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Courts & crime, 1908

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Messrs. F. S. Maokenzie and A. C. Veness, J's.P.)

Manilla Express · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

O. Peterson was charged in stealing money and fruit in company from Lee Chin at Manilla. Mr. J. D. Kennedy appeared for accused…

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Local Option Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

THE special court under the Liquor Act sat at Bingara on Saturday. Judge Gibson presided, and Messrs. Jamison and Lawson also…

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News and Notes. Police Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

AT the Police Court, on Monday, before Mr. W. T. Langworthy, jnr., J.P., W. J. Coulton, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 10s., and for…

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News and Notes. Police Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

At the Police Court, on Monday, before Mr. W. T. Langworthy, jnr., J.P., W. J. Coulton, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 10s., and for…

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Murder and Suicide

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 3

The Queensland Commissioner for Police has received a telegram from Silverspur, near Stanthorpe, saying that…

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Murder and Suicide

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

The Queensland Commissioner for Police has received a telegram from Silverspur, near Stanthorpe, saying that…

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Police Transfers

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 2

CONSTABLE Fraser, who was at one time connected with the Manilla police force and now at Somerton has been instructed to exchange…

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App[?]l Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 2

THE Shire appeal Court in connection with the valuations for 1908, arranged to be held last Thursday, was postponed, owing to illness of…

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Police Stoned

Manilla Express · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 2

4000 riotous mill hands at Bombay, yesterday, stoned the police, who, using their revolvers, dispersed the mob…

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Relieving Magistrate

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

Ms. F. G. ADRIAN, relieving Police Magistrate, presided at the police court yesterday, in the absence of Mr. Jones,…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.m)

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

R. T. BOLAND was fined £3 and 6s costs for using indecent language. P. Pittman, for indecent language. P. pittman, for indecent…

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Shire Appeal Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 4

IT has been decided to hold the Shire. Appeal Court on Friday, July 31. Appeals will be heard before Mr…

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Court News. Friday. Shire Appeal Court. (Mr. Adrian, P. M. Presiding.)

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

G. H. Robinson sought for a reduction of the Shire valuation for 1908. The land was part of Durham Court, and was purchased by…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. Adrian, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

J. ELLIOTT [?]ued M. F. McKeon for £9 10s, funeral expenses in connection with the burial of a man who died in the former's employ…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5

ON Wednesday, before Mr. W. T. Langworthy, J. P., Alfred Dixon, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s or seven days imprisonment…

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Sentenced

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 5

At the sessions this morning William Stanly Forbes, ex-insurance manager, who was convicted with stealing…

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Murder on the Floet

Manilla Express · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 2

A BRUTAI, murder was committed on board one of the Auserican battleships Juring the stay in Auckland. Two negro firemen quarrelled, and one…

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At the Franco-british Exhibition. The New South Wales Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 4

MR. H. C. L. ANDERSON, Under Secretary for Agriculture, upon whose shoulders, as President of the New South Wales Commission, the responsibility of this…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday (before Mr. W. T. Langworthy, J.P.), for indulging too freely at the shrine of' Bacchus, an offender was…

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Charged for His "Cheek."

Manilla Express · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 4

Once in Canada Mr. Rudyard Kipling had a little disagreement with the landlord of the hotel at which he was staying…

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