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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

694 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 35

Albury District Court Pascoe v. PASCOE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 4

In the Albury District Court yesterday, before His Honor, Judge Bevan, Thomas James Livingstone Pascoe applied for a divorce from his wife,…

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Stealing Dead Wool. Two Men Convicted at Mulwala

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 4

At the Mulwala police court, before Mr Hamblin, P.M., Henry Martin and Bernard M’Kay, two well-known residents of Yarrawonga, were…

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Small Debts Court Before Messrs Rochfort and Elliott J's. P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 2

Curtin v. Bennett Claim £10. Mr Whitty adjournment of the case till next court on the request of…

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Jerilderie Monthly Court. Before Messrs Rochfort and Elliott J's P.

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 2

G. Mitchell v. E Schuller. Insulting words. No appearance of either parties. Struck out. R. Horne (Inspector under the…

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Stealing "Dead" Wool

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

At the Mulwala Police Court Henry Martin and Bernard M'Kay, two well known residents of Yarrawonga, were charged with…

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Stealing a Palace !

The Independent · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 4

Recently two big guns were stolen from the Arsenal at Verona. It is not known what the thief wanted them for, or how he managed to get…

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Suspected Murder at Tumbarumba

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 4

The adjourned enquiry into the death of Charles M'Lean, the railway worker, who was found unconscious in the middle of the town on the…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, June 25. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M.) Valueless Cheque

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 31

Albert Nicholas Wouterloold, 39, was charged with obtaining £5/19/5 worth of goods from Les Ryan, mercer, of Albury, by means of a valueless cheque drawn on…

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Germany's Peace Obligations The Question of Security Police. Objections to Disbandment. An Estimate of the German Debt

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that Severing, Prussian Minister of the Interior, states that he refuses to disband the security police, though…

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Albury District Court. Tuesday, June 29. (Before his Honor Judge Bevan.) Order Under Workmen's Compensation Act

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 22

Application was made by Mr. Tietyens, on behalf of the applicants, the executors of the late Thomas" Heathcote, for permission to hand over £500 paid by the…

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The Courts Corowa Licensing Court. Thursday, July 1, 1920. (Before Messrs. W. Teague and A. C. Leslie, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 3

A transfer of the license of the Savernake Hotel was granted from L. C. Rutzon to Thos. Michael Roche, late of Milbrulong…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, July 5, 1920. (Before Mr. A. H. Gelding, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

Robert Edward Marsh, alias Tonk, aged 54, was charged with that on 4th June, at Lake Albert, Wagga, he did steal one cow and calf, the property of…

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An Annandale Sensation. Woman Masquerading as a Man Arrested for Alleged Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 3

Eugene Fallini, aged 45, who was dressed as a man, has been arrested at ahotel in Annandale, where she was employed as generally useful,…

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Albury District Court. Divorce Jurisdiction. Tuesday, June 29. (Before his Honor Judge Bevan). Pascoe v. Pascoe

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 3

Thomas James Livingston Pascoe applied for a divorce from his wife Mary Sarah Pascoe. John West and John Gottli[?] Lei[?]ht were named as…

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Theft of Petrol. Two Men to Appear at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 2

James Hammond, Thomas Lawson and Henry Clark, the three men who passed through Berrigan recently in [?]…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, 2nd July. (Before Mr. Hamblin, P.M.) Stealing Rabbit Traps

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 31

For stealing 32 rabbit traps, valued at £3, the property of Martin Francis Larkin, on or about June 29, Robert Arthur Morey, a lad of 16, was before the court…

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Charged with Murder. Woman Poses As a Man. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

A big crowd was present at the Central police Court this morning when Eugenie Falloni, an Italian woman, was presented on a charge of…

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Charge of Stealing

The Independent · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

Burns was further charged with stealing, between May 1 and July 2, one razor, one pair boots, and one tussore silk shirt, of the value of £1 15, the property of Jas…

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Irish Police Ambushed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 20

A band of men laid an ambush for a sergeant and three consitables at Ballinurse. They shot the sergeant dead, and seriously wounded one of the constables…

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Wagga District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 45

Before Judge Bevan, in the Wagga District Court, Arthur Herman Stockman and Johanes Ernest Kleinig, trading as Stockman and Kleinig, sued A. G…

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