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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

FRIDAY.—Before the P.M., three young men named George Williams, George Lee, and Walter Ellis were conjointly charged with attempting on the 10th inst. to travel…

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Gaol Before Freedom

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

The is a provision in the Victorian law where by long sentenced prisoners may be released after having served two years of their term, provided that…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 10. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., and Mr. T. Chanddler J. P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

POLICE, v. MONTGOMERY.-- The adjourned case against Mrs. Montgomery, licensee of the Australian Hotel, for a breach of the Liquor Act, in having a person upon her…

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Children's Court. (Before the P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

Two youths were charged, on summons by the police, with sealing, tin ore. After evidence, one was discharged, and the other handed over to the charge of his father to…

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Assault

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

William Ellison, aged 16, was to-day acquitted at the Criminal Court on a charge of commisnon of an alleged capital offence upon a girl aged…

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Armidale Police Court. Monday, Jan. 14.—(Before Mr. W. Corbett Lawson, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

P. Dougan and H. V. Booth were charged with stealing a watch and chain from William Miller, assistant cook at the Imperii Hotel, on…

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Armldale Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 15.—(Before Mr. W. Corbett Lawson, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

A drank, who did not appear, was fined 10s and 2s costs. George Post, cabman, was proceeded against by the inspector of…

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Police protection for North Guyra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

There years ago it was deemed advisable to station a police constable at North Guyra as the population then warranted such an officer residing in…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 16. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. HARMER v, ALLEN

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 5

This was a claim for £7 2s 6d, wages the proceedings being laid under the Master and Servants Act. It had been before the Court several-times. It…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 4

Tuesday.—Before the P.M., William Connolly was fined 10s., with costs 6s., in default 10 days' imprisonment, for being found on licensed premises during…

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Tricking the Police

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 5

An amusing trick has been played recently on the constabulary of the Austrian town of Troppau. A new police-station had been built roofed with…

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Murder and Suicide. LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 5

AT Luback, Germany, a daughter of a lawyer committed suicide after killing a millionaire ex-member of the Reichatag by shooting him with a revolver in the street…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, January 18.—(Before Messrs. W. Corbett Lawson, Police Magistrate, C. A. Jackes and Jas. M'Lean, Js.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 3

George Post was charged with allowing bia cab to stand in a street of the municipality, unattended. Mr. A. W. Simpson appeared for…

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Licensing Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 3

John Bayley, licensee of the Steam Engine Hotel, was charged with permitting drunkenness to take place within his licensed premises…

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Empty House Murder. Mystery of a Boy's Body

The Uralla News · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

Further Inquiries support (according to the "Daily Mall" of 21st November) the assumption that the fifteen-year-old lad, Squire Kynslon, whose naked body,…

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Nottingham Murder. Shooting of a Clerk. Story of the Crime

The Uralla News · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 3

The "Daily Mall" of 20th November has the following In reference to a sensational case at Nottingham, which was the subject of a cable message to "The…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 4

FRIDAY.—Before the P.M. and Messrs. Jackes and M'Lean. The P.M. stated that he was obliged to call on the continued case, Inspector of Nuisances v. Geo. Post, which…

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Police Court. Monday.--(Before the P. M.)

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

Two "drunks" were fined 5s or 24 hours in the ca[?] Ellen Bradshaw was charged with stealing (by finding) a cheque valued £7, drawn by C…

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A Practical Joke in Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 3

A PRACTICAL joker in Clerkwell County Court London, last month quietly approached the council's robing room while a number of…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

WEDNESDAY.—Before [?] P.M., a young man remanded from a [?] court on a change of suspected [?] was on the evidence of the Government medical officer…

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