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Courts & crime, 1906

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Petty Debts Court. Monday, March 20. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) a Stud Groom's Fees. Collins v. M'glede and Buffrey

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

William Collins sued Daniel M'Glede and George Buffrey, as lessees of the throughbred horse, Fashion, for £5, said to be due as groom's fees…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Alleged Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

William Sibraa pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Frederick Hull. Mr. R. A. Morgan (of Morgan and Morgan), for defendant, asked for a postponement…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before the P.M.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

Frederick Hull proceeded against William Sibraa on a charge of assault, alleged to have taken place at Stockinbingal on the 22nd inst…

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The Young Murder Case

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 3

At Young on Friday, George Isane Hombrow (aged 18) was charged with that he did at Monteagle on February 7 shoot at David Munro with intent to commit murder…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Alleged Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

At the Criminal Court the case against Dr. Marshall, Andrew Morehead, and Catherine Steppe, charged with the murder of Martha Walker,…

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Victoria. a Daring Burglary. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

A daring burglary occurred at a grocer's shop at Port Melbourne. Burglars climbed on to a roof, shifted the galvanized iron and then removed the…

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Trial for Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

A young woman named Ellen Bence was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of murdering a newly-born infant…

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Charge of Murder Dying Depositions Inadmissible

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 4

Dr. Frederick William Marshall, Andrew Morehead, and Catherine Steppe were placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court on Monday, charged…

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Cable News. Corporations and Politics. Officer Charged with Misappropriation. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

With a view to testing the power of officers of corporations to subscribe the corporations funds to political objects, it is intended to prosecute Mr. Perkins,…

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Malay Castaways. Story Told in Prison. Tale of Savage Murder. Thursday Island

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 4

An extraordinary tale of savage slaughter has been told by one of the two Malay castaways who were picked up in a ketch off Red Point on March 16. The…

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Another Sydney Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

A shocking case of murder find attempted suicide occurred in Nickson-street, Surry Hills, last night. Richard Riley (or E. Sexton), aged 26,…

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Complete Story. the Burglary at Tatton Hall, Copyright

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 3

HE was a plausible scoundrel, certainly. I noticed his thin white…

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Facts Established at Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

In an action, the cause of which was fligrant misue of Sander and sons' name and other gross misrepresentations by an imitating company, which…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

John Nolan was brought before the Police Court on Thursday charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with using obscene language in a…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before the P.M.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

Joseph Gavio, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 20s or 7 days. The case Federick Hull v. William Sibraa was called, but there was no…

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Brutal Murder in Sydney. a Young Woman Butchered

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

A young woman named Rose Arnold was brutally murdered at Surrey Hills, Sydney, on Wednesday night, by a man named Richard Riley, who afterwards…

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The Natal Rising Natives Sentenced to Death. Interference of Imperial Government. Serious Crisis Threatened. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 5

A court-martial composed of five [?]litia officers have tried a number of natives concerned in the murder of Sub-Inspector hunt in the Richmond…

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Peculiar Police Prosecution Liquor Act Administration. Sunday Dinner at an Hotel

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 6

At the Cooma Police Court, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith. P.M., on Tuesday, Laurits Bosgard was summoned for being found on Sunday, March 4,…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

Henry Jansen v. A. A. Miller, £16. Mr. Mac Mahon for plaintiff; Mr. R. Morgan for defendant. Plaintiff deposed: I am a farmer at…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 3

The Quarterly Licensing Court for the district of wagga was held in the Court-house yesterday, before Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P. M., L.A. Fosbery,…

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