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Courts & crime, 1907

1,182 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 60

Tragedy at Hillston Attempted Murder and Suicide

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 4

About midnight on Monday, a man named Robert Whatley Visited the house of a married woman, Amelia Hussey at Hillston, and knocked at the…

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Gautemala Plot. Wholesale Arrests. 40 Sentenced to Death. London, July 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

The President of the Gaulemala Republic, whose life was recently attempted on several occasions, has arrested 160 persons. Among them were many…

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Bushworkers' Budget. Policy for 1907. Arbitration Court Arrangement

The Worker · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 9

Members will have realized the wisdom of the Policy laid down by Conference in February last that they should keep themselves clear from any engagements for…

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The Collins-street Murder Reward Doubled—£1000 Of-fered. Likely to Be Further Increased

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 2

It was decided by the Victorian Cabinet on Tuesday to double the reward offered for information leading to the conviction of the murderer of Mr…

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Charged with Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 3

A tragedy accurred st the Haymarket last night. Two men, Albert Victor Welsh, aged 33. and Walter. Scott Laidlaw, aged 37, had been drinking…

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Attempted Murder. and Suicide

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 2

ON Monday night last, about 11.30 o'clock, those residents of Hillston who had not, then retired for the night, were startled by the intelligence that…

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The Police of the Coast

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 7

Now that line is little of no smuggling, there is an impression thai coastguards have very easy lives. During the summer months, when the…

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Assault on a Schoolmaster. Storekeeper Fined £10

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 2

At the Narrabri Police Court to-day, William Miller, storekeeper, of Woolabra, was fined £10 for assaulting Chas. Sidney Dunlop, schoolmaster, at…

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Lockhart Court Arrangements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 2

On taking his seat on the Bench at the Lockhart Police Court on Tuesday, Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., said that he found the work of the Court…

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A Sydney Murder. Man Shot Outside an Hotel. an Unexplained Crime

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 6

A young man named Albert Victor Welsh, aged 33, a groom, was shot dead outside the Ultimo Hotel, at the corner of Ultimo and…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

There was little business at the Police Court yesterday, Michael Doyle, from Dalgety, pleaded guilty to being found on liee[?] premises, the…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 8th. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

A drunk who had been arrested in a state bordering on delirius tremens was lined 5s or the rising of the court. Accused had been drinking heavily at a…

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Small Debts Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

About a [?]ozen cases were called in the Small De[?]ls Court yesterday, but all but one were struck out, there being no appearance of parties in them…

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New Court Arrangements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., informed those present in the court room yesterday morning that in future he would hold a Small Debts court in…

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Wagga Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

An adjourned sitting of the quarterly Licensing Court was held of the Wagga Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., and Messrs. W…

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Fiendish Murder. Old Woman the Victim. Mysterious Surroundings. Battered to Death in Bed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

Great excitement prevailed in the usually quiet of Enmore this afternoon when the news was circulated that an inoffensive old lady had…

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Horrible Murder Old Woman Battered to Death. While Lying in Bed. Murderer's Frenzied Attack. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 2

A brutal murder was committed at Newtown during last night, the victim being an old lady named Mary MacNamara, widow of the late…

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Poison in a Tea Kettle Extraordinary Charge of Attempted Murder. Mine Owner's Story. Accused Sent for Trial

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 4

At the Bairnsdale police court on Friday, before Mr. C. G. Holmes, P.M., Wm. Davis was presented on a charge of administering cyanide of potassium…

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Standard Oil Trust J. D. Rockefeller in Court. a Resultless Examination. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 3

In March last Mr. J. D. Rockefeller' who is regeaded as the head of the famous Standard Oil Trust, was summoned by the prosecution to give…

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