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Courts & crime, 1911

1,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 64

Chinaman Charged. Embezzlement of Partner's Money

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 3

Ah Pak, was brought up on remand on the charge of having stolen £6 8/10 from Ah Sang, of The Rock, when in Wagga about three weeks…

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Wagga Police Court Saturday, July 22. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson. P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

Daniel Ryan, charged with drunkenness and also with using indecent language, was fined 5s for the first offence, and 20s for the second, whilst…

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Police Court. Monday, July 24, 1911. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Deceived the Inspector

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 3

John Hubert Bell was fined 15/ and 16/ costs, for riding a bicycle without a light Inspector Palmer said the defendant gave him a wrong…

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Warden's Court. Monday, 24th JULY. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, Warden.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. H. E. Mitchelmore appeared for the owners of Pullitop Estate in cases where 14 applicants wished for permission to enter upon the said Estate…

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Riots at Cardiff. Continued Disorder. Fight with Police. Many Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

Cardiff strikers, including a formidable hooligan element, were concerned in an attack upon the skating rink used as the quarters of the imported…

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Licensing Court. Monday, July 24. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 2

C.J. Clout, licensee of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Wagga, applied for a transfer of such license to G. P. Wheeler. The Inspector's report on the transferee…

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Camorrists on Trial Further Exciting Scenes. Lawyers Leave the Court. Viterbo

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 3

Further extraordinary scenes of uproar and violence have marked the trial of the Camorrists. These culminated in the lawyers for the defence…

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A Brutal Crime. the Woodlupine Murder. Execution of Smithson. Sobs on the Gallows. Distressing Scenes. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 2

The execution of David smithson at Fremantle, for the murder of Frances Compton (Who was brutally vio[?]lsted) was attended by many scenes of…

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Political Crisis. Mr. Wade's Attack. Land Administration Criticised. "Political Burglary." the Leasehold System. Mr. Holman in Reply. Some Astonishing Figures. 26,000,000 Acres of Crown Land Available. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 2

Mr. Wade moved his censure motion in the Assembly this afternoon, and [?]ronical dicers from the Ministerial benches. He said no apology…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 2
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Messrs. J. D. Walker, C.M., and J. Jeremy, J. P., were on the bench at the Wagga Court Court yesterday morning, when Alexander Hughes,…

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Women's Industrial Emancipation. Arbitration Court Appeal. an Important Issue. Comment by Judge Heydon. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 2

Judge Heydon, in the Arbitration Court, dismissed an appeal by the Employees' Federation against the award of the Boot Trades Board. His…

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Land Appeal Court. Wednesday. July 26, 1911. (Before Commissioners H. A. G. Curry (chairman), W. Houston, C.M.G. and C. Brand[?]) (Registrar: Mr, W. R. Jamieson; Crown representative: Mr. C Hanbury Davis.) Tumbarumba Commonleases

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 3

The court sat in the Wagga Court House and first dealt (collectively) with the three appeals, by J. Russell against the recommendation of the…

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Police Court. FRIDAY 21st JULY (Before [?] J. St. Smith R. Levis and C.E. Lee J's P.)

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

William Richards was changed with fully"taking and working or otherwise using one grey [?]. property of S. T. [?] 80th…

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Alleged Malpractice. Dr. Lindsay Prosecuted. Charge of Murder. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

Charles Lindsay, a medical practitioner, was placed on trial in the Melbourne Criminal Court to-day, charged with the murder of Mrs…

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Land Appeal Court, Thursday, July 27, 1911

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 3

(Before Commissioners H. A. G. Curry (chairman), W. Houston, C.M.-G., and C. Brandis.) (Registrar: Mr. W. R. Jamieson;…

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Rioting Renewed. Fight with Police. Many Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

There has been renewed rioting in the Rhondda Valley, Thirty police were injured by boulders being rolled down the hillside…

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killing Blacks. Charge of Murder Shocking Inhumanity Alleged. a Constable Arrested. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

Two scrub-cutters, named Taylor and Clinch, and Police Constable Muegge, were arrested and charged with the murder of an aboriginal…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 25. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M. (Chairman), and Messrs. A. Brown and E. Lapthorne, Js.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 6

H. Mellor, Royal Mail Hotel, applied for a music permit for the Show Social on the evening of Thursday next. Granted from 8…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. Indecent Language

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1911 · page 3

Gorden Armstrong pleaded guilty to using indecent language at Wallendbeen; and having nothing to say, was fined 20/…

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