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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

606 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 31

Police and I. W. W. Royal Commission to Sit

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 3

The New South Wales Cabinet [?]t on Thursday morning and Decided on the recommendation of the Attorney-General and the Minister for Justice…

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Balranald Police Court. Tuesday, July 16. 1918. (Before W a Flynn, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 2

Judging by the large attendance at the Court House on the above date, considerable interest was mainfested in the following eases:—…

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Farmer Gee's Little Joke. Fined Two Pounds for Theft of Brief Bag. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 4

A man amed Thomas Henry Gee, 56, stated to be a prosperous South Coast farday with stealing a leather brief bag, the mer. was charged, at the Police Court…

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Tocumwal Police Courts. Charge of Stealing

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

At the Tocumwal Police Court on Saturday, 20th Inst., before Messrs. P. Quirk and S. Hutson, J's. P., Rupert Russel was charged…

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Gaol for Shop Lifters

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

"There is a tremendous lot of shoplifting going on at present, and in future when anyone is convicted by me a second time I shall send the person to gaol."…

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Gaol Breakers Caught. Sensational Fight with the Police. £1000 Jewellery of Motor Car Robbery Recovered

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

After a desperate fight in the Great Western Coffee Palace at the corner of Hay and Sessex-streets, Sydney, on Monday afternoon, Detectives Leary…

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Gaol Breaker Caught Sensational Fight with the Police. £1000 Jewellery of Motor Car Robbery Recovered Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 1

After desperate fight in the Great Western Co[?]ee Palace at the corner of Hay and Suseex Streets this afternoon. Detectives [?]eary and…

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Alleged Theft of Copper and Brass. a Railway Case. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

Four men, John Warland, Frederick Cryer, Samuel York, and Arthur Simons were charged at Redfern Police Court to-day with having conspired together to cheat…

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The Murder of Mirbach. 200 Social Revolutionaries Shot

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 3

The Russian Foreign Minister has informed the German Charge d'Affaires at Moscow that, up till July 19, over 200 Left Social Revolutionaries who were…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, July 22. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., and Mr. M. J. D'Arcy, J.P.) Boys Must not be Supplied with Cigarettes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 46

Sergeant Kersley proceeded against Elizabeth Louisa Wallace for, supplying cigarettes to a juvenile on. July 8, contrary to the provisions of the Juvenile…

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A Disputed Loan. Discussed in the Small 'Debts Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court on Tuesday, before the P.M., Mrs. Mary Sivewright sued John Wilson, of Yarto, to recover £10, alleged to be…

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The Rabbit Plague. Cases Before the Hay Court. a Number of Holders Fined

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 1

A number of landholders in the Hay Pastures Protection District were brought before the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, by…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Accused Discharged

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday, before Mr Walter Scott, P. M. Richard Considine (50) was charged with assaulting John Riemann and robbing him of £10…

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Avenging Mirbach's Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

A message from "The Times" correspondent at Amsterdam states that in addition to shooting men implicated in the [?]urder of Count von Mirbach, German…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, July 29, 1918. (Before Mr. J. E. Holland, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 3

James Pearce, for being drunk and disorderly in Sanger-street on Saturday afternoon, 27th, was fined 5 or 24 hours' imprisonment…

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The Australians at Morlan Court. Push Germans Further From Amiens

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

Reuters' correspondent at the British headquarters, on the 29th July, says that the Australians carried out a most successful local thrust, east…

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Alleged Theft at Adelaide. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 2

Three men named respectively. Terry Farmer, Sydney Grant and Gordon Clancy were charged at the Police Court with having at Adelaide stolen £770, the…

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Departure of Me. J. W. Laidlaw, P.m. Complimentry References in Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 3

It is questionable whether the friends in Albury of Mr. J. W. Laidlaw, P.M., regret his departure from the town, consequent upon his promotion to Narrabri…

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Police V. Duryea & Bartlett. (To the Editor of the Recorder.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 2

Sir.—It is regrettable that the proprietor of the "Recorder" cannot arrange to have the evidence taken at our local Court cases fully and correctly published…

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Tocumwal Police Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1918 · page 4

At the Tocumwal police court before Messrs P Quirk and S Hatson J’s P., Rupert Russell was charged that he did on 13th July at Barooga…

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