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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

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Police Court. Saturday, Feb. 7. (Before Mr P. Quirk, J P.). Larceny

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

Sergt. Byrne proceeded against Alfred Collins, aged 25, that he did at Tocumwal oil the 6th inst. steal the sum of £3/10/ in money…

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Resisting the Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 31

William Charles Horner was charged with using indecent language, and with resisting Constable Vickery in the execution of is duty. Defendant pleaded not…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, February 11, 1920. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

Stephen Hennessy was fined 10- or seven days' hard labor for being drunk, it being his third conviction recently. R. King, I.O.N, for the Corowa…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, 9th February. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.) Fight about Hotel Account

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 31

William Carstens charged Francis Henry Palbot with assault, thereby causing actual bodily harm on 14th January. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was…

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Ghastly Glasgow Murder. Suspects Arrested in Irish Cave. (United Service Special Cable). LONDON, Feb 11

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

Albert Frazer, described as an Australian soldier, Jim "Rollins, and two girl[?] have been arrested in a dramatic ma[?]en a charge of complicity in the deat[?]…

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The Courts Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 11, 1920. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M., and A. C. Leslie. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

An application for the transfer of the Corowa Hotel from Mr. J. McNamara to Mr. Pleitner was postponed pending the completion of formal declarations…

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Theft of Dress Material. Two Men Sentenced

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 2

Before the P.M. at the Albury Police Court yesterday, two men, James McNab, 36, and James Stark, 31, were charged with stealing a piece of dress material…

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Found Dead in Bed. Mate Charged with Murder. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 5

At the Brunswick court to-day Joseph Smith, 40, laborer, was charged on remand with having murdered Hedley Dunlop, on February 6…

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Murder by Post. Ipswich (Q.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 5

In the Police Court yesterday Annie Chapman was charged with having sent, with intent to kill Caroline Emily Lebuers, through the post, a packet of…

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Australian Charged with Espionage. Seine Court Acquits Him. ( Reuter). PARIS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 2

In the Seme Court of Assizes the jury acquitted a Melbourne man, Reginald Victor Dowsett, who was accused of attempted espionage. It was alleged that…

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Schellie Charged with Shooting. Casino

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 2

Smille Schellic, formerly manager of the New England Motor Company, was charged at Casino with shooting at, with intent to murder Henry Barnes, at…

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Latest Telegrams. Alleged Criminal Assault. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 3

Reginald Charles Russell, aged 26, a canvasser, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having criminally as saluted Leils Neilson…

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Hotel Tips. a Porter Charged with Larceny

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before the P.M., Harry Mills was charged with stealing one shilling, the property of Albert Jackson…

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61 Convictions. Woman Sentenced to Six Months for Vagrancy

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 3

Ruby Dallimore, who has a record of 61 convictions to her credit, made her appearance before Mr. Cohen, P. M., at the Benalla Court yesterday, charged…

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Alleged Theft of Wool. Four Men Before Court. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 3

At the South Melbourne Court to-day before Mr. M. J. O'Brien, J.P., four young men, Norman Franklin, Richard Boynton, Frederick Jackson, and…

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A.I.F. Soldier in Trouble. Holds Up Police. London, Feb. 10

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 2

At the Westminster Court Corporal William M. King, of the Australian Imperial Force, was remanded for a week on a charge of having attempted to murder…

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Trades Unions and Scraps of Paper. Strong Remarks by Industrial Court Judge. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 2

The Electrical Trades Union applied to the Industrial Court to-day for a variation of its award. It was contended on behalf of the…

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New Police Magistrate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

Mr. T. B. Wade, P.M., of Maryborough, has been transferred to the northeastern district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. F…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, February 13. Before Mr. Shepherd, P.M. Convicted of Theft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 31

James M'Nab, 36, and James Stark, 31, were charged with stealing a piece of dress material consisting of 17 yards, valued at £2/9/7, the property of John…

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Sick Soldier Sent to Gaol. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

George Charles Biggs was sentenced at Darlinghurst yesterday to six months imprisonment. Evidence was given that he had been…

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