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Courts & crime, 1908

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Atholwood Sentenced

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 31

[?]. B. Athohvood, a well-known Australian actor, was, at Melbourne last week, sentenced to six months' imprisonment for bigamy. A few curious facts were made…

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Burglary at Adelaide Trades Hall

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 31

Some time during the early morning of May 22 burglars entered the Trades Hall by the window of the council chamber of the United Labor Party. The party had…

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Russian Revolutionaries Result of Court Martial. Four Sentenced to Death. London, May 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

A court martial at St. Petersburg has sentenced four revolutionaries to death for complicity in the murder of General Pavloff. M. Maximoffaky, and…

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Commercials Charged with Big Robberies

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 31

William Robertson and Arthur Tillinghurst, commercial travellers, have boon charged at Sydney with having stolen large quantities of tobacco, the property…

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St. Andrew's Tennis Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

A tennis court in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, which has been laid out on the south side of the church, was opened…

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Newcastle Coal Court. Judge Heydon Resigns

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

A definite announcement of his resignation as President of the Newcastle Coal Commission has been made by Judge Heydon, the grounds given by his Honor…

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Miners Demand Reconstitution of the Coal Court

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

Some correspondence has been taking place between Premier Wade and Mr. W. Brennan, secretary of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, N.S.W., on the…

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Tramway Employees' Troubles. Crowded Out of Arbitration Court

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 6

Last week Messrs. H. Lawton and A. C. Warton, president and secretary respectively of Sydney Tramway Employees' Union, interviewed the Premier (Mr. Wade)…

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Federal Timber Workers' Conference. Preparations for Arbitration Court

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 8

The principal business which the Federal Council of the Timber-yard, Sawmill, and General Woodworkers Association had before it at the recent annual conference…

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N.s.w. Arbitration Court a Question of Jurisdiction

The Worker · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 23

In Sydney last week Mr. J. L. Campbel appeared before Justices Simpson and Sly on behalf of the Caledonian Coal Coy., Ltd., and moved to make absolute a rule nisi for…

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Publisher Sentenced

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

The publisher of a native paper at Allahabad has been sentenced to a fine of 5,000 rupees and ordered to suffer twenty-three months…

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The Exhumation Case. Woman Charged with Murder. Committed for Trial

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

The circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander Brown, which occurred early on 25th April at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, were…

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Bank Raiders Sentenced

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

Two men who were arrested for raiding the bank at Montreux, in Switzerland, in September last, when two men were shot, have been…

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The Seditious Press. Native Editor Sentenced. London, May 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

The publisher of a native newspaper at Allahabad has been sentenced to twenty-three months' imprisonment and a fine of ive thousand rupees for…

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Sensational Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Sequel to Domestic Unhappiness. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

A sensational tragedy occurred at Perth shortly after 5 o clock this evening, resulting in the death of two persons…

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Sentenced to Death SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

Joseph Rossiter, placed on trial at the Criminal Court, charged with wounding Emma Williams with intent to murder her, was found guilty and…

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Woman and Constable. a Police Court Charge. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

At the Paddington Police Court today Eleanor Brown was charged with unlawfully using an instrument upon Florence Lloyd, and John Thomas…

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Surplus Revenue. Sir William Lyne's Proposal. Mr. Wade Indignant. Case of Political Burglary. High Court to Be Appealed To

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 1

The State Premier, Mr. Wade, rereferred on Saturday morning to the proposal of the Federal Treasurer in connection with the paying over of…

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Killed on a Ship. a Cook Sentenced. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court to-day and Bear, a ship's cook, was charged the having, on board the steamer [?], at Sydney, feloniously…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 1. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.m.) Straying Animals

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

Chas. Crisp and George Skinner were catch proceeded against at the Wagga Summons Court yesterday, for being the owners of cows found…

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