fluid, supposed to be corrosive acid, yesterday afternoon, and he had to be treated…

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Balranald Police Court. (Before H. L. Harben and A. Malcolm, J's.P.) Tuesday, January 8Th, 1918

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

William Lokes, alias Wooley, charged with being drunk in the yard of the Commercial Hotel, on the 7/1/1918, was fined 10s or 7 days…

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Theft From Railway Van of £750 Guard Cadley Committed for Trial Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. E. Notley Moore, P.M., concluded the evidence at the City Court to-day in the case in which Jolm James Cadley, railway guard, was charged with having…

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Berrigan Police Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

At the Berrigan police court on Monday last, before Mr E. [?] J.P., Patrick O’Grady, who had [?] fined 5/ for being…

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Charge of Stealing

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

At the local Police Court on We[?] nesday last before Dr. Reginald Hill, J P., Joseph Connell was charged that he did at Tocumwal in the…

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Police Court News Wilfully Damaging Sulky

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

At the Jerilderie Police Court on Saturday last Peter Harvey was charged with wilfully damaging a sulky to the value of £4 belonging to one…

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An Empty Gaol

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The pleasing absence of serious crime in this district may be regarded an plainly indicated by the number of vacancies existing in the cells provided…

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Aleged Theft by a Clerk

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

The charge against Cedric Dorrain, of alleged stealing of about £300, the property of the British Imperial Oil Company, was again before the…

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Charge of Assault. Accused Committed for Trial

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

In the local court of Petty Sessions on Saturday last before the P.M. (Mr W. Scott), Robert Lyndall was charged that he did at…

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A "Family" Man Gets Three Months Gaol. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

Morris Marshall, a member of the Garrison Military Police, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor to-day, on a charge of having made an…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, January 6. (Before. Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., and Mr. D'Arcy, J.P.) Breach of the Licensing Act

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 31

John Joseph Seymour, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Smollett-street, Albury, was charged with permitting John M'Gregor and Edward James Rhynehart…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Monday, January 6. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., Dr. Woods, and Mr. H. M'Cutcheon, L.M's.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 7

Sergeant Kersley, licensing inspector presented his quarterly report, which disclosed the fact that in the licensing district two widows were carrying on the…

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Raids at Broken Hill Accused Men Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

The hearing of the cases against the eleven men charged with having participated in raids on the mines during the recent strike, made further progress at the…

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