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Courts & crime, 1909

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Petty Debts Court Monday, August 9. KENNEDY, V. GANCER

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 3

This was a claim to recover the hum of £31 10/ which the plaintiff alleged he had given into the care of the defendant Mr. W. M. J. Walsh…

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Travesty of Justice. Magistrates Decision Strong High Court Comment. Sydnfy

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

The High Court uphold the appeal of James William Evans formerly inspector of wrights and measures at Sydney against the refusal of the State Full…

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Police Court Monday, August 9, 1909. Before Mr D. C. Bruce, J.P. Drunkenness and Bad Language

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 2

E. W. Webb (a stranger) pleaded guilty to the above. For drunkenness he was fined 2s 6d, and 10s for language…

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Workmen's Compensation Act. South Australian Magistrate's View. Broad and Untechnical Administration Urged

The Worker · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 22

Judgment was given by Commissioner Russell in the Adelaide local court on Friday in a case in which Frederick Boss, a merchant and sawyer, sued Smith…

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Attorney-general and High Court

The Worker · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 19

For the second time in direct comment upon the methods adopted by the Wade Administration in New South Wales—quite apart from the inference to be…

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Freezing Trade. Arbitration Court Proceedings. Engine Drivers and Firemen Benefit

The Worker · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 5

When the notice of the demand of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association was received by the owners of refrigerating works in Victoria and…

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Sweated Police and Sunday Rest. Labor Leader M'gowen Takes Action. One Sunday a Fortnight. Wade Government's Bitter Opposition

The Worker · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 3

The active attention of N.S.W. Parliament was drawn to the treatment of the police of the State, and the need for an melioration of their working conditions…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. W. Lockwood and J. J. Leahy, J.P. LANGUAGE. George Creighton was charged with…

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Closing of Cootamundra Gaol

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

By a proclamation in the Government ' Gazette of the 11th August, there are to be 24 police gaols, scattered all over the state, closed, from 16th August (Monday next),…

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Opium Smuggling. Alleged Conspiracy. a Stoms Officers and Police. an Interesting Case. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

The case in which Thomas Love and Frederick Dansey (Customs officers), and Sydney Wickham (a police constable), were charged with having…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, August 16. Breaches of Bylaws

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 3

For breaches of the municipal bylaws the undermentioned defendants were fined, at the instance of the inspector, Chas. H. Palmer, in the amounts…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before Mr. J. H. Niabett, P.M. DRUNKENNESS

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

John Lyons, an old man, pleaded guilty to the above and was fined 5/- or 48 hours. Taker Singh, an Indian hawker, was…

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Gundagai Police Court. Monday, August 16. Before Mr. Nisbett, P.M. LANGUAGE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

J. Davies pleaded guilty to using indecent language on August 7. Constable. Cooper said the offence occurred very late at night, and friends…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

The Wagga quarter sessions will be opened at 10 a.m. to-day, before has Honor District Court Judge Rogers. there is only one case set down for…

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Small Debts Court. the Purchase of a Horse

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

Before Mr. Nisbett, P.M., in the Small Debts Court yesterday, Samuel Solomon sued Phillip Arantz for the recovery of £7 in regard to the sale of…

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Volunteer Land Orders. High Court Decision. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

The High Court upheld the appeal of Daniel Capel, of Bingera, which arose out of an application for land under the Volunteer Forces…

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That Wheaten Hay Police Court Proceedings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 2

At the local police court on Monday John Smith, a resident of South Gundagai, was charged, on the information of the police, with that he did at South…

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Police Court Monday, August 16Th, 1909. Before Mr. J. H. Nesbitt, P.M. "LANGWIDGE."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 2

J. Davis pleaded guilty to the above charge and was fined 20s, with costs 6s…

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Small Debts Court Monday, August 16, 1909. Before Mr. J. H. Nesbitt, P.M. Breach of Warranty

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 2

S. Solomon v. P. Arantz, breach of warranty, claim £7. Mr. Week[?]s for plaintiff, Mr. C. J. Fraser for defendant…

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A Political Murder

The Worker · Thursday 19 August 1909 · page 19

The trial of the Indian Dinghra at Westminster, Eng., for the murder of Sir William Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Lalcaca at the Imperial Institute, London, had more than…

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