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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

689 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 35

Murder and Suicide at Manly

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

A tragedy occurred in a private bar at the Ivanhoe Hotel, on Tuesday night last. A man named William Rootes, a laborer, aged 24 years, fired…

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Police Court. Monday, May 14th. (Before Messrs. J. Lanagan and J. Cullman, Js.P.)

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

Charles Carpenter was arrested on a warrant issued at Quirindi, charged with alleged wife desertion. Accused was remanded for 8 days. Bail…

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Merit Rewarded by Court of Justice

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 3

The acknowledged cool qualities and success of SANDER & SONS' Eucalypti Extract have brought out -many imitations, but none equalled the case just tried in the…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Tuesday. the High Court. Reversal of Decisions

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 4

The High Court yesterday held that the Crown Lands Act did not. prevent sub-leasing for other than grazing purposes…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 4
Also in Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser

At the local Police Court, on Tuesday, an unfortunate dipsomaniac, who had been let off on the previous day by Mr. Cohen with a merely nominal fine, was again before the…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Accused Committed for Trial

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 3

At the Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Thomas Mills appeared in custody charged with stealing 35 sheep the property of A…

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A Murder Case. No Troe Bill. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 2

THE Attorney-General hns declined to file a bill against Florence Knowles, recently committed for trial on a charge of murder in connection, with the death…

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Local Police Court. Friday, May 11. BEFORE Messrs. Piesley, P.M., and Wiseman

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 2

A gentleman with a Turkish name contributed to Cocky Carruthers' funds the sums of 30/ and 6/ costs for slanguistic displays, the alternative being 7 days' in King…

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Supreme Court. (Before the Chief justice, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr. Justice Pring), Rex v Henry Grundy

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 2

Mr. Garland, instructed by Mr. M. A H. Fitzhardinge (agent for Mr. H. R. Grossman, of Glen Innes), appeared in support of the appeal; and Mr…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 4

WIFE DESERTION.—At the local Police Court on Friday last, before Messrs. Cohen and Drew, W. G. Cunningham appeared on summons to answer a charge of wife…

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Sentenced

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 3

At the Quarter Sessions today "Darkie Wilson was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in connection with the big jewellery robbery in King street…

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Police Court. Friday, May 18th

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

C. Swindle, charged with being drunk, was fined 2s 6d or 6 hours; and for using profane language 20s or 14 days. Fines paid…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

At the Tenterfield Police Court on Wednesday, before P.M. Allnutt, Thomas Mills was charged with stealing 35 sheep, the property of A. F. C. Rogerson, of Beaufort…

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A Murderous Assault. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

A MARRIED couple named James were murdorously assaulted at Nundoora Station, in the Broken Hill district, yesterday morning. The supposed…

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Murder in a Train

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 4

A woman who was returning to Russia after leading a high life in Harbin was murdered in the train and robbed of £10,000. The body was…

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Sentenced to Five Years. SDYNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 5

A MAN was to-day sentenced to five years, at the Sessions, in connection with the big jewellery robbery in King-street recently…

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Calamity at 'Frisco. Scenes of Murder and Violence

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 8

THE mail steamer Moana, which arrived at Auckland on Friday from Vancouver, brings graphic details of the awful earthquake at San…

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Police Officer Killed.—A Grand Duke's Escape. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 5

ANOTHER Russian police officer has been [?]ssinated in the street, to revange for the alleged brntal treatment to which be had subjected a young woman. The assa[?]ssin…

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News of the Day Police Court

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 2

At the police court on Monday, before the P.M., Charles Henry was charged with being drunk, fined 6s; for using profane language, fined 20s, in default 7 days gaol The same…

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