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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Reported Murder of Czar Czar Says He Is Not Dead

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 2

A Petrograd newspaper has published a letter from the former Czar contradicting the report that he had been murdered. The letter states that bandits…

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A Wealthy Mendicant. Blind Mast in Court. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 3

James, Butter, a blind man, who sells matches in Moore street, outside the State Government Bank, was charged at the Central Summons Court to-day…

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Re-arrangement of Police Magistrates Mr. G. S. Shepherd Comes to Albury. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 2

Re-arrangements in connection with the various districts in which police magistrates have jurisdiction include the transfer of Mr G. S. Shepherd to Albury and…

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Removing the [?] Magistrate Opinion of Mr Doe, M.L.A.

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

At a meeting at Deniliquin on Tuesday of last week, Mr Doe, M.L.A., said that all the letters and telegrams he had received in regard…

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[?] Police Station and Courthouse at Finley. a Tender Accepted

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Public Works and Railways (Mr R. T. Ball) has approved of the acceptance of the tender of Mr John Waugh, at…

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Royal Commission Asked for by Inspector General of Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

Mr. Hall, Attorney General, and Mr. Garland, Solicitor General made a joint statement to-day regarding the I.W.W. convictions, allegations. They said the…

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Deniliquin's Police Magistrate

The Independent · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

The following letter, being a reply by the Attorney-General's Department to the representations of Mr B. J. Doe, M.L.A., in support of the retention of the office of…

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Finley Police Station and Court House

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., Minister for Public Works and Railways advises us that he has approved of the acceptance of the…

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Charged with Treason

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 22

The Roumanian Chamber of Representative has agreed to the indictment of the ex-Premier, M. Bratiano, his brother, Ventila Bratiano, M. Cotinesco (who was…

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Petty Theft at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

On Monday night last, while, the dance in old of the Bed Cross Society at Wabgunyah was in progress some sneak thieves gained admission to the…

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Corowa Folios Court. Wednesday, July 17, 1918. (Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M.) Alleged Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

Henry Albert Williams was charged by the police with stealing, at Quat Quatta, one Kerosene tin, valued at 6d., the property of G. W. Phipps…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, uly 16. (Before Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M.) Income Tax Returns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 30

Several prosecutions for failing to furnish Federal income tax returns within the meaning of the Federal Income Tax Assessment Act 1915-17, were conducted. These…

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A Cold Court Room

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

The necessity for a few electric radiators in the local court was brought for cibly before those having business there on Wednesday last,…

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Former Czar Alive. He Sends Contradiction of Reported Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 4

A Petrograd newspaper has published a letter from the former Czar contradicting the report that he had been murdered…

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THE I.W.W. CASES. Inquiry into the Allegations against the Police

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

The Cabinet has decided, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, to appoint a Supreme Court judge a…

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THE I.W.W. Convictions Charges Against Police Powers of the Commissioner Sydntey

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 3

The Solicitor-General, referring to the powers a Supreme Court judge would possess in connection with the inquiry concerning the charges against the police over…

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Woman Clerk in Trouble Charged with Embezzlement

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 4

A clerk, Muriel Barrett, 21, was before Mr. Burton Smith at the Central Police Court in Sydney on Friday on a charge of embezzling [?]20 17/6, between March 14…

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Incidents of the War. Murder of the Czar Shot by Ural Regional Councle. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 3

A wheress Russian Official message from the Central Executive Committee has been made public from tha Ural Regional Council converning the shooting of the ex-Czar,…

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Murder of Ex-czar. Royal Property Confiscated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

An announcement has been made by the Ural Soviets is follows: — By order of the Revolutionary Council the bloody Czar is now, happily, deceased…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

A court of Quarter Sessions was opened yesterday, before His Honor Judge Bevan. Mr. M. R. Longfield, P.M., acted as deputy sheriff, and Mr…

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