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Courts & crime, 1907

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Riot in Fiji. Police Open Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 3

A telegram from Suva, Fiji, states that 65 Hindoo laborers rioted at the Island of Laba[?]. The police fired upon the rioters, wounding three…

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The Murder at Woodend. Victim Identified. Disappearance of His Mail. a Mysterious Crime

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 4

The police investigation into the savage murder of a swagman outside Woodend (Vic.), is being pushed on with all speed, but the crime has been…

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Sensational Case. Police Official Shot At. a Desperate Struggle. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 2

Shortly afternoon to-day the people in the Parth police court heard the report of revolver shots coming from the room of the Commissioner of…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 2

IN the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., John Wallace was charged with stealing one cow, the property of Heinecke Bros.,…

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Matricide Charged, Millionaire's Wife Arrested

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 4

On the 18th February, the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— Mrs Leopold Wallau, one of…

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Land Appeal Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 6

The Land Appeal Court will sit at Hay on April 30th, the following cases from the Narandera Land District being set down for hearing…

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Amusing Incident in Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

'Rationals' is the name now used for the new woman's divided garment. The following incident in court refers to their adoption…

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Murder Confessed

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 2

The police have arrested a young man who gave the name of Kurt Schouber, 17½ years of age, at-Broadmedow in connection with the…

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A Bush Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

Two men, Mines and Jerrett, quarrelled at Woodstock, near Inverell, to-day. Mines subsequently went to the bead station and asked for his wages,…

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Theft of a Bicycle a Boy Arrested

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, at the Wagga Police Court, yesterday, David Fen wick, aged 16 years, was charged with stealing a bicycle, the property of Henry…

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An Uneviable Record. 50 Years in Gaol

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

A man who was before the Police Court today for larceny, has served 50 years and 5 months in gaol since 1854 in England and Australia, and had had a…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. Fifty Years in Gaol

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

A man who came before the police court to-day on a charge of larceny had a most extraordinary career of crime, having served over 50 years in…

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The Woodend Murder. Arrest of the Suspect. Confession of Guilt

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 4

On Thursday, after a quest lasting for nearly six days, the detective police were able to discover and arrest the man who, according to his own…

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Local and General News. Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

At the Wagga Licensing Court, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, the Licensing Magistrate, Joseph Martin applied for the transfer of his licence of the…

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Accused Before the Court. the Youth's Defence. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 4

The youth Schonbeer, the self-confessed murderer of the man Panton, was brought the court to-day and remanded for a week. He appeared to…

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Imperial Conference. Court of Appeal. Australian Resolution Negatived. London. April 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

The Imperial Conference. continued its sitting yesterday. The most important business related to proposal from the Premiers of some of the…

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Inverell Murder. Victim Horribly Disfigured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 4

Further details of the tragedy and Woodstock Station, near Inverell West, are available. The murdered man, Joseph Garrett…

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Woman Murdered at White Cliffs. Afghan Sentenced to Death

The Worker · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 2

At Broken Hill, on April 15, Peter Sadeek, an Afghan, was charged before Mr. Acting Justice Gibson, with the murder of May Jewson, or Coohey, at White Cliffs on…

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The Fiji Riot. Armed Hindoos Resist Police. Three Men Shot. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 1

Details of the riot at Labassa, Fiji, were received by the Talune. On April 15, 52 Indians proceeded to the police station at Labassa, and…

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Milk Carters and Dairy Employees. N.S.W. Arbitration Court Judgment

The Worker · Thursday 2 May 1907 · page 15

The Court delivered its reserved judgement in the dispute between the Milk and Ice Carters and Dairymen's Employees' Union and Stephen Whitehurst, claim for…

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