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Courts & crime, 1911

1,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 64

Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 2

Consent was given to the transfer of the license of the Squatters' Hotel, Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga, from William Gancer to John Joseph Frimley…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, March 20, 1911. (Before Mr. George Stevenson, P.m.) Awaiting Sentence

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 2

Hazel Mary Taylor, the young domestic who was remanded for sentence last week on charges of theft of jewellery and clothing from two…

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The Law Courts. Father Sued by His Son. £1000 Damages for Assault. Defendant Stays with Dying Wife Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 2

In the Supreme Court[?] to-day, Aubrey Wender sued his fa[?]her, Eustace [?]ender, to recover £[?]000 damages for alleged assault. D[?]tendant was…

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A Girl Sold Twice. Terrible Police Court Story. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 2

A case presenting extraordinary features occupied the attention of the Bendigo City Bench to-day, when a Hindoo named Parget Singh was…

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Bourke Murder. Russian Youth on Trial. a Curious Defence. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 2

The trial of Boris Senkovitch, charged with the murder of Alex. Eismond, at Bourke, was commenced in the Criminal Court to-day. The…

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Sentenced to Death. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

A laborer, aged 25, named Frank Woods, was tried in the Criminal Court to-day, before the Chief Justice and a jury of twelve, upon a charge of…

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Counterfeit Coins. a Police Discovery. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

The police visited a small cottage at Balmain this morning and seized about one thousand counterfeit coins in various stages of completion. Two…

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The Black Hand. Camorra Murder Trials. a Diminutive Outlaw. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

Viterbo Guiseppe Salvi, charged as one of the six participants in the stabbing of Cuocollo and bis wife, was confronted with Cuocollo's ring, found…

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Highwaymen at Large. Hemming Them In. Police Tactics. Cloncurry (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

The highwaymen are still at large. They were reported yesterday to be 8 miles from Granada, on the Dugald River, and it was expected that they…

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Sentenced for Fraud. Cincinnati

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

William Harrison, a millionaire, head of the World Manufacturing Company, convicted of using mails to defraud, has been sentenced to 35 years'…

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Bourke Murder. Senkovitch on Trial. Statements of Police. Accused in the Box. Story of the Crime. Sad Family History. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

The trial of Boris Senkovitch on a charge of having murdered Alexander Eismond at Bourke on September 16, was continued to-day, in the Central…

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Not at Home. to Santa Claus. L—mr Gaol Bird on Prison

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 7

When the old fellow on the bench said, "Fourteen days," I nearly laughed outright in his face. Why" says I to myself. "this will suit me very nicely;…

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Police Scandal. Royal Commission Appointed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

The Government to-day appointed Judge Edmunds a Royal Commission to inquire into what are known at Newcastle as the police scandals. The…

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Mining Riots Serious Outbreak. Fight with Police. Women Take Part. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Serious rioting has occurred in the Cambrian Combines Colliery, Clydachvale. A mass meeting condemned the executive for arranging a ballot upon…

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"Andy" Newell's Disappearance. His "Domestic Reasons." Newspaper in Court. Wife Obtains Damages. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

In the Supreme Court to-day Amanda Newell sued the "Sun" Newspaper Company Limited, claiming £500 for an alleged libel contained in a…

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Verdict of Guilty. Sentenced to Death. Sydney, Friday Night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

Boris Senkovitch was found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, on the ground that the crime was unpremeditated. He was sentenced to…

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Bourke Murder. Trial of Senkovitch. Evidence Concluded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

The evidence was concluded in the trial of Boris Senkovitch. The Judge, in the course of summing up, said that prisoner killed…

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Alleged Wife Murder Followed by Suicide. Australian Connection. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Berndt were to-day discovered dead in a lonely villa near Bethersden, Kent. The husband apparently shot his wife and committed…

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Riots in Wales Police and Mob in Conflict. Many Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

The rioting was resumed to-day at Clydack Vale. A mob gathered on the hillside, awaiting a few mine officials, whom they greeted with volleys…

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