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Courts & crime, 1907

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

At the Wagga Licensing Court, consisting of Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M. (president), and Messrs. W. Purtell and L.A. Forbery, J's.P., James Dennis applied…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 7Th. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 4

Christian C. Lowe pleaded guilty to charges of being drank and disorderly and using indecent language, and had to pay £3 10s in fines, or one months'…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 7. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

Christian C. Love pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and disorderly and using indecent language, and was mulct in fines to the extent of £3 10/…

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Grass Fires at The Rock. Police Investigating

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

Between the 30th December last and 2nd instant, a number of fires have occurred within about a mile radius at Clen Rock, nine miles the other side…

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Warden's Court. Before Mr. Warden Nisbett

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

William Stafford v. the Driver's Reward Gold-mining Company, Reno, balance of account due for carting, £7…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Monday, January 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

In the Licensing Court, before Messrs. Wilkinson, P.M., Fosbery and Purtell, J's.P., yesterday. James Dennis applied for the license…

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The Gambling Raid. Chinese Before the Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

The nine Chinese who were arrested on Saturday in connection with the raid by the police on an alleged gambling den in Pitt-street, were before the court…

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Police Court. Monday, 7Th January, 1907. Before Mr. J. H. Nesbitt, P. M. Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

E. True and F. Brown were charged with stealing, in company, at Reno, on 30th December last, one sheep, valued at 15s, the property of James…

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Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. W. W. Lockwood J.P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

jean Gillespie was charged with being very drunk in a railway carriage; and she was given into custody by Inspector Alt. She pleaded guilty…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

In the Police Court Yesterday before Mr. Eldersham, J.P., Ralph Bradshaw charged with being drunk and disorderly in Fitzmaurice-street was fined…

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Stealing Union Funds. Bourke

The Worker · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 13

J. E. McCarthy was tried at Bourke on 8th inst. for stealing Australian Workers' Union funds at Goorimpa in 1903. He was found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine…

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Telegraphic News. Generals Cables. Police Form a Union. London, Jan 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

Great disorganisation exists among the police at Tours, the capital of the French department of Indre-et-Loire, 147 miles south-west of Paris…

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A Credulous Spiritualist. Mysterious Shower of Sovereigns. Remarkable Court Case

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 4

A case with some novel feature was heard at the Paddington Police Court on Monday in which an elderly man named Edward Henry Power, describing…

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Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 5

The Police Magistrate had a big calendar before on Wednesday and Thursday last, the accumulation of the holidays, besides a large…

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Adelong. Police COURT.—Tuesday

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

Before Mr. T. W. Witts, J. P. Mrs. M. Cassin v. T. Fitzpatrick. Mr. Emanuel for plaintiff; Mr. Russel for defendant…

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Girl's Revenge. Murder of a Betrayer. "He Deserved to Die."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

On 30th October the correspondent of the London " Daily Mail" wrote from Now York :-Another murder trial In which the…

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Mesmerism in Court. Girl Defendant Thrown into a Trance

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

PARIS An extraordinary scene was witnessed before a Judge at St. Quentin yesterday. Mile. Bar, a girl of 22, who is being. prosecuted for illegally practising…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

In the Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs Purtell, Jeremy, and [?]chnstone, J's.P., Patrick has waish was brought up on remand on a charge…

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The Magistrate

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

The January issue of "The Magistrate" is to hand from the publishers, H. J. Herbert and Co., 9 Hamilton-street, Sydney. This issue again forcibly…

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Police Promotions

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

The following are among the promotions announced in the "Gazertto" this week:—Walker, Alexander Binming…

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