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Courts & crime, 1912

1,355 stories in Riverina's papers · page 66 of 68

The Iron Hand. Arrested Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

Herr Lagererantz, a member of the Viborg Magistrates' Court, who was recently arrested for refusing to execute the unconstitutional regulations…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

Simon Vereguth was fined £2, in default one month in Young gaol, for drunkenness in Wallendoon-street on 12th inst…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 10, 1912. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

William Miligan was charged with attempting to commit suicide at Narrandera on 29th ult. Constable Royal stated that on 29th…

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The Girt Scout Murder LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

The man opposed to -have decoyed and strangled a girl scout at Woking, London, afterwards committed suicide not far from the scene of the tragedy…

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The Indian Murder: Trial Continued. Sensational Evidence. Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 2

Bibu, Clark's former servant, gave evidence that Clark called hime to the bedroom and gave him three powders and ordered him to put them in…

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Court Life. Lady Lyttelton's Stories of Queen Victoria. Inquiring Prince

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 7

Some delightful glimpses into the private life of Queen Victoria and her two eldest children, afterwards the Empress Frederick and King Edward, are to be…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, 10th DEC. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

The following billiard licenses were renewed: R. W. Abrahams, Barellan; Timothy Foley and F. T. Huxley, Narandera; A. J. McKenzie Grong Grong…

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Old Police Officer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 6

The death is announced to-night of Senior-Sergeant Taaffe, after 23 years of an eventful career in the police force…

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Arbitration Court Award. a High Court Appeal. Important Judgment. Justice Isaacs Dissents. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 6

Judgment was delivered in the High Court in the appeals against the award of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court in the cases of the Merchant…

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Murder of Inspector Walls Accused Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 2

John Williams was sentenced to death for the murder of Parade Inspector Walls…

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The Magistrate's Decision. Strike Settled

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 2

Mr. Chester Jones, the magistrate, concluded his inquiry into the case of Knox, the disrated North-Eastern enginedriver. Mr. Jones found that Knox was not…

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Police Court. Saturday, December 14, 1912. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Drunkenness

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 3

For drunkenness, a first offender was fined 5/ or the usual alternative. Attempted Suicide. Edward Ryan, was charged with…

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Notes and News. Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

William McMahon was fined 5/- for drunkenness in Parker-street on Saturday night. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 4

Frederick Roberts (stranger) plead-guilty to a charge of behaving in an indecent manner, in Parker-street on Friday night, and was fined £1 in default…

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Murder of Captain Eckford. Reparation Demanded. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

The British Government has demanded that the Persian Government shall make reparation for the recent murder of Captain Eckford by Shiraz…

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The Indian Murder. Mrs. Fulham's Confession. Believed She Was Hypnotised. Agra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

In connection with the Agra murder trial Mrs. Fulham deposed that Clark had told her that he had given his wife arsenic…

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Licensing Court. Monday December 16, 1912. (Before Messrs. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J's.P.). Hotel Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 4

Mrs. Juppenlatz, Wagga Hotel.—This was an application to carry on business in part of the hotel now in course of erection. Mr. Walsh…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 17. (Before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M.) Alleged Theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Charles Wauhop was charged with stealing the sum of £22 8/6 and a receipt for property of the value of £585, and four keys, from the…

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The P.M'S. Court. Claim in Mrs Gough's Estate

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 6

The P.M.'s Court (presided over by Mr Helm) was held at Lockhart on Thursday. B. J. Gough v. Jas. Gilmour. This…

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The Arbitration Court Award As Amended April 16, 1912

The Worker · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 4

1. Before any member of the claimant organization is employed for hire by or on behalf of any of the respondents on his station or elsewhere in shearing, crutching, cooking…

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