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Courts & crime, 1918

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Reign of Terror Rapine and Murder Rife London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 3

An appalling account of the conditions in Russia is sent by, "The Times" correspondent at Petrograd. He says:— "There is a reign of terror, murder, and…

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Pitiful Bigamy Case Duped Women Break Down in Court Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 3

Robert Ward was charged at the police court to-day with having married a girl at Glebe whilst his former wife was still, alive. After hearing evidence, accused…

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A Coogee Assault Case

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Richard Burrows, an elderly man, was charged at the Police Court with assaulting Muriel Redley, a widow, at Coogee, and pleaded guilty. The…

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Two Young Soldiers in Trouble Alleged Theft of £33

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 4

At the Albury Police Court yesterday afternoon, before the P.M. ( Mr. J. Laidlaw), two young men named John William Kingdon, 18, and Sydney James…

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Riverina Land Owner Pre­fers Gaol Sued for Maintenance

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

At Northcote court on Monday, before honorary magistrates, Emma Amelia Davies, of Blessington street, St. Kilda, proceeded against her husband, David…

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Judge Unconstitutionally Appointed to Queensland Arbitration Court. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

During recent Labor troubles in Queens­land in connection with the railway strike, the Ryan Government appointed Mr. M'Cauley as President of the…

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Secret Police Agent and Bloodhound

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

A German secret police agent recently disappeared in Ghent. He was hated because of his methods of procedure and real, He was always accompanied by a…

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Another Daylight Theft £27 Snatched Ix G-p-o. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

A few minutes after nine o'clock this morning a thief entered the General Post Office and snatched 27 £1 notes belonging to the postal authorities off the counter…

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Grazier Refused Bail Charged with Shooting at a Constable. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 3

An application for bail was refused by Mr. Justice Street to-day on behalf of Joint Timmins, grazier, of Scrubly. Park, near Collarenebri, who is under…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, February 11. (Before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M.) Childish, but in Good Health

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 23

An old man, Thomas Andrews, was charged with being deemed to be insane and discovered under circumstances that indicated the purpose of committing some…

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Highway Robbery and Murder Eggers Sentenced to Death. Christchurch

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 3

The trial of William Eggers, charged murder and highway robbery in connection with the West Coast tragedy, was concluded to-day. Numerous witnesses have…

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A Wife's Maintenance. Arrears of 250 Riveeina Land Owner Prefers Gaol to Paying

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

A Northeoie court on Monday before honour magistrate[?] Davies, of Blessington street, St. Kilda, proceeded against her husband, David…

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Escaped Prisoner Re-captured a Brush with Police. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 3

a prisoner named Kendrick Hampson, who escaped from the Long Bay Penitentiary on the 10th inst., was observed by constables at Ultimo yesterday. He…

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The Paris Political Trial Bolo Sentenced to Death

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 1

Bolo and Cavallini have been sentenced to death, and Porchere to three years' imprisonment…

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Statements Likely to Cause Disaffection a German Charged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 4

At the Albury Police court yesterday before the P.M., Detlef Frederick Garber, a German, who carries on a saddlery business at Jindera was charged that on…

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Alleged Theft of a Ring Man Remanded to Cootamundra

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 4

On a charge of stealing a gold ring, valued at £2 5/, the properly of Lizzie Waite, at Cootamundra on January 19, a man named Albert James Matthews, 38,…

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Licensing Court (Before W. A. Flynn, Licensing Magistrate; George Nield, Deputy, and Dr Crooks, Member)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

Sixteen persons charged with being on the licensed premises of the Federal Hotel, Swan Hill, on the 1st December last, pleaded guilty through their…

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Balranald Police Court. 19Th February, 1918. (Before W. A. Flynn., Eso., P.M)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 2

Rabbit prosecutions for failing to sufficiently destroy the post. Balranald P. P. Board v. F. W. Grabau, jr. Pleaded guilty. Fined 40a and 4s…

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Earlier Messages Spoliation and Anarchy a Saturnalia of Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

Germany's invasion of Russia has roused even the idealists in Petrograd. Maxim Gorky's paper, "New Life" which has hitherto been a pacifist journal, says that…

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Tocumwal Police Court

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 5

Thurday, 8th February, before Messrs J. D. Davies and S. Sutto[?], J'sP. (held over from last issue):—Before commencing the business…

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