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Courts & crime, 1907

1,182 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 60

Small Debts Court. Monday, February 4. Before Mr. Nisbett. P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

T. E. HARPER (by his attorney, E. R. E. Robins) v. R. J. McNamars, goods sold and delivered, £9/16/10. Mr. W. Fraser for plaintiff, Mr. Leary for…

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Situation in Russia. Arrests at Warsaw. the School Bomb Outrage. Two Youths the Culprits. Another Police Chief Shot. London, Feb. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

One hundred arrests have been made in the factory districts of Warsaw. Particulars are now to hand of the attempted bomb outrage at the poor…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Drunk, Etc

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

Robert Riley was charged as above by Constable McAlpine, and also with using bad language, and to the first he pleaded guilty, and to the second he…

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Police Changes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

Sergeant Robert Coveney finished his services in the State police force yesterday and he has been succeeded at Wagga by Sergeant White of Culcairn…

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Peculiar People Prosecution for Cruelty. Two Men Sent to Gaol. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 3

A case of much interest, bearing upon the teachings of the sect known as the "Peculiar People," has been heard at Chelmsford…

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White Cliffs Murder

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

The coroner at White Cliffs held an inquest last week concerning the death of May Jewson or Cooney, the woman…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 6. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

Pastures Protection Board ,v. Lockett, failing to destroy rabbits. Postponed to 27th Inst. Same v. Davis. Postponed to…

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Insurance and Crime. Murder as a Means of Making Money

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

Murders in winch the criminal has sought to profit by insuring his victim's life, as did B[?]son the Cape murderer who killed himself on the discovery of…

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Spiritualist's Will. Challenged in Court. Disembodied Visitants

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 8

Judgment has been pronounced in the Probate Court in favor of the will of Mrs. Octavia Day, a spiritualist, of Edith road, Kensington, probate to which was…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

F. S. Hodge v. S. H. Waters, goods soldand delivered, £718s 1ld. Mr. Matthews for plaintiff, and Mr. Quirk for defendant…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Alleged Cruelty

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

John Gammage, a young man, was charged with cruelty to animals, he being an employee of Messrs. S. Cohen and Co. For the defence it was shown that the…

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Peculiar Theft Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

A case which has excited much local interest was concluded at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on Wednesday. Daniel George Bryant and his son Samuel Ernest…

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Local Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

The usual long list of oases was awaiting the decision of Mr. Wilkinson P.M. on Wednesday. The P. P. Board proceeded against many persons for failing…

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Magistrate and Bomb. a Sensational Incident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. Cortesse, a magistrate at Patterson, New Jersey, U.S.A., was blown to pieces through opening an infernal machine which had been sent to him by…

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Russian Terrorists. Murder in a Church

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

A band of Terrorists brought two men to a church at Olavkoff, Russia, bound them and forced them to kneel. They then killed their victims by firing rifles…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 11. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson. P.m.) Counterfett Coin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Further evidence was taken in the case of Emil Reberger, who is charged with uttering a counterfeit com, to wit, a farthing, intended to responsible…

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An Infernal Machine Magistrate Blown to Pieces. His Son Injured. London, February 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. Cortesse, a magistrate of Paterson, New Jorsey, was blown to pieces while opening an infernal machine sent him by post. His son was seriously…

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Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 2

A clerk at, Essen, in Prussia, has surrendered for murdering Miss Lake, an English woman, in a wood at Essen last October…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J.P., Robert Hughes was fined £1, or 14 days imprisonment, for having been…

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The Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

Robert Hughes, charged with being drunk and disorderly wax in the police court yesterday, lined £1 or 14 days. At the previous court, Richard Ward…

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