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Courts & crime, 1909

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Warden's Court Cancellation of Mining Tenements

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

Mr Lyon, warden's bailiff, at the instance of the Mines Department, called upon the following persons to show cause why their mining tenements should not be cancelled:…

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Police Court Cases. 60 Witnesses to Be Called. Tom Mann Silenced

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

The hearing of the charges was continued. The Crown will have close on 60 witnesses, and only two were examined yesterday…

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District Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The sitting of the Wagga. District Court lias been fixed for Saturday, March 6, and the last day for filing plaints at the office of the local C.P.S…

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

The quarterly sitting of the full Licensing of Court will be held at the Wagga Court House on Monday, April 1 6th, and to facilitate business it is…

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Securing "Ammunition." Providing Against the Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

It has been reported that raids have been made by night upon a pile of bricks stacked in the town. The object of these depredations is…

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Telephone at the Court House

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

A telephone connection has been established at the Wagga C.P.S. Office in response to representations made by Mr. J. D. Walker, the local C.P.S…

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Broken Hill Trouble. Riot Prosecutions. Police Officer's Evidence. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

The hearing of the cases against Tom Hum and 27 others, who are alleged to have taken part in the riot on January 9, was continued in the…

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The Harbor Tragedy. Marine Court Inquiry. Further Evidence. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 3

The Marine Court to-day continued its inquiry into the collision between the steamer Dunmore and the sailing pinnace from the H.M.S. Encounter…

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Barrier Crisis. Another Disturbance. Police Assaulted—three Men Arrested. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

A disturbance occurred in Argent-street last, evening. Some men got into an argument with a colored man in front ol the Crown and Anchor…

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Storming a Palace. Riotous Socialists at Dresden. Many Wounded by Police. London, Jan, 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Serious riots by Socialists have occurred at Dresden, the capital of the kingdom of Saxony. The Dresden correspondent of the…

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Mrs Dromond Released. From Gaol. Punishment for Mrs. Pankhurst

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

Mrs Drummond, the fighting “General” of the Suffragettes, was unexpectedly released from Holloway Gaol yesterday afternoon (November 3) by…

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Mrs Drumond Released. From Gaol Punishment for Mrs. Pankhurst

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

Mrs Drummond, the fighting "General" of the Suffragette, was unexpectedly released from Holloway Gaol yesterday afternoon (November 3) by…

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The Barrier. Police Assaulted.—three Men Arrested. Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 4

A disturbance occurred in Argent-street last evening. Some men got into an argument with a coloured man in front of the Crown and Anchor hotel over union…

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Burglary at Penshurst Police Make an Arrest. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

Burglars entered Bou[?]lamn's drapery establishment at Penshurst yesterday and got away with £40 worth of goods…

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A Terrorist Chief. Sentenced As Police Spy. a Remarkable Record. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

A secret tribunal sitting at Paris has condemned to death, as a police agent, a man named Azoff, who is chief of the Terrorist organisation of the Russian…

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Captain of a Steamer. Charged with Misconduct. Witnesses Allege Drunken Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

The hearing of the charge of alleged gross misconduct against Donald M'Lean, master of the barque Large Bay was resumed to-day…

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The Assault on Constable Brown. Serious Allegations. a Cowardly Attack. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

Three men were before the police court to-day charged with assaulting, on Monday night. Constable Brown, who deposed that he was maltreated in…

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Arbitration Court Proceedings. Mr. Justice Higgins's Intentions

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. Justice Higgins, president of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, has arranged to curtail his vacation, and to proceed next week with the…

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Muzzling of Tom Mann. Difficulties of the Police. Tongues Effectively Silenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 5

Although speakers from the South Australian Labor Party are doing their best to keep the enthusiasm up to concert pitch, the Labor people of…

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