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Courts & crime, 1910

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Alleged Theft of Cheques

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

Wilfred Jauncey was remanded to-day to May 6 on charges of stealing cheques for £500, the property of the Bank of New South Wales…

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Alleged Wife Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

The trial has commenced at Tamworth of James Power, charged with murdering his wife in January last. The accused pleaded not guilty…

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Sensational New York Murder. Trial of Accused. London, April 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 3

At the trial of Albert Wolter, for the murder of Ruth Wheeler, Kate Mueller, Wolter's paramour, who was arrested as an accessory, testified that…

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Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Saturday, April 23, 1910

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

John Thomas Benson, a person, was. charged with having been found unlawfully on the premises of the All Nations' Hotel…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Messrs. J. H. Nisbett, P. M., and A. Bragg, J. P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

Richard Ivey was charge [?]witch the above offence, and fined 5/- or the rising. Constable Lawrence was the…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 23, 1910. (Before Mr. George Stevenson, P.m.) in a Bar Unlawfully

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 3

John Thomas Benson, was charged, as a person against whom a prohibition order had been issued, with being in the bar of the All Nations Hotel…

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The Willoughby Murder. Terrible Disclosures to Be Made Miserable Poverty Assigned Sydney

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

The police investigating the case of the murder of Florence Phillips at Willoughby, stated to-day that some terrible disclosures would be…

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Monday, April, 25, 1910. a Light Court List

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 3

There was very little business before the court this morning, the whole procedure lasting less than an hour…

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Murder at Willoughby

The Worker · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 19

The body of a girl, eight years of age, who had been missing since the previous Saturday night, was on April 19 found buried in a shallow hole amidst the scrub…

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Local and General News Old Man's Alleged Theft

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

An old man named Thes. O'Brien who gave his age as 80 years, was brought before fir. J. D. Walker, J.P. at the Wagga Police Court…

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Fusilier Shoots Sergea [?] Sentenced to Death. London, April 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 3

Private James Cighlan, of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, was accused of entering the dining room at Ferozspote, India, and shooting Sergeant Young…

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Imprisoned Strikers. Their Gaol Occupations. Complaint by Gray

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 4

According to Mr. E. Peters, acting secretary of the Colliery Employes' Federation, who recently paid a visit to the Goulburn and Bathurst gaols…

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The Shooting of E. J. BISHOP. Lodger Acquitted of Murder

The Worker · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 19

At Melbourne, on Tuesday, Frederick Frey was charged in the Criminal Court with the murder of Ernest J. Bishop at East Brunswick on March 17. Evidence…

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The Willoughby Murder

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 2

The Government Analyst is examining the blanket said to have been on the bed of Florrie Phillips, the child who was murdered at Willoughby. On the result of this…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 56Th. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

George Ah Tung, Chinese, remanded from Whitton, deemed to be of unsound mind, was farther remanded to Tuesday next for…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 27. (Before Mr. Fi[?]cham, P M)

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 2

[?] was charged with [?]…

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Suspected of Spying. German Photographer. Charged at Sheerness

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 4

Extraordinary interest was manifested at Shoerness Pollce Court on August 9th, when a well-known local photographer, named Franz Henrich…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 26Th (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., and Mr. A Brown J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

The Licensing Inspectors reported all the hotels in the Licensing Dis-trict to be in fair and good order. Improvements directed by the last…

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Local and General News Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 2

Mr. J. D. Walker, J.P., presided at the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, when two offendors against the laws of sobriety named John No…

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