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Courts & crime, 1918

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The Irish Arrests. Evidence of Conspiracy Supplied by America. the Question of Trial. Civil or Court Martial? London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 2

The Washington Government makes disclosures that it has gathered evidence of conspiracies between Sinn Fein leaders and German…

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Albury Licensing Court. Monday, May 20. Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., Dr. Woods and Mr. H. M'Cutcheon, L.M's

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 19

Michael Burns, of Henty, applied for renewal of publican's license at Henty. The licensing inspector Sergeant Kersley, formally objected. There were certain…

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Balranald Police Court. (Before W a Flynn. P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 May 1918 · page 2

Moulamein P.P. Board v. Brock Bros, for failing to destroy rabbits. Mr Lovett appeared for the Board, and Mr J R Town for defendants, who…

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Alleged Theft From Railways. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 May 1918 · page 3

A man named John Napier was remanded at the police court on a charge of having stolen a quantity of merchandise, valued at £1200, the property of the…

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Municipal Appeal Court. (Before W. A. Flynn, P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 May 1918 · page 2

The Roman Catholic Church authorities appealed against the Balranald Municipal Council assessments of lots 5 and 6, section 13, Court Street…

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Prejudicial to Recruiting. an Italian Charged. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 3

An Italian named Aurelio Barra was charged at the police court today with having made a false statement likely to prejudice recruiting. The police…

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Country Police Magistrates Number to Be Reduced to 22. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Justice states that not only is it intended to reduce the number of country police magistrates to 22 by a rearrangement of districts, but that the…

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Tallangatta Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 2

At the Tallangatta Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Pennefather, P.M., and Mr. J. Grant, J.P., Charles Morgan, spirit mechant, was convicted…

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Stealing a Bicycle Lamp Youth Released on Recognisances

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

Before the P.M. at the Albury Police Court yesterday a youth named David Henry Carter (17), was charged with stealing a bicycle lamp valued at 4/6…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, May 28. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M.)Chinese Herbalist Fined

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 31

The police proceded against F.L. Sang, Chinese herbalist, for that he did advertise that he treated disease at a certain house and did not state his full name and…

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A Woman Police Officer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 15

An appointment has recently been made to the administrative staff of the police force of the city of New York that is of interest to civic authorities elsewhere…

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German Sailors Court-martialed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 20

Of the 15 German sailors who were court-martialled for attempted treason in connection with the British naval operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend, 13…

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Reducing Number of Police Magistrates Albury Unlikely to Be Affected

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

Further particulars, of the scheme for reorganising the work of police magistrates in N.S.W. are now available. The Minister for Justice (Mr Garland),…

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Alleged Theft by Bank Official

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 3

Geoffrey W. Bret, 18 years of age, employed at Wangaratta branch of the National Bank for the post six weeks, was arrested by the Wangaratta police…

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A Chinese Row. Results in Charge of Assault

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 3

At the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before the P.M., Hoy Nam Yee was charged ,on the information of Wah You, with assaulting the…

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Arrested at Racecourse Charged with Embezzlement. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 3

Roy Patience, an accountant, employed by the Board of the Pacific Cable Co., was arrested at Flemington racecoure to-day, by Detectives Ethel and Coonan,…

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Contempt [?] Court. Release of Bankrupt

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 2

On the application of Mr W. H. Palmer, official assignee of the bankrupt estate of Emmerson Askew, an auctioneer, of Finley, the Judge in…

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Another Assault Imminent

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

"The Times" correspondent in Paris says that experts insist on the temporary nature of the stabilisation of the situation, and regard another outbreak as…

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Perth Murder Trial

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

A railway guard, Robert Livingstone Waterson, was charged at the Criminal Court in Perth on Wednesday, with the murder of a railway fettler, David Young,…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, 4th June. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., and Mr. D'Arcy, J.P.). Failed to Destroy Rabbits

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 19

Ronald William Bird was charged with failing to destroy rabbits on an area of 1000 acres owned by him at Goombargana, Mr. Tietyens appeared for the defendant…

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