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Courts & crime, 1904

1,111 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 56

Arbitration Court. Fines and Penalties

The Worker · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 7

The Hairdressers and Wigmakers' Employees Union recovered a fine of £2 2s. and costs from A. Lewis, of Cleveland street, for breach of the award in allowing work to be…

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The Very Latest. the Destroyed War Ships. Great Japanese Force Landed at Port Arthur. Limitation of the Siberian Railway. Could Not Convey Two Army Corps to Scene of Action Before End of September. Korea Annuls All Russian Treaties. Russian Fears As to Safety of Railway. Russians and Chinese. Mines Laid by Chinese Junks. Japanese Sink a Tug & Several Junks. Great Caution of Japanese War Ships. Seventy Thousand Russians Marching to Relief of Port Japanese Accelerating Assault Mounting Six Inch Naval Guns. London, May 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

Admiral Down, reported to Admiral Togo that on the afternoon of the l5th, in a dense fog, the Kasuga rammed the Yoshino off Port Arthur, sinking hor in a few minutes,…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

There were no police cases at the local court yesterday morning. Three persons were fined for brcaches of the Municipal by-laws and there were also two or three…

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Burglary at Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

Burglars visited Mr. Meldrum's store, opposite the post-office, on Saturday night. An entrance was effected by boring holes in the back door, and then…

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Burglary and Safe Robbery Thieves Foiled. (From Our Coprespondent.) Junee, May 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 3

Considerable excitement was manifested in Junee this morning when it become known that Mr. W. Moldrum's Federal Store had been broken into during the small…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 4

Sittings of the Land Appeal Courb will be holden at the Court House, Wagga, commencing at 10 A.m. on Wednesday June 1, for the hearing of all Appeals and…

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A Record Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

By the fact that the cases only lasted twenty-five minutes at the outside, the Wagga Police Court and Small Delifs Court yesterday morning constituted a…

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Land Appeal Court Sitting. Wagga Wagga, Let JUNE, 1904. List of Cases. Land District of Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

Appeal by A. J. Graham, against the disallowance of his A.C.P. application, No. 1904-2, Wagga Wagga. Appeal by Hugh Stovens, against the…

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The Courts Licensing Court. Saturday. (Before the P.M. and Messrs Keane and Sawyer, J.P.'s.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

David White made application for a renewal of his publican's license at Stockinbingal. Sergeant Peterswald, as an Inspector…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 4

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court will be holden at the Court House, Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday June 1, for the hearing of all Appeals and…

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Alleged Wife Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

William McKinnon has been arrested on an alleged charge of murdering his wife and child, who recently were found poisoned at Kerrisdale (Vic.)…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday 24Th May. Before Mr. T. W. Witte, J. P.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

James Cadzow, under arrest, was charged with being drunk in Tumut-street on Monday evening last, with other charges of obscene language and…

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The Kerrisdale Tragedy. a Sensational Development. Husband Charged with Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

In connection with the Kerrisda'e tragedy near Yea (Vic.) reported last week, a startling development has occurred, as William M'Farland M'Lellan, the husband of Mary…

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Russian Corruptions. Fire to Cover Theft

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

Russian officials at Kronstadt, hoping to conceal the non-existence of a large portion of the ammunition, uniforms, and other equipment which was…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

Sittings of the Land Appeal Coutt will be holden at the Court House, Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday June 1, for the hearing of all Appeals and…

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Arbiation Court. [?]S Are Exempt

The Worker · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 7

The [?] Club, Caterers, and Restaurant Emps' Union applied for an order directing livic Club to reinstate a cook who was arged, it was alleged, for…

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Pull Court and Mr. Wise

The Worker · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 3

Whether boracic acid as a food preservative is harmless or not is a matter on which some of our most able scientists differ.' With a view to obtaining some definite…

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Russo—jaanese War. Attack on Port Arthur. a Land Assault. London, Wednesday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

A telegram from Chifu reports that heavy firing has been heard near Port Arthur, indicating that a land attack has been made, since the fleet was not…

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The Courts. Small Debts Court. (Before the P.m.) a Quere Judgement

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

Doidge v.- Turland. This was an action laid for the recovery of the sum of £2 111 Oi. Plaintiff deposed that on the same day be took oat the summons, he received…

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Land Appeal Court Sitting. Wagga Wagga, 1st JUNE, 1904. List of Cases. Land District of Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 3

Appeal by A. J. Graham, against the disallowance of his A.C.P. application, No. 1904-2, Wagga Wagga. Appeal by Hugh Stevens, against the…

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