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Courts & crime, 1908

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Gundagai Warden's Court. Monday, April 6Th. Before Mr. Warden Nisbett

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 2

T. L. Elliott applied for the cancellation of E. H. Elliott's authority to enter, 5 acres on portion 72, parish Tarrabandra, for non-observance of…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

A man named Johnston was called, but he did not appear; and his bail was estreated. An old man named John Henry McGuinness was fined 2/6 for drunkenness…

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Warden's Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

At the Gundngai Warden's court on Monday, before Mr. J. H. Nesbit, warden, E. H. Elliott was called upon to show cause, at the instance of Thos. L. Elliottt,…

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Cosmopolitan Gold-stealing

The Worker · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 11

Having reason to suspect that gold-stealing was going on at a house tenanted by Ah Foon in Bridge-street, Bendigo, V., the police watched the place. They saw a…

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Charged with Arson

The Worker · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 5

The inquiry into the cause of fires at seamen's lodging houses at 19, 21, and 23 Telford-street, Newcastle, N.S.W., resulted in the committal of two men for…

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Murder and Suicide

The Worker · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 5

Peter Crameri spared the public a lot of horrible details by committing suicide after he had killed a woman understood to be his wife at Boulder City, W.A. A…

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A Native Charged As an Alien

The Worker · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 5

The troubles of John Francis Minahan were settled by Mr. Cresswell, P.M., of Melbourne, by his decision in the case in which Minahan was charged with being a…

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Run Down By a Motor. Sydney Strike Fatality. Driver Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 2

John Woolfe, who was knocked down by motor car on Monday, died this morning without having regainel consciousness. A charge of having…

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Validity of the Union Label Test Case Before High Court

The Worker · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 23

Before the High Court, sitting at Sydney, last week, the matter of the Attorney-General of New South Wales v. the Brewery Employees' Union of New South Wales…

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Why Chinese Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 3

Some amazing statements were made by Mr. Reyersbach at the meeting of the Rand Chamber of Mines on 19th September. He said that the month[?]…

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Descriptive. the Court Society of Europe. (Copyright.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 7

It has become in these days rather popular to scoff at the pomp and slate of Court ceremonies, as useless and meaningless encumbrances. But,…

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The Courts. Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Drunk, Etc

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

Henry McGuinness was fined 5/- for drunkenness and 5/- for using obscene language, or 48 hours hard labour for each offence…

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Local Option Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

The local option court to-day decided to close five hotels in Darlinghurst…

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Stolen State Secrets. Theft of Members of the Kaiser;s Tutor. Active Search. Berlin, Feb 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 6

Con[?]tential papers which contain important State secrets have been stolen from the effects left by the late Privy Councillor Hintzpeter, the…

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Warden's Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, Warden. SUSPENSION

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

In re James Boxsell: Thomas Craigo deposed: I appear on behalf of Mr. Boxsell, who is unable to attend, I being his brother-in-law; there is no water…

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Small Debts Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. GARNISHEE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

P. R. Watson v. A. Dixon Chater, garnishee Garnet Henry. Mr. Mac Mahon, for Watson, applied for £5, which had been paid into court,…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

Before Messrs. Stevenson, P.M., and Fosbery, J.P., at the Wagga police court yesterday, an elderly man named Donald M'Crimmon, of North Wagga…

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Train Wrecking. Culprits Sentenced. Low Price for Murder. London, April 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

The ringleader of the attempt to blow up by means of dynamite the special train by which the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. Sir Andrew Leith…

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Daring Burglary. at Cooma Railway Station. Safe Blown Open. Cooma

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

At the Cooma railway station early this morning the safe, containing £149 in cash, was blown open, and the money taken…

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The Courts. Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. LANGUAGE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 2

Alfred Hull was charged, on the information of Constable McEachern, with using indecent language in a public place afc Stockinbingal…

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