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Courts & crime, 1910

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 2

Before Messrs. F. Pinkstone and J. J. Leahy J.P. LARCENY. Arthur Ernest White was charged…

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Police Court. Friday, March 18. Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M.

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

A prohibition order was granted against W. H. Dale for twelve months. Wm. Maher was charged with…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 23rd March, 1910. (Before Mr. J. H. Nisbett, P.m.) Drunk

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

Michael Ryan was charged with being drunk in River-street, Yarrangobilly, to which he pleaded guilty and was lined 2/6, or rising of the Court…

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Reincarnation Plea. Rider Haggard Romance Recalled At Japanese Murder Trial

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 7

Reincarnation was made the defence for murder in the trial at Tokio of a woman named Yasu and her lover Yataro. The two are…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, March 18. Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M.

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 3

Geo. Weston v. A. Adams.—Claim 9; for set of horseshoes, Mr. O’Halloran for plaintiff. Verdict for amount claimed…

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Supposed Murder Plot Missionaries and Papuans. Eight Arrests Made

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

The latest news from German New Guinea gives details of the elaborate plot of the natives of the interior to kill all the local missionaries. The trouble…

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Police Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 2

Lucy Harrison pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkeness, and was fined 5/- or 48 hours. Constable Lawrence was the…

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A Revolting Crime. Charge of Child Murder. the Mother's Testimony. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 2

At the central criminal court to-day, Peter Brady was charged with the murder of Roma Mitchell. The accused who pleaded not guilty, challenged 9…

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Engined Livers & Firemen's Complaints. Federal Court Declared Powerless

The Worker · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 23

On March 25 the final stage in tire hearing of the plaint of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association was reached by the Federal Arbitration…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 4

George Burke pleaded guilty to being drunk and resisting Constable Noble at Stockinbingal. Fined 5/- and 10/- costs…

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Horrible Murder and Muti[?]latton

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

After being locked up all night, the jury in the case of James Brady, charged with the murder of his infant daughter, under horrible…

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A Police Quarrel

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

Constable Abbott, of Wollongong, has beau a rested on a charge of attempting to shout Sergeant Noble. When charged at the lock up the…

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Sentenced to Death. a Queensland Murder. Toowoomba (Q.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 6

At the criminal sittings of the Circuit Court to-day, Dick Normanton charged with the wilful murder of George Robert Clements, at…

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Fortune Teller Sentenced. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

For attempting to tell fortunes by means of palmistry at the Sydney Show ground, Miss Florence De Lisle, who carried on business in an elaborately…

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Suicide in Gaol. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

Captain Henderson, who was found in a police cell in Melbourne suffering from strychnine poisoning, died this morning. He was under arrest for…

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New York Murder. Wolter's Sang Froid. London, March 31

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 3

A grand jusy at New York has indicated Albert Wolter on a charge of murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Ruth Wheeler,…

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Alleged Wood Stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

Wm. Thomas Baker summoned Mrs. Sullivan, for stealing wood to the value of 10/ from promises in his charge. Mr. P. R. Higgins appeared…

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Prosecution for Theft Fails

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

William Thomas Baker, represented by Mr. P. 31. Higgins, sued Mrs. Sullivan. an elderly lady, for whom Mr. H. O. Heath appealed, for the theft…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 2, 1910. (Before Dr. J. D. Walker, J.p.) Indecent Language

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

James Walter Stewart, for using indecent language, on the platform at the Wagga railway station, was fined 20/ or 14 days' in gaol…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, April 4. 1910. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) an Old Offender

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 4

Henry Downey, against whose name there were several convictions for drunkenness, was charged with being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street on…

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