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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

606 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 31

Aibury Licensing Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 4

At the Albnry Licensing Court yesterday before the P.M., (Mr J. Laidlaw), Dr Woods and Mr H.M 'Cutcheon, Licensing Magistrates, renewals of licenses were…

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Incidents of the War. American News Socialists Severely Sentenced London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 3

Reuters Washington correspondent says that Senator Smith told the Air Craft Committee that combat airplanes were being manufactured a score daily at one…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, June 7, 1918. (Before Messrs. D. Innes and A. C. Leslie, J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

D. O'Meara, of Balldale, charged with the larceny of an overcoat, valued at 220, the property of an old-age pensioner named Lindsay…

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Tocumwal Small Debts Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1918 · page 3

Mr W. Scott, P.M., presided at the Tocumwal small debts court on Monday last. Edward George Henderson claimed…

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Wireless Operator Charged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 32

Charged under the Commonwealth Crimes Act with having in his possession a secret naval code which he had obtained while holding office under the…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, June 10. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., and Mr. D'Arcy, J.P.) Fined for "Playing Games."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 19

Charles Bolton, whose case was adjourned from May 20 was charged with that he did, on May 2 in certain premises, the George Hotel, Albury, engage in…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival. £119/7/8 for Wagga Hospital

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 1

The financial result of the recent Police and Firemen's Art Union, conducted in Sydney on behalf of the public hospitals throughout the State,…

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Small Debts Court. MONDAY, 10th JUNE. Before the P.M. (Mr W. Scott)

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 5

Edward George Henderson v. Peter Francis Danue. Claim, £13/9, agistment of horses. Mr Johnson appeared for complainant, and…

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Albury Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 11. (Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M.) Claim for Damages

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 18

Henry Smithenbecker, drover, Lavington, sued Thomas Gilligan, contractor, Lavington, for the recovery of 30/, being the value of one sheep alleged to have…

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Extensive Theft of Cloth Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 2

On Saturday night thieves bored a hole Fyfe, tailor, of Flemington. They then manipulated the lock and stole cloth worth £500. This is one of a series of raids…

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Receiver of Stoles Jewellery Gets Two Years in Gaol. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 2

Jacob Fienberg, who was convicted at Central Criminal Court on a charge of receiving a quantity of jewellery and [?] alleged to be the proceeds of a…

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Monthly Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 2

At the Jerilderie Court of Petty Sessions on the 13th inst., before the P.M.—Charles Mustey was charged with…

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Tumbarumba Murder Trial Recalled by a Suicide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

An inquest was held in Sydney last week concerning the death of William Cecil, a patient of the Parramatta Mental Hospital, whose body was found in the…

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Jerilderie Licensing Court. Renewals Granted

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 2

At the Jerilderie licensing court on Thursday last renewals of publican's licenses were granted to Messrs C. J. Curtin, H. W. Watson, W. A…

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Urana Police Court

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with by Mr C. J. B. Helm, P.M., on Wednesday last:— James Culleton versus Henry…

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The Coolamon Tragedy. Burke Sentenced to Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

The circumstances of the death of a woman whose body was found in a tent near Coolamen on April 12 last, were related in the Central Criminal Court in Sydney…

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Jerilderie Licensing Court

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

At the last sitting of the Jeril derie Licensing Court held on Thursday, 13th June, before the P.M. and Mr J. R. Firth, J.P. the…

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Urana Licensing Court

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

The Licensing Bench, Dr C. M. Macknight, Chairman, and Messrs N. C. Clapperton and R. D. Culley, Members dealt witn the…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, June 19, 1918. (Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M.) Illegally Cutting Timber

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 3

The case in which Geo. Wiburd, assistant forester, sued Frank Kernaghan for cutting timber on a public road without a permit was continued…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, 17th Juue. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., and Mr. D'Arcy, J.P)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 18

August Seidel was charged, on the information of Inspector Seymour, I.O.N., with allowing matter from which an offensive smell arose to remain in the curtilege…

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