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Courts & crime, 1911

1,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 64

Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. B. Giles Shaw, P.M. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 3

Thomas Halloran, a stranger from Victoria, was charged with drunkenness, and was fined 20/- or seven days, two weeks being allowed for payments…

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Murderer Reprieved. Morrison Sentenced to Life Imprisonment. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

Steiney Morrison, who was condemned to death for the murder of the Jew, Beron, on Clapham Common, has been reprieved and sentenced to…

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Quarter Sessions. Robert J Grouch on Trial. Alleged Theft. Accused Acquitted

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 3

A sitting of the Gundagai Quarter Sessions was held last week before Judge Docker. Mr. J. K. Mason, barrister-at-law, attended as Crown…

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The Billenbah Murder Trial. the Summing-up and Sentences

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 6

The Hay Circuit Court last week was chiefly occupied by the hearing of the charges against William Francis Millar and Reginald Clare…

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Lockhart Police Court. THURSDAY, 14th APRIL. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 5

On the occasion of Mr. Stevenson's monthly visit to Lockhart there was only one case demanding his attention. An order of the court was…

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Police Charges

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

Wagga has been very quiet during the holidays and very well behaved. Two sittings have been held at the local police court—on Saturday and…

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High Court of Australia

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 4

Before Sir Samuel Griffith, C.J. Mr. Justice Barton, and Mr. Justice O'Connor. SLANDER ACTION APPEAL…

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Wagga Cabman Charged. with Committing a Serious Assault. Remand Granted

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 4

Wm. Percival Moffatt, was before the local court yesterday on a serious charge, having, it was alleged, assaulted John…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

Three charges of drunkenness and one of drunk and disorderly were heard by Mr. J. D. Walker, J.P., at the police court yesterday morning…

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Counterfeiter Sentenced. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

Paul Eagon, who pleaded guilty to making counterfeit florins, was sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude at the Sydney Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Nurse's Alleged Murder. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

Nurse Naughton was to-day committed for trial on the charge of maliciously murdering Matilda Seigil, a married woman, who died in a…

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Implement Trade Dispute. Appeal to Federal Court. Proceedings Initiated

The Worker · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 3

No better fight for trades unionism has been put up for many years than that in which the Victorian Agricultural Implement Employees' Union are now engaged…

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Parisian Sensation. Leader of the Apaches. Said to Be a Police Officer Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

Detective Inspector Warze, of the Parisian police, has been denounced as the secret leader of the Apaches. He is accused of burglaries and…

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The Police Scandal. the Woman in the Case. Evidence by Inspector-general. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

The Royal Commision of inquiry into the Newcastle police scandal took evidence in Sydney to-day. Ernest Day, Inspector-General of Police, who…

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The Grown and the Coal Vend. Astounding Allegations Before the High Court. Crown Alleges Prices Were Raised, Competitors Frozen Out, Newspaper Space Purchased, Parliament Improperly Influenced. Mr. Wise Speaks Three Days in Opening Case

The Worker · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 14

The prosecution of the Coal Vend by the Commonwealth Government was begun before Judge Isaacs, sitting in the High Court at Darlinghurst, on April 13…

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Wife Murder. a Second Crippen. Murderer Re-marries. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 2

Victor Gaubert has been arrested for the murder of his wife, Eliza, in the village of Lappene, near Marseilles, the circumstances resembling the…

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The Police Scandal. More About Mrs. Stockton. "Could Do What She Liked." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 2

The inquiry into the Newcastle police scandal was resumed. Harry Charleston, a photographer, in business at Newcastle, said he had…

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Strike Riots. Police Attacked. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

The first riot during the strike of furniture workers in Michigan occurred yesterday. Workers and policemen were stoned and clubbed…

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The Vend Prosecution. Attorney-general's Speech. Alleged Contempt of Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

In the High Court to-day, Mr. Knox drew attention to a speech delivered by Mr. W. M. Hughes in Adelaide, in which he was reported to have…

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A Maori Murder. Gum Digger Battered. Youth Confesses His Guilt. Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

When Kaka, a Maori youth, arrested on suspicion of murdering John Freeman, a gum digger in Puhi Puhi forest, reached the police station at…

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