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Courts & crime, 1910

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

Thos. Comans and Patrick Burke were charged before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, with behaving in…

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Confession of Murder. a Mystery Solved. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

Henry Casey, the man who is charged with the murder of Johann Kelly, at Armidale on 13t December, 1908, arrived at Armidale in the custody of…

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Bankruptcy Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

Walter Henry Allen, manager of the Union Bank, Wagga, appeared before. Mr. Geo. Stevenson, District Registrar, yesterday afternoon, for his…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, January 3. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Defrauding the Railways

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

A charge was laid against Norman Bert for travelling on the railways between Henty ana Wagga, with intent to avoid payment of his fare…

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Police Baffled. Coal From India

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

The police state they are completely baffled by the strike congress, owing to the latter holding secret meetings. Further trouble is anticipated at…

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Attempted Murder. Farmer Fires at His Wife and Stepsons. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

An exciting shooting affray took place at Kulpara, near Port Wakefield, yesterday. Richard Lambden, a farmer, who has been absent some…

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The Armidale Murder

The Worker · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 19

The murder of Johanna Kelly at the Central Hotel, Armidale, early in the morning of Dec. 13, 1908, has been recalled by the arrest of Henry Casey, 26 years of…

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Prosecutions Under Coercion Act. New Congress Delegates Charged. Judge Heydon's Forcible Remraks

The Worker · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 15

Application was made by the Crown to the Industrial Court on Tuesday for leave to prosecute Peter Bowling (President) and D. Button (delegate) of the Northern…

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Alleged Solicitation to Murder a Father's Request. Verdict of Insanity. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 2

Henry Ainsworth, aged 32, who was charged, at the Central Criminal Court to-day, with having solicited Amy Catchpole, a nurse, to murder…

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Reporters Wanted As Police Spies. a Contemptible Action That Failed

The Worker · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 15

Memory of the frantic attempts of the Government to secure evidence to enable them to arrest. Mr. Peter Bowling after his defiant remarks at the Annual Trade…

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Victoria. Cool Storage Workers. Industrial Court Reduces Wages. a Conservative Judgment

The Worker · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 9

By a process of reasoning which comes so easy to a man whose income is about £60 a week, Mr. Justice Hodges has decided that chamber hands in the cool…

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Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate. VAGRANT

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

Robert Wilson was charged with having insufficient means of support, and he pleaded guilty. Case adjourned till Saturday morning, on the…

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The Armidale Murder. Casey's Confession. Details of the Crime. Accused Is Amused. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 2

Henry Casey was before the Armidale Policy Court to-day in connection with the murder of Johanna Kelly in December, 1908. The confession made…

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About Women. Women Gamblers. Police Raid Baccarat Club. Paris, Nov. 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 5

The Paris police yesterday continued their campaign against gambling clubs by raiding the Charity Club. They found 60 members present, 55…

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Police Court. Monday. before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.M. DRUNKS, &c

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

"Frederick Levett was fined 10/- for riotous behaviour. Garnet Thomas Leonard was fined 10/- for indecent language,…

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Safety Matches. Police Prosecution Fails

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

William Benjamin Lever, charged Baylis-street, was charged with selling matches, other than safety matches, in contravention, of the Government…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, January 10, 1910. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Allowing Animals to Wander

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

Mr. C. R. Palmer, municipal inspector of nuisances, proceeded against several defendants, for allowing goats and cows to wander iu the public…

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Poison in the Post. a Forbes Case. Young Woman Charged. Forbes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

At the police court this morning, Ellen Jones, 24. a single woman, was charged with having on[?] or about December 4 last attempted to murder…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 10, 1910. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) on Licensed Premises. Christmas Day Offences in Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

John Hamilton, of Travers-st., was charged with being found one the licensed premises of the Commercial Hotel, Fitzmeurice-street, during…

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Wagga Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. G. Stevenson, P.M., and L.A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J'eP.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court for the district of Wagga was held in the Court House yesterday afternoon…

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