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Courts & crime, 1906

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Petty Debts Court. Friday November 30.(Before Mr. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 3

The Minister for Public Instruction v. Vesperman, for school fees; verdict for 16/- and 5/-Costs…

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Coolamon Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, November 30.(Before Mr. Wilkinson. S.M.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 3

POLICE v. John Vesperman, neglecting to send his children to school. Case dismissed…

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Licensing Court for Auctioneers and Hawkers. (Before Messrs. Webb, Iverach, Hall and Doubleday, J.’s P.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 3

Auctioneers Licenses were granted to Messrs. Stinson, Seymoure, Moore, Kelly, Beveridge, Rowston, Dennett, Lucas and…

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Small Debts Court. (Bofore Mr. T. H. Wilkinson. P.M and Mr. R. J. Austin, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 4

Wright, Heaton und Co. v. S. Langham. Mr. Matthews for plaintiff announced a settlement. Struck out…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday. December 5Th. (Before Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P. M., R. J. Austin, J.P., and A. Brown, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 4

Keeshin Singh, Gopal Singh, J. G. Merry, Ultra Singh, Charlie Choy. Sadjah Singh, and Dalah Singh applied for renewals of hawkers' licenses…

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Cautoining Prisoners London Magistrate's View

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 3

A "FOOLISH FORMULA." During the hearing of a charge of child murder at Old street yesterday reports the London "Dally Mail" of…

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State Parliament the Ballina Murder. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

In the Assembly this evening Mr. Thrower moved the adjournment of the House to refer to the intention of the Executive to carry out the death penalty…

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New South Wales. a Murder Charge. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

The trial of Mary Ann Ryder and William Worsley, for the alleged murder of Amy Dev[?]ke, was continued to-day. The former prisoner made a…

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Temora Police Court. Friday, 7Th December, 1906. (Before Mr. H. M. Dove, P. M.) Drunkenness and Obscene Language

The Temora Star · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

Nine of the labourers on the Ariah Park railway extension were proceeded against by First-class Constable Hugston for drunkenness at Ariah Park on a recent…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, Dec. 10th, 1906. Defrauding the Railways

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

John Deperas was charged with an attempt to defraud the New South Wales railways by not paying his fare. Inspector Williams, representing the Railway…

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Wagga Police Court. (Before Mr. T. H." Willimson, P.m.) Defrauding the Railways

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

John Deperas was charged with attempting to defraud the N.S.W. Railway Department by of paying his fare. Inspector Williams, representing…

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Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. J, H. Nisbett, P.M. ASSAULT

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 3

William Fleming v. Thomas Coopor. Mr. Mac Mahon for plaintiff Mr. E. A. Morgan for defendant. Plea, guilty with provocation…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 1

At the Policy Court before Mr. C. F. Haberecht, J.P., Fred Cubitt toed the mark, for using keroseme Janguage, in Ivor Street, and…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 2
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Richard Griffiths was charged at the decent language in Fitzmauriceistreet, Police Court yesterday with using in on 11th instant. Mr. Eldershaw. J.P.,…

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Charged!

The Worker · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 5

The Court: "What's the prisoner charged with?" The Trap: "Gasoline, Oi th[?] yer Worship. He smells loike a motor car."…

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Queensland Land Policy. Stealing Settlers From Other States. Her Own Land Difficulties

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 4

Queensland has got past the blushing stage in its campaign of attracting settlers from other States. It seems to have been adopted as a fixed…

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German Creek Murder. Execution of Brown. Expresses Regret. Grafton

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 2

The youth John Raymond Brown paid the last dread penalty of the law this morning, when he was excruted in Grafton Gaol for the German Creek…

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Ex-m.l.a. in Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 3

Richard Sleath, ex-M.L.A., to whom a jury in the District Court yesterday awarded £50 for libel contained in a report of a case in which his wife made…

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"Ireland Blocks the Way." Merely a Police Regulation

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 2

Mr. Redmond (leader of the Irish Nationalists) threatened to oppose the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill with a view ot preventing a renewal of the…

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