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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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

I.w.w. Commission. Justice Street Clears the Police. Rejection of Serious Allegations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 3

The report of Justice Street, Royal Commissioner, who inquired into what is known as the I.W.W. inquiry, was made available on Monday night. The report is…

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Daysdale Police Court. Wednesday, December 18, 1918. (Before Mr. Wm. Whiteman. J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 3

Police v. J. Curtis.--Having in his possession one returned soldiers' and sailors' medallion reasonably supposed to have been stolen or unlawfully…

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Wanted to Hold Up a Train. Accused Limps Into Court. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 2

A man named Wilfred Larsen, 28, a mechanic, appeared at the Bathurst Court to-day charged with having assaulted James Whelan, driver of the Forbes mail train…

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The Empire's High Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 25 December 1918 · page 20

The most extraordinary court in all the world has just begun to try a remarkable case, which, by reason both of its importance and picturesqueness, is typical of the…

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Cutting Off Sheeps' Ears Court Case at Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 3

At the Wagga police court on Monday, before Mr. M. J. M'Mahon, P.M., an interesting case was heard. Serjeant Garling for the police proceeded against…

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French Occupy Mannheim Owing to Murder of Prisoners. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 December 1918 · page 3

A message from Zurich reports that a French battalion has occupied Mannheim owing to the murder of several Allied prisoners who were interned there…

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Two Returned Soldiers Charged with Theft of £65. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 December 1918 · page 2

Eric Cooper and Bernard Green, both returned soldiers were committed for trial to-day on a charge of having stolen £65 and two leather bags, the property of…

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Desperate Criminals Escape From Bathurst Gaol. Two Men Still at Large

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 December 1918 · page 4

One of the most sensational, and certainly the most complete, escapes in the history of New South Wales gaols was effected by two life-sentence prisoners…

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