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Courts & crime, 1912

1,355 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 68

Wagga Circuit Court MONDAY, 7th OCTOBER, 1912. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 2

The Civil case, Shiels v. Schwartz, was Concluded yesterday afternoon, the defendants Frederick and Johannes Schwartz being awarded the verdict…

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Items of News. Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Messrs. J. D. Walker, C.M., and J. K. O'Reilly, J.P., Angus M'Donald was charged with being…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation. the Land Resumptions. Court of Appeal. Discussing Preliminaries. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

Mr. Justice Rich, who has been appointed to preside in the Appeal Court constituted for the purpose of hearing the appeals against land resumption…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., John Cranston was charged with being drunk on October 8, and was…

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Sentenced to Death. CAPETOWN

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 2

A man named Barngese has been sentenced to death at Colesberg, South Africa for assaulting white girls…

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Industrial Arbitration Court Food Supply and Distribution Board. Mr. H. S. Headley Appointed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 2

In the Industrial Arbitration Court this morning, Judge Scholes delivered his judgment relative to the matter of Food Supply and Distribution. No 2…

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Another Win for Monopoly. the Sugar Company's Cases. High Court Says Commission's Powers are Limited. Decided by Chief Justice's Casting Vote

The Worker · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 18

The High Court last week delivered judgment in the appeal arising out of the Sugar Commission cases. The plaintiffs, the Colonial Sugar Refining Company…

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Police Court. Friday, October 4. Before Mr. Robt. Gibson, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

Michael Carrick, charged by Constable Desreaux with being drunk in East Street, was fined 10s or three days…

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Police Court. Friday. Before Mr. R, G. Green, J. P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 3

George Dugard and John David. Gallagher were each found guilty of drunkenness on Thursday, aud were fined 20/- and 10/- respectively…

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Police Court. Wednesday Before Mr. R. G. Green J. P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

Thomas O'Keefe pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in Parkers street on 8th. inst, and was fined 10/, in de[?] three days hard labour,…

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Novel Court Scene

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 3

A trial in court at Tilsit, East Prussia, hung on the testimony of a young peasant girl of seventeen, Therese Stobbert (says the "New York…

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Charge of Murder. Parisian Drama. Girl Acquitted

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

The trial of Mdile. Yvonne Berthelier. the young woman accused of having shot and killed her own mother and the man named Langlois, with whom…

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Gundagai Police Court, Thursday, Oct. 10, 1912. Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M. Girame a Chance."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 5

Frederick Whatmore, a little dark man, was charged with having no means of support. Defendant said he was sorry,…

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Police Inspector Shot. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 2

The Eastbourne police received a telephone message that burglars were in the Countess Zuaray's house. Inspector Wall went to the house when the…

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Coolamon Police Court, Monday, 7Th OCTOBER.(Before Messrs A. W. Stinson and P. Iverach, J’s. P.)

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

Robert Cottrell was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday last in Cowabbie street, also with using indecent…

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Tuesday, October 8th. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M. Charge of Horse-stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

Alfred Ernest Spencer, on remand, was charged on the information of Senior Constable Toohey with stealing one bay mare. the property of Mrs. Catherine…

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The Irrigation Resumptions. Appeal Court to Sit at Harandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 3

A preliminary sitting of the Board ap to pointed to hear the appeals to respect the valuations of the Advisory Board on the lands resumed for the Murrumbidgee…

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Junee Quarterly Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., F. J. Quilter and A. McKinnon, L.M’s.)

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 6

The Licensing Inspector submitted his quarterly report for the licensing district. Several of the hotels in the district are…

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Smugglers Sentenced. ROME

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 6

An artist named Finarold and five accomplices have been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment at Rome for smuggling works of art out of the…

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Sydney Police Band

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 6

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed to arrange details in reference to the visit of the Sydney Police Band, was held at the M.P. and A.A…

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