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Courts & crime, 1912

1,355 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 68

Workman Charged. Alleged Assault and Malicious Damage

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Matthew Todd, by trade a cooper, was summoned by Henry Samuel Headley, his employer, for committing an assault upon another employee…

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Police Court. "Drunk" Charges

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

AT the police court yesterday before Mr. J. M. Ridley P.M., Thomas Downing appeared on a charge of being drank and using indecent…

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Alleged Assault. Jones Again Before the Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

James Jones, charged with committing an unlawful assault upon Thomas Finn, was again before the court. It was stated that Finn was still unable…

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The Finn Assault Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

The case in which James Jones was charged with having asaulted Thomas Finn on the evening of last. Boxing Day was advanced another…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before .Mr. Gilds Shaw, P.M. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

Arthur Jones pleaded guilty to the above, and was fined 5/- A BICYCLE. Wells was charged with having…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Monday, January 15, 1912. Municipal Prosecutions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

At the instigation of Nuisances Inspector C. R. Palmer, acting for the Wagga Municipal Council, Clive Redden was charged with riding a bicycle…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, January 13th, 1912. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.m.) Alleged False Pretences

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

Charles Robert Duncan was charged allegedly with obtaining the sums of £1 10/ and £2 on the 8th and 9th January respectively from Sydney V…

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MONDAY, 15th JANUARY, 1912. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Alleged Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

Geo. Holmes was proceeded against by Mary Yeldrum a colored woman, for having assaulted her by hitting her with his fist twice in the face…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, L.M., and L. A. Fosbery, J.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

The quarterly report for the licensing district of Wagga was received and proved satisfactory, Sub-Inspector Draper stating that licensees had…

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City Burglary. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

Burglars entered a tobacconist shop in Pitt-street, Sydney, this morning, and secured booty valued at £34…

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Local and General News Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., Patrick Mahoney pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly…

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Hairdressers' Strike Free Fight with Pickets. Bloodshed, and Police Court. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

The pickets sent out by the executive of the Hairdressers Union, the members of which are now on strike, visited several shops in the city to…

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Troublesome Hospital Patient Leaves in a Weak State. Police Convey Him to His Home

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

Quite a simmer of excitement prevailed at the Wagga District Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, when Thomas Finn, who was conveyed to the…

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Adelong Police Court. (Before Mr. F. A. Ridley, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday, James Dunstone sued William Hassett, claiming £3 for services rendered. Mr. Emanuel appeared for…

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Adelong Police Court. Jan. 16th. Before Mr. Ridley, P.M.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

James Dunstone v. William Hassell, claim for £3. Mr. Emanuel for plaintiff. James Dunstone deposed that from…

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Police Court. Monday, January 15Th. (Before Mr. C.J. Coghlan, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

John Kerr, charged by Sub-Inspector Saunders with using indecent language in East Street on Saturday night, was fined 20s, in default seven day's hard…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Monday, January 15th. (Before Messrs. T. Cadell, A. Rasmussen and Dr. Faithfull)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

W. P. Ritchie applied for a conditional publican's license for promises he proposed to erect on the corner of Molesworth and McGeo…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., two lads named Albert Howell and John wright were charged with using…

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District News Junee Jottings. Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

On Thursday, 18th January, several cases were heard at Junee, the Bench consisting of Messrs. Geo. Stevenson, P.M., L. Skyrme, and Duncan…

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Spies Sentenced. BERLIN

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

A Russian lieutenant named Vinog Radow, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment at Leipsic and a Austrian lieutenant name Vencerne…

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