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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 3, 1915. (Before Mr. L. B. Brown, P.m) Obscene Language

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 3

James Alfred Hesfey was charged wish using obsceas language in Grey street. Mr. O'Donnell appeared for the…

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Irish Rebellion. Rebel Leaders. Court Martialled and Shot. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

Peares, Clarke, and Macdouagh, three leaders of the Irish rebellion have been court martialled and shot…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. L. B. Brown, P.M, and D. M. G. MeGregor and A. J. Dodd, J.p) Transfer of Wine License

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 3

Application for transfer of colonial wins license from Mrs. Mather to John King. Mr. O'Donnell appeared for the…

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A Soldier Sentenced

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—A soldier, who had a long criminal record, was yesterday sentenced to three years penal servitude for stealing. "A…

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Armidale Police Court. Monday, May 1.—(Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

AN inebriate pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was lined 2s. 6d. or the rising. Douglas Starr pleaded guilty to a…

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Suicide in Grafton Gaol. a Determined Algerian

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

CARMELO ZAMMIT, the young Algerian who was convicted at the last Circuit Court at Grafton on Friday last, of wounding with intent to do grievous…

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Cowardly Rebels. Party of Police Ambushed. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 7

Hundreds of rebels at County Meath on Friday ambushed 50 police, who fought until 10 were killed and 18 wounded…

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Police Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 5

AT the police court this morning before Mr. Perrty .P. U.james Lee who had made his third appearance before the local beach during the part…

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Allboed Theft of O[?]e

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 5

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Friday, before his Honor Judge Docker, Bruce Roberts, 44 pleaded not [?]allty to stealing 35[?]b of tin are, the…

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Great Murder Mysteries. Scotland Yard's Method of Solving Them

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 7

Silently, methodically, and swiftly Scotland Yard sets to work when one of [?] occur which now and again [?] London. There is no actual "murder…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, May 5.—(Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 3

FOUR drunks priced the dock to day. The first, 30, labourer, was very drunk and driving about in a sociable. Sergt. Jones said the defendant was…

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Police Court. Monday, May 8th.(Before Mr. W. to Brunn Brown P.M.)

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

A drunk was fined 5/-, or 24 hours for being drunk in Byron Street on Saturday night. The delinquent pleaded for time. He…

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The Ashford Sensation. Townshend Before the Court

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

Wm. Thomas Townshend, a well-built man of medium height, was then charged with that he did, bn 23rd April, at Plumthorpe, maliciously…

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Our New Police. Tee Picturesque Side of a War Patrol

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 6

We slipped out of harbour at the darkening, picking our way like a girl crossing a muddy street, for we showed no lights, and our big brothers were…

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The War. German Assault Ok Hill 304. French Front Trenches Battered Out. But Germans Kept Back. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 3

Since Wednesday the Germans batteries have concentrated a deluge of metal on Hill 304, Dead Man Hill, and the slopes of the little valley between…

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Cowardly Assault

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

George Macfarlane, 30, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital last night suffering from stabs in the body requiring 102 stitches. His jaw was also…

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Theft of a Belgian Box. From Bonshaw Hotel

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 7

On the 18th April a collection box for the Inverell Branch of the British and Belgian Babies' Kit Society disappeared from the counter of the…

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Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, May 9.—(Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m.) "Ill Treating a Horse."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

GEORGE KEIFER was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by riding it when suffering from girth-galls. Accused pleaded guilty…

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Judge Do[?] Remarks. a Solicitor the Victim. Naturalised German Sent to Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 May 1916 · page 6

In the Sydney Quarter Sessions, before Judge Doct[?] and a jury, Richard [?] not guilty to a [?] of having [?] to [?]…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, 5Th May (Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 3

T. S. CUMMING, a youth, was charged with not fulfilling his obligation as a cadet under the Defence Act. Lieutenant Crossman (Area Officer)…

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