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Courts & crime, 1906

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Murder or Accident? Coroner and Doctor Differ

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 July 1906 · page 3

At the inquest concerning the death of Robert Watt, an old resident of the Grafton district, the coronet found that, while the Government medical officer…

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Actress and Groceries. Nina Boucicault in the County Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 4

Clad in a tight-[?] grey costume with a Pusitan collar, and wearing a purple toque. Miss Nina boucicault, smiling pleasantly, but…

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Sentenced

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

Walter Thomas Frederick Pickering, who pleaded guilty to the dreadful charge of carnally knowing his own daughter and remanded for sentence,…

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Thursday. Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

Alfred Warton and John O'Niell were charged with assaulting. William Taylor, at Tumut, on 23rd June last…

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Assault and Robbery

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

Michael Murray, Harry Hughes, Thomas Darrell, and George Porter pleaded not guilty to assaulting and robbing Burgess Cocroft at Tumut on March…

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Court Revenue

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

The amount of revenue received at the Wagga Court House for the quarter ending June 30th, was £185 7s, and £120 8s 6d public monies…

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Telegraphic New South Wales. Alleged Assault on W. P. Crick. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

W. P. Crick, was prosecutor in the police court to-day against a man named Alfred Lawson, who, he said, assaulted him last night in Pitt-street, and tried to…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Strange Poisoning Case. Act of a Demented Woman

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

A sensation was caused at Ballarat on Tuesday night when it was reported that an attempt had been made by a lady visitor from Adelaide, wife of a…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Strange Poisoning Case. Act of a Demented Woman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 6

A sensation was caused at Ballarat on Tuesday night when it was reported that an attempt had been made by a lady visitor from Adelaide, wife of…

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Russia Latest News. Received Up to 2 a.m War Against Police Three Days' Record. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 2

Twenty-seven policemen have been shot in Warsaw in three days…

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Farmer Shoots his Wife. Charged with Attempted Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 4

A domestic tragedy occured at Copmanhurst, near Grafton,on Friday, a Mrs. Winter being shot by her husband Henry Winter.The latter has been…

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Alleged Theft of Mailbags

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

Alexander Gallagher and Allen Clements, charged with stealing a mail-bag containing 200 letters, have been acquitted…

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A Horrible Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

A terrible tragedy has occurred at Ballina. A cane farmer, named Daniel O'Keefe, his wife and a farm laborer named Gillet were murdered…

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Gundagai Police Court. Monday, July 16. Before Mr. Nisbett, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

William Field was charged with, on July 14, stealing 2/, the property of Arthur Hogan, of the Royal hotel, Gundagai. Mr. Leary for the accused,…

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Revision Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

An Electoral Revision Court was hold yesterday. Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, Police Magistrate, presided, and duly revised the list and also approved of the addition…

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

The adjourned hearing of the application for renerweal of the license of the Red Lion Hotel,Wagga,came on at the Licensing Court on Saturday,…

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Assault Un a Girl Beaten with a Whip

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

Yesterday, at the Wagga Police Court, Grace Ellington prosecuted William M'Grath for assault on July 10th. In answer to her solicitor, Mr…

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Wagga Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

An adjourned Licensing Court was held on Saturday morning. The Licensing Magistrate (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.) and Messrs. W. Purtell and L. A…

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Small Debts Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 2

John Cazanave v. William Glasscock, wages, £19/10/- postponed, by consent to August 20…

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Wagga Police; Court. Monday, July 16th. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) the " Move on " REGULATION

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1906 · page 3

M. Shaw, H. Robinson, J. Turner, J. Loughlin, J. Wild, H. Hyland, and W. Rushton were charged with loitering in Fitzmaurice-street on 23rd…

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