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Courts & crime, 1906

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The Land Scandals. an Extra Court. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1906 · page 2

An extra court is to be held at Darlinghurst on the 8th October. It is understood that the sitting will be practically devoted to the…

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Novel in Seal Life Confession of Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 4

The confession of George Breeze, now in custody on a charge of murdering Margaret Chisholm, the wife of a Seaham Harbor collier, is an extraordinary…

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Sensational Burglary. the King's Warehouse Ransacked. Booty Worth £10,000 SECURED

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

The King's warehouse, situated near the gasworks, opposite the Australian Whart, Melbourne, was entered by burglars on Wednesday night, and a…

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Novel in Real Life Confession of Murder

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 3

The confession of George Breeze, now in custody on a charge of murdering Margaret Chlsholm, the Wife of a Seaham Harbor collier, is an extraordinary…

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Ghastly Murder of German Colonel. Head Sawn Off While Alive

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

The Kaiser has declined to interfere in the execution of Frau Bloch[?] the woman who recently gave birth to a child in her prison cell while under…

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Russia. Murder, Pillage and Famine. a Bungled Execution. [?]Sale Murderer Lightly Punished. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 2

Eye-witnesses allege that owing to the incompetence of the executioner, who wa a pardoned Sveaborg mutin[?]er the suffering, of Miled…

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Smart Police Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 2

A big jewellery robbery was committed at Okehampton in Devonshire, on Saturday night and information was promptly telegraphed to Exeter, 26…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, September 24th, 1906. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 4

Leonard Steiner was charged with having been found on licensed promises during prohibited hours in the yard of the Squatters Hotel at 11.30 p.m. on the 1[?] September…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, September 2[?] (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) Willing to Work

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 4

John Nolan, a laborer, was charged with vagrancy. Senior-Sergeant Anderson said defendant had been drinking to excess,…

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Items of News. Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1906 · page 2

The Circuit Court will open at Wagga at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, His Honor, the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Darley) presiding. The only…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. W. Lockwood and G. W. Fisher, J.P. ALLEGED ARSON. Frederick William Fitzpatrick was…

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Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 2

The Wagga Circuit Court was held yesterday His Honor, the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Darley) presiding. Mr. R. C. Teece was the Crown…

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Wagga Circuit Court the Chief Justice Protests

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 2

The Wagga Circuit Court was held yesterday. The Chief Justice (the Hon. Sir Frederick Darley) arrived in Wagga on Tuesday morning and was…

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Wagga Circuit Court Wednesday, September 26. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Darley). Forgery and Uttering

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 2

William Alfred Sinclair, a welldressed young man, was charged with forging and uttering a cheque at Corowa in August, for the sum of…

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Friday, September 21. Stealing a Horse

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 3

John Thomas Taylor was c arged with having stolen at Narandera about 15th inst. a bay gelding, branded G near shoulder the property of William…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) Thursday, September 20

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 3

The Police Court proceedings were resumed on Thursday evening, before the P.M. A TENANCY CASE…

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Facts Established at Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

It an notion, the cause of which was flagrant 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 29 September 1906 · page 2

Mr. P. Eldershaw, J.P., presided at the Wagga Police Court yesterday. A middle-aged man named George Travers was committed on a charge of…

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The Courts. Wednesday. Small Debts Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

Maguire v. Miss Toohey (Mrs Holmes). This was a claim for £88. alleged to have been due to plaintiff's daughter as wages…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Messrs. F. Pinkstone and S. H. Dickson, J.P. Sisters in Law

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 2

Annie Maguire sued Ellen Tuohey (now Holmes), Kilrush, for £8/8/, pages for the alleged hire of a daughter for 56 weeks ab 3/- a week…

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