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Courts & crime, 1912

1,355 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 68

Police Court. Saturday, February 3Rd. Before Mr. C. J. Coglan, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 7

James Bennett, 23, was charged by Constable Healy with stealing one bay mare valued at £8, the property of Mrs. Sarah Brown, at…

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Tumut Police Court. Wednesday, February 7. (Before Mr. F. A. Ridley, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

Henry Price, for selling [?] without a license at the Brungle Sports on Anniversary Day, was fined 10s with 6s costs, in default 4 days in the local lock-up…

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Queen Mary's Court Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

The statistics of the Queen's new court train arc appalling. If Queen Mary had not been, in her own time, responsible for a million or so of…

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Espionage at Portsmouth. German Officer Sentenced. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

Hapt Grosse, a German officer, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude, for espionage at Portsmouth…

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Police and Strikers. in Conflict at Glasgow. Several Strikers Arrested London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

The police on duty at the docks had a crowded half-hour in conflict with the dockers who are on strike. The strikers learned that an attempt…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

BEforE Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. Patrick McGuigan was charged with using insulting words to Arthur Osborne in Parker-street on 5th inst…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.m.) Monday, February 12, 1912. Jones Again Before the Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 3

The case in which James Jones is charged with assaulting Thomas Finn, on Boxing Day last, again came up for consideration. When the case was…

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District Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Rogers. The only case dealt with was that in which William Brown claimed £4/10/, being a debt owing by…

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Wagga Police Court Saturday, February 10th. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.m.) Insobriety and Language

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

John Donnelly pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and with using indecent language in Edward-Street on Friday. For insobriety, a…

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Shall Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw P.M. A case in which Owen Taylor sued Peter O'Neil for wages amounting to £10/9- was dismissed, and…

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Yesterday's Field Day. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.m.) Alleged Assault. a Boxing Pay Affray. Accused Discharged

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

James Jones, on remand, was arraigned on a charge of unlawfully assaulting a sturdily built laboring man named Thomas Finn on the evening of…

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Sentence of Death. Appeal to Full Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

Acting Justice Ferguson, who sentenced Moir to death for the alleged murder of Trevaseus at the Glebe, has stated a case for the Full Court…

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Eight Boys Charged with Murder London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

Eight boys in Meath industrial School have been charged with murdering John Keely, an assistant master in the institution, which is doing…

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The Murder Near Bingara. W. F. Ball Confesses Shooting His Wife

The Worker · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 23

At the inquiry into the death of Mrs. Ball at the homestead of W. R. Mack, near Bingara, evidence was given regarding the finding of bones and articles of…

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Unionism and Employment. What the Industrial Court of New Zealand Prescribes. Employers Must Take Unionists

The Worker · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 22

In order to make preference to unionists more complete than ever, the following clauses have been added to a number of the latest awards Riven by the Court of…

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Jewel Theft. Story Told to Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

A strange story was told at the Swindon Police Court to-day (wired the "News" correspondent on November 2), when ?Robert Wilson (42) and…

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Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw P.M. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 4

William Smith was charged with drunkenness in Parker-street on 14th inst. Plea guilty. Gaoler Dixon stated…

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Shocking Assault. Old Woman Attacked. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

A Queensland black named Jack Lacey is alleged to have entered a bouse at Leichhardt late last night, and to have brutally assaulted Mrs…

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Police Court. Friday, February 9Th. Before Mr.C. J. Coghlan, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

Edward and Sarah Ryan were charged by Constable Hamilton with being drunk and disorderly and using indecent language…

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Ganmain Police Court. Friday, February 9.(Before Mr. Geu Stevenson,. P. M.)

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

J. F Saddler was charged by Senior - Constable Cahill with using indecent language in Lakestreet. street, Ganmain on 20th January…

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