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Courts & crime, 1919

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PAECH v. Beazley. Full Court Sets Aside Verdict New Trial Ordered. Defendant to Pay the Costs of Appeal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 3

The sheep case of Paech versus Beazley, tried before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury at the last Supreme Court Sittings in Albury, come before the Full Court, in…

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Stealing Plough Shares

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 5

At the Urana Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr McMahon, P.M. Percy Wilson Booth was charged with stealing two plough…

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"Home Sweet Home." How gaol is regarded by a recont occupant of the local police calls

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 3

[?]ton, till I tell you of a holiday Pve spent. It was in the boob at Tocumwal whore Sergeant Byrne doth dwell,…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, August 16. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.) Illegally Selling Wine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 19

William Sharp, aged 32, was charged with selling a bottle of wine on August 15, he not holding a license authorising him to do so. The prosecution was taken…

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The Liverpool Police Strike. The Men Admit Their Mistake

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 2

The Liverpool police strike has been abandened. A crowded meeting carried a resolution that a mistake had been made and respectfully…

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Minister Charged with Corruption Tumultuous Scenes in Reich Stag. Weimar August 21. LONDON, August 20

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 5

There were tumultuous sconces in the Reichstug during the debate on the Loan Bill, owing to a fresh attack upon Herr Erzberger by the National Deputy, Hog In a message from Berlin, Renter's correspondent states that Dr.Karl [?] it former Minister for Finance has written to President Ebert, accusing Here…

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Wrong Man Convicted of Stealing. Confession by Another Prisoner. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 August 1919 · page 2

" I might as well tell the truth. I see by the papers where a man was continued for trial for breaking and entering Abrahams tailoring promises in [?]…

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Alleged Sheen Stealing

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 2

Albert H. Farrant and Alexander Lacey were acquitted of a charge of sheep stealing. A fuller report will appear next…

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Haul of Gamblers Before Court, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 August 1919 · page 3

The [?] men arrested in the gat[?] raid on saturday night were before the court to day danel Morrissey [?] room…

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Charged with Stealing and Wounding. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

A tram conductor named walter Grahame Howard was charged at the Central Police Collet to-day with embezzling, the sum of[?], the property of the…

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Murder and Suicide at Young. Father Kills His Son. Young

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

A mystery concerning the discovery of the dead bodies of a man and a youth Dear Young has been cleared up to the satisfaction of the district police…

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Police Court Before the P. M.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 3

At the monthly Court on Tuesday last before Mr Longfield, P. M., the following cases wore disposed of :— FAILING TO DESTROY…

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Small Debts Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 3

On Wednesday before the P.M., the case of Steele v. Close for £16, balance on sale of cattle, was heard. Mr Whitty appeared for plaintiff and…

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Murder of Witch Doctor HALF-cases Maor[?] Charged, AUCKLAND.Thursday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 2

At the inquest in to the death of the make vlo[?]lm of the maori shooting at [?]haenwad a fortnight ago, walter As[?]by half-caste, who is charged with the…

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Aeroplane' Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 20

Squadrons of police aviators are being formed in Berlin with the main object of preventing the smuggling of capital out of the country…

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Charged, with Embezzlement, Interesting Bendigo Case. Bekdigo

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 August 1919 · page 2

Great public interest was taken in the continued hearing to-day of embezzlement charges preferred against Joseph Philip Opas, former manager of the…

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N.S.W. Budget. Better Pay for Police Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 August 1919 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, State [?] proposes to deliver his budget speech in the Legislative [?] on Wednesday next. Proposals for [?] pay for police and…

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Housebreakers Charged with Intent to Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 3

Last week two seamen, Henry T. Denton and Sydney Baden Bettridge, pleaded guilty to two charges of housebreaking, and were sentenced to nine months…

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Police Court Before the P. M.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 3

At the Jerilderie Police Court before the P.M. on Friday last there were some 20 cases to be heard for failing to send in returns under the…

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Auctioneer Convicted of Cattle Stealing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 3

Acting-Judge White heard the case in which Harold E. Scott, was charged with stealing 50 head of cattle at Tenterfield, the properly of E. Munsic of Uralla…

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