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Courts & crime, 1912

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Police Court. Thursday, June 20. Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

AT the police court on Thursday, Sydney Charles Hohnen was charged with assaulting John Wallace McCutcheon, thereby…

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Police Court. Saturday, June 15Th. Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

Henry Metham was charged by Constable Hennessey with pictures behavior in East Street; and was fined 20s or 14 days hard labor…

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Charge of Murder. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

The trial has commenced of Jas. Gorrie on a charge of the wilful murder of Amelia Barden at Warburton…

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Federal Parliament. a Censure Motion. Mr. Deakin's Action. Maladministration Charged. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

After the Federal Parliament had adjourned last night, members of the Liberal party held an important meeting, when the terms of the amendment…

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Coroner's Court. Adelong, June 17th, 1912

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. Coroner A. W Molincaux, J.P., and a jury of 6. Inspector S. W. Rootes conducted the inquiry. The jurymen were—Messrs. T. W. Witts,…

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Brutal Murder. a Bush Tragedy. Little Girls Throat Cut. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

A nine-year-old girl named Wilson, daughter of a farmer Lockrose, 55 miles from Brisbane was found in the bush with her throat cut…

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Heavy Customs Fine. Reduced by High Court. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

The High Court reduced the line of £1212, imposed upon Warren Lewis, for evading customs duties, to £300. The appellant contended that the…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday June 18Th. (Before Mr. C. M. Fitzhardings P.M. and Mrs. E. Lapthorne, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

The annual meeting for renewal of licenses expiring on June 30th opened on Tuesday. The following licenses were…

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Police Court. Thursday, June 20. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 2

John William Bell was charged with stealing wearing apparel to the value of £2/15/-, the property of Wallace Robinson, on June 11,…

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Police Change

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

Mounted Constable Barber, recently of Germanton, arrived in Wagga yesterday, and will in future be attached to the local police station in…

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Mistaken Identity. Confession of Theft. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 4

A peculiar case of mistaken identity was heard at the Sydney Sessions to-day, when Catherine Walsh, a respectable looking young woman…

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Peculiar Assault Masquerading As Burglar. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 6

A grazier named George Ernest Thompson was charged at the police court with having assaulting Joseph Alexander Kethel, architect, in…

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Alleged Stealing. Woman Lends [?] to Hre Fiance. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 6

Michael Joseph Kavanagh was committed for trial to-day on a charge of obtaining [?] from Mary Bow by false promise. The prosecutrix…

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Mr. Perry and the Speaker. Settled Out of Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 6

It was initiated in the Supreme Court this morning that the suit, Perry v. Willis (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly) had ben settled out…

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Still Going Strong. Burglary at Bendigo. MELBOURNE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

While Miss Ivy Pinell, of Bendigo, was in the house alone last night, a burglar entered and demanded money. When she screamed…

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A Cool Burglary. Private House Ransacked. Inmates Not Disturbed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

Burglars made a gond haul at the residence of Mr. Pearce, M Donald road. Lakemba, early this morning. The robbers forced the catch of the…

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A Deal in Wheat. Two Hundred Bags Believed to Have Been Stolen. Agent and Storeman Charged Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 5

Jonn McFarlane and Daniel Drape ?were charged at the City Court this morning with having stolen 200 bags of wheat, Die property of the Victorian…

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Bathurst Hissing Clerk. Reports Himself to the Police. Wounds on Wrist and Head. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 2

Amos, the missing council cleric at Bathurst. reported himself at the local police station to-day. His clothes were dishevelled and his right wrist…

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Hunger Strike in Gaol. Suffragettes in Holloway London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 2

As the outcome of the hunger strike in Holloway gaol Mrs. Pankhurst, a suffragette, has been released from prison. Mrs. Lawrence is ill in…

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An Anarchist Crime. the Murder of President Carnot

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1912 · page 7

Smiling genially, Carnot, who was seated on the right side of the landau, in, which he was proceeding from the public banquet at which he…

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