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Courts & crime, 1911

1,278 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 64

Small Debts Court. E. G. Sweet v. Pierce

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 2

The P.M., speaking from memory (rules could not be found), said he felt sure that six clear days had to elapse af for the service of summons…

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Licensing Court. (Before A. Rasmussen and T. Cadell Js.P.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

W P Ritchie applied for a renewal of the license of the Club House Hotel, and the Inspector's report being favorable, the application was granted…

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Sheep Stealing Alleged. From Flemington Yards. a Sydney "Tiger." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

The police to-day arrested a drover on suspicion of being Implicated in thefts of sheep at Homebush. The police subsequently visited a suburban…

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The Gaol Breakers. a Humorous Request. They Ask for Bail. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

Jas. Mace and Joseph Denmead were again before the court to-day to answer several charges of burglary alleged to have been committed by…

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Woman's Horrible Plight. Bed of Boards. Police Moved to Action

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

Lying in a corner of an office in the St Kilda police station this afternoon, says Thursday's Melbourne "Herald," huddled together, clutching…

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Imperial Conference. Canada's Quaker Spirit. Delegates and Court Precedent. Vancouver Jan. 22

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

The London "Morning Post," discussing Imperial Defence as a question for the Imperial Conference, says that Canada, regarding with…

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Value of a Wife. French Court's Estimate. Aviators Convicted. London, Jan. 22

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 2

M. H. Epvl, aviator, was convicted of manslaughter by killing, during a flight, a woman on the public footpath at Lasy, near Paris. He was…

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Henty Bicycle Theft

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

John Simpson, Stanley Carlisle, and Edmond George Davis, the three men who were arrested in Wagga last week, were, on Saturday, brought up…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M. Drunk and the Pledge

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

James Dawson was once more before the court charged by Constable Noble with drunkenness and disorderliness on 2nd instant, and he was fined £3 with…

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Police Dogs in Germany

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 7

Such good results are daily being obtained by the employment of police hounds that the authorities have decided to increase the number of…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, January 23, 1911. Before Mr. J. W. FLETCHER, P.M. Cabmen's Licenses. Municipal Council's Neglect

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

Six Wagga cabmen, John Wild, Frederick Stearman, O. Minty, James Beaver, G. Grainger and Charles George, were each proceeded against by…

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Houndsditch Burglary. the Meeting Before the Murders. London, Jan. 24

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

The prisoners arrested in connection with the burglary in Houndsditch were brought up on remand to-day. A Russian witness, named…

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The Case for the Court. Respondents' Replies to A.w.u. Claims

The Worker · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 4

As the time approaches for the hearing of the A.W.U. claims before the Federal Arbitration Court, considerable interest in the case is being taken. We previously…

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The Gaol Breakers. No Time Lost. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

James Mace and Joseph Denmead were to-day committed for trial on a charge of having committed two burglaries after their escape from…

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Native Reprieved. Assault on White Woman. Lord Gladstones Action Condemned. Capetown, Jan, 25

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

The whole male population of Buluwayo met and protested against Viscount Gladstone, Governor-General of South Africa, reprieving a native who…

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The Clapham Murder. an Ex-australian on Trial London, Jan. 25

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 2

At the trial of Morrison for the alleged murder of the Jew, Beron, Eva Flitterman, Morrison's lover, stated that she saw Morrison…

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Brisbane Building Strike. Action by Commonwealth Court. Parties Summoned to Confer

The Worker · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 6

The Brisbane Master Builders' Association replied last Friday to the letter of the Builders Laborers' Federation, which suggested reference to Judge Higgins in…

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Licensing Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

An application by Mr. J. Spencer for a billiard license in connection with the Royal Hotel, Mossgiel, was received and granted…

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Police Court. Monday, January 23Rd. (Before Mr J. W. M. Laidlaw, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

John Smith, charged with riotous behavior in a public place on the night of the 14th. January, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10/- and 6/-…

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Sensational Case. the Schenck Trial. Society Woman Charged. Alleged Poisoning. Accused Collapses. New York, Jan. 26

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

The trial of Mrs. Schenck, a wellknown society woman, on the charge of attempting to poison her husband, a millionaire, by substituting poison…

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