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Courts & crime, 1905

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Wagga Small Debts Court. Monday, February 13, 1905. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) Claim for Building

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Benjamin Collis v. Mrs. A. Sullivan. Claim for £2 15/ for building and work done. Verdict for the amoung claimed with 5/ costs and 8/ for loss…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. LARCENY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

An athletic young man, dressed in a long overcoat, named Lawrence Moran, was charged with stealing a pea-rifle and a miscellaneous collection of utensils, tobacco…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, February 14, 1905. (Before Mr. L. A. Fosbery, J.p.) Charges of Stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

George Walker and Ellen Walker, were charged with having at Pomingalarna Station, on or about the 13th inst. stolen 31b of tea, 2lb of biscuits,…

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Bank Cashier's Frauds. Pleads Guilty to Stealing £3000. PERTH

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

In the city police court on Tuesday, William Ridley Hodge, in the West Australian Bank, was charged with having stolen £500, the property of his employers…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

AT the local police court on Monday last, before Mr. M. Boland, P.M., George Ilsley pleaded not guilty to using obscene language in…

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Murder at the Islands

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

The island steamer Pilbarra has just brought news from Fiji of an atrocious murder by Indians at Labassa, the victim being Mr. Alex. Coutts, an engineer…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Cross Cases

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

Cross cases Nush v. Pouting and Pouting v. Nash, for absconding from service and for £1 wages, occupied the morning, and at was a tussle between the two attorneys Messrs…

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Bank Cashier's Frauds. Pleads Guilty to Stealing £3000

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

In the Perth city police court on Tuesday, William Ridley Hodge, cashier in the West Australian Bank, was charged with having stolen £500, the property…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, February 15. (Before Messrs. C. Hardy and W. Purtell, J's.P.) an Illegal Game

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 3

William Ross was charged with having played a game of chance called "Sundown," in a public place, to wit, the Wagga Show Ground, on February…

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A Peculiar Case. Constitution of Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

A peculiar point arose in the Full Court, Sydney, on Thursday, in the base in which an application was made on behalf of Finlay Matthews, of…

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Peculiar Land Case. Constitution of Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

A peculiar point arose before the Full Court on Thursday in the case in which an application was made on behalf of Finlay Matthews, of Lockhart, calling upon the…

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Equity Court. a Junee Land Case. (Before Mr. Justice A. H Simpson.)

The Temora Star · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

This was a case between Bridget Arm Crawley, Mary Kate Gibb, Ellon Jane Cooney, Emily Sophia Josephine Walsh, Florence Margaret Gibbs, and Christina…

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Latest News. Received at 1 A.M. Police Brutalities. the Flogging of Girls. London, Feb. 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

Private letters received from Russia give details of the brutalities perpetrated by the police at Mohiloff, who used as a protest for their conduct the…

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Travelling Pilferers. Man and Woman Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

George Walker and Ellen Walker were charged before Mr. T.H. Wilkinson. P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, with having stolen (1) a…

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Gundagai Police Court. Monday, February 20. Before Mr. Nesbit, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

J. J. O'Dwyer was charged with being drunk in Sheridan-street, Gundagai, on the 18th instant. Fined 20/. Reginiald Dixon Bradley was…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday February 20. (Before Mr. T.H. Wilkison, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 3

Inspector of Nuisances v. Joseph Morales for loitering. Mr. H.O. Heath (Heath and Mitche[?]more) appeared for the Municipal Council…

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The Federal High Court

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2
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The Federal Chief Justice, the highest legal authority in Aus[?] Sir S. W. Griffith, G.C.M.G give a wonderful [?] to the firm of H. A…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 20, 1905. (Before the P.M., Mr. T. H. Wilkinson). Municipal Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

The Inspector of Nuisances (Mr. Cannon) proceeded against several persons for breaches of the municipal by-laws. For allowing cows to stray:—…

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General Stoessel. Court Martial Demanded

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Almost the entire Russian press demands that General [?] late commandant of Port Arthur shall be seriously court martialled…

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