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Courts & crime, 1911

1,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 64

Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M. DRUNK, &c

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Michael Kelaher, for drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10/. On charge of indeseney he was fined 20/…

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A Mother's Wrath. Horse Whips Hotelkeeper Police Court Proceedings. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Mrs. Ellen Fry, a middle-aged woman, came into Melbourne on Saturday night with a horsewhip and thrashed Amos Ward,' licensee of an…

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Press V. Police

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

A case which aroused more than passing interest, judging by the crowded court on Wednesday last, came before Mr. F. A. Ridley, P.M.,…

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Warden's Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

In this court the cases ot Robert Crane, v. Michael Toohey, and Grane v. Ryan, questions as to the right to continue occupation of lands at…

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

Geo. Podmore, of the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Tarcutta, applied for permission to have music on his licenced premises on Saturday,…

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Police and the Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

The fallowing letter was sent to the local police Inspector on August 26:—Dear Sir,—On behalf of my committee I cannot help expressing my…

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Wagga Police Court Saturday, 26th AUGUST. (Before Mr. George Stevenson, P.m.) "Picking the Pea."

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

Frederick Bennett was arraigned at the Wagga Court on Saturday, before the police magistrate for illegally manipulating "the thimble and the pea"…

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Police Court Monday, August 28, 1911. (Before Mr, George Stevenson, P.m.) Absconding Lodger. Sent to Prison Without the Option

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Louis Sullivan was charged with avoiding the payment due from bim for board and lodging at the Squatters' Hotel, Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga…

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Wagga Show Traffic Appreciation of Local Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

Mr. J. Jeremy, president of the M.P. and A. Association, was more than satisfied at the effective manner in which the local police force, under…

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The Honeymoon Tragedy. Wife in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

In the Police Court Elinor Schulze was charged with feloniously wounding her husband with intent to murder him. The police stated that…

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Warden's Court. Monday, 28th AUGUST. (Before Warden Geo. Stevenson.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 4

In the case of Robert Crane v. Michael Toohey, in which the right to retain the occupation of certain lands at Pullitop was at issue. Messrs…

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Preventing Deformity Child's Legs Ordered to Be Broken. in American Court. Pittsburg

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 2

A sensation in the Juvenile Court, here is recorded. The parents' screamed with horror when Judge. Davis gave a ruling that five-year-old…

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Kiter Mystery. Woman's Body Seen in the Hurrumbidgee. What the Police Found

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1911 · page 2

Yesterday illuming a Chinaman, who follows the calling of a gardener on the bank of the Murrumbidgee River, near the police paddock,…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

On Tuesday a man named Peter Anison appeared before Mr. J. D. Walkler, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court to answer a charge of being…

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Charge of Murder

The Worker · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 27

At an enquiry into the death of Margaret Thornton, a young woman who expired suddenly at Cathcart, near Bombala, the Government Analyst testified to' the…

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Fugitive From Justice. Takes to the Bush. Threatens to Murder the Police. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

At Castlemaine a man named Sanger, a fugitive from justice, has taken to the bush. He is armed with two Winchester repeating rifles, and…

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Melbourne Sensation. Doctor Charged with Murder. Alleged Illegal Operation Missing Woman Said to Be Secretly Buried. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

Doctor A. M. Peacock, aged 71, has been arrested at Melbourne on a charge of murdering Mary Davies, a single woman. It is alleged accused…

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Anarchy in France. Protest Against Price of Provisions. Powerless Police. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

Processions ot women, some numbering 2000, marched yesterday evening in towns in Northern France protesting against the high prices of…

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Police From Sidney. Order Restored. Men Still Excited. Statement by Mr. Griffith. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

The latest news from Lithgow states that order was restored at 3 o'clock this morning on the arrival of 70 police from Sydney. The furnace, which…

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The Honeymoon Tragedy. Wife in Court. Married in Haste. "Quarrelled From the Start." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1911 · page 2

Elinor Schulze was committed for trial at the Police Court to-day on a charge of feloniously wounding Al-bert Schulze, her husband, with…

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