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Courts & crime, 1912

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Judge or Arbitration Court. MR. D. R. Hall Likely to Fill the Position. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

It is considered likely in Federal political circles that Mr. D. Hall, the member for Werriwa, will be appointed judge of the Arbitration Court for…

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District Court. (Before His Honor, Judge Murray.) (Registrar, Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M.) Claim For Commission

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

Owing to the number of agents apparently engaged in some land dealing transactions matters seemed to have become very much complicated and…

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Quarter Sessions Wagga, Friday, March 29, 1912 (Before His Honor, Judge Murray.) Deputy Sheriff, Mr. C. F. Bolton, J.P.; Deputy Clerk of the Peace, Mr. J. D. Walker. C.M.) (Crown Prosecutor, Mr. J. M. Mason.) Jury Disagree. No Verdict in Tootool Assault Case. Second Trial Necessary

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

When the court resumed its sitting this morning there was a considerable number of the public waiting to hear the decision of the jury, which had…

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Police Constable Prosecuted Alleged Assault on Prisoner. the Junee Case. Charge Fails. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 3

Before Mr. Ridley, P.M. (of Yass), the com the Crown v. Constable Cooper, alleged assault on one Ralph Nash, whilst, a confinee in Junee…

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Woman's Death. Man Sentenced for Manslaughter Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 2

William Henry France was convicted at the Criminal Court for the manslaughter of Elma Stevenson and was sentenced to seven years' penal…

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District Court. Wagga, Saturday, March 30. (Before His Honor, Judge Murray.)(Registrar, Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M.) Alleged Breach of Contract

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 2

In order to get through the business as rapidly as possible the court opened his morning at 9.30. half-an-hour before the usual time…

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Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 3

Our township has at last been provided with police protection, and Constable Simmons, late of Lockhart, has been stationed here, commencing duty…

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Father Charged. Fine of £100 Imposed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

Harry Holland, the well-known Socialist, was fined £100 at the Police Court to-day for preventing his son, Roy, from attending drills as a cadet…

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Police Court. Monday, April [?], 1912. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M.) Alleged False Pretences

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 3

Thomas Smythe was charged with disobeying a summons to appear at the Ardiethan Court on March, 8, on charge of false pretences…

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Wagga Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

At a sitting of the Wagga District Licensing Court, held on Saturday morning before Mr. G. Stevenson. P.M., Chairman, Mrs. Hannah M. Costello…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, 1st APRIL. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) an Ardlethan Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

Thomas Smythe, on remand, was charged with disobeying a summons to appear at the Ardlethan Court on March 8, on a charge of false…

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Behaving in Threatening Manner a Man with a Water Pistol. Case at the Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 3

A young constable in Wagga on Sunday night gave proof of the capacity to conduct himself in a particularly plucky manner in face of what…

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A Court Smi[?]e

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

At the sitting of the District Court yesterday morning, the Court orderly—one of the men in blue—left the room at a certain stage of the…

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Young Girl Married. Sequel in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

Charles Johns was committed for trial on a charge of having induced a minister of religion to celebrate a marriage between Lacy Johnson and…

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Wagga District Court Saturday, March 30th. (Before His Honor, Judge Murray). the Ganmain Case. Verdict for Dependant

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 5

In order to get through the business as rapidly as possible the Court opened at 9.30 half an hour before the usual time…

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Wagga Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Geo. Stevenson, P.M., L. A. Fosbery, J.P., and W. Purtell.) Licenses Renewed

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

The Bench granted the renewal of the license of the Carrington Hotel, Fitzmaurice street, licensee, George V. Elliott, and of the Boundary Inn…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Geo, Stevenson, P.M., Mr. L. A. Foshery, J.P., and Mr. W. Purtell, J.P.). Licenses Renewed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 3

The bench granted the renewal of the licenses of the Carrington Hotel, Baylis-street, licensee, George V. Elliott; and the Boundary inn,…

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District Court. Monday, April 1, 1912. (Before His Honor, Judge Murray,) (Registrar, Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M.) Giles v. Monks. Defendant Gives Evidence

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

The hearing was continued to-day in the case E. E. Giles v. W. J. Monks, in which the former claims £339 17/6 as damages on the grounds of breach…

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Another Burglary. Man Enters Two Houses. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

A masked and armed burglar entered the residence of Dr. Scott Skirving at Darlinghurst last night and succeeded in securing a quantity of…

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Siam's Women-police

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 3

Slam is one of the few countries which boasts of n corps of women-police. The members of this Amazon Guard are all old and ugly…

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