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Courts & crime, 1908

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Unemployed in Scotland Riotous Demonstrations. Inflammatory Speeches. Police Charge the Mob. London, Sept. 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the Glasgow unemployed was held in St. George's Square at midnight, at which inflammatory speeches were made. The police…

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Land Appeal Court. Sitting at Wagga. Second Day Thursday, September 10. (Before Messrs. H. A. Curry (President), and Brandis and Houston Commissioner). Appeal Dismissed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

The appeal of A. J. Cleland against the decision of the Corowa Land Board in respect of his additional conditional purchase application…

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Burglar Sentenced. Claims to Be Innocent. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

At the Sessions to-day George Wood was convicted of breaking and entering, and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude…

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Alleged Slander. Boot Manufacturers Charged. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

In the Supreme Court to-day Joseph Pearson sued Gavin, Gibson and Co., claiming £5000 damages for alleged slander…

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Killing an Informer. Bengali Sentenced to Death. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

The trial of two men charged with being the murderers of a Hindu informer named Gossain, who was killed in the Allipur gaol hospital on August…

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Major Dreyfus. Attempted Murder. Accused Acquitted. London, Sept. 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

Gregori, the French military journalist who shot at Major Dreyfus on 4th June last while the latter was present at the ceremony of transferring…

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Land Appeal Court. Reserved Decisions Delivered

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

At the Wagga Courthouse on Saturday the Land Appeal Court (Messrs H. A. Curry, president, and Brandis and Houston, commissioners),…

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Land Appeal Court. Sitting at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court concluded its sittings at the Wagga Court House on Saturday when reserved decisions were delivered as under:—…

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Charge of Murder. Case of Charles Mueller. Probable Release. Fremantle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

Charles Mueller, who was arrested on the arrival of the German steamer West-Falin from Bremerhaven on July 13, on a charge of murder at…

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Socialist Disturbance. Police Attacked. Forty Arrests. London, Sept. 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 2

During the Eucharistic procession at Buda Pest, socialists created a disturbance. The rioters attacked the police, who drew their swords and…

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District Court. Before His Honor Acting Judge Rolin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

On Saturday the Wagga District Court opened before His Honor Acting Judge Rolin. There were but two cases listed for hearing—one…

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Wagga District Court. Alleged Debt for Rent. Case Withdrawn. Before Acting Judge Rolin

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 3

Mr H. O. Heath appeared for the compliment, and Mr P. R. Higgins appeared for the defendant. This was a case in which Ada Dennis sought to…

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Suicide or Murder?

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 2

A case of suicide or murder was reported yesterday from Menzies. Michael Salmon was found on the road with his throat cut, and he died…

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Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. Straying Stock

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 September 1908 · page 2

F. M. West was charged with allowing one cow to stay on the railway line at Stockinbingal on 15th August. Plea guilty…

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Before the Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 3

Carswell and Osborne were again brought before the police court this morning charged with having attempted to conceal the birth of a child on or…

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Wipe Beating and a Cure. Cowardly Assault on a Wife. Fine of 5/- Inflicted

The Worker · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 7

Before Messrs. Edwards and Armstrong, J's.P., at Port Melbourne court on Saturday, Margaret Robinson, an invalid, proceeded against her husband, Martin…

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A Sham Australian Court of St. James

The Worker · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 16

AUSTRALIA has grown with the years in the estimation of Downing-street. In a gubernatorial sense we began humbly [?]with a quartette of post captains…

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The Sevenoaks Murder Theory of Revenge. Searching for Evidence. London, Sept. 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

The police have abandoned their theory that the motive for the Sevenoaks murder was plunder, and are now searching for evidence of personal…

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Trial of Dinizulu. Special Court Created. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

The special commissioners who are to try Dinizulu, the Zulu chieftaiu, who is charged with murder during the rebellion of 1906, and disloyalty, have…

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Court of Arbitration. New Scheme for England. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill's projected Court of Arbitration to deal with industrial disputes will vary constantly as regards its personnel, owing to the…

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