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Courts & crime, 1913

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Labor Leaders Sentenced. American Dynamite Outrages. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Sentences ranging from one to seven years were imposed on the American labor leaders concerned in the dynamite outrages. Ryan was…

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Chidley before the Court. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Chidley was charged at the police court to-day with behaving in an offensive manner in Martin Place. Evidence was given to the effect that…

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Effects of a High Court Judgment. Anticipated Shipping Trouble. N.s.w. Appeals to Commonwealth

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 16

By direction of the Minister in authority the N.S.W. Department of Labor recently wrote to the Commonwealth Industrial Registrar informing him of "the…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

Their was a short sitting at the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. D. Walker. C.M., and Mr. J. K O'Reilly. J.P. Alex…

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Police Court. Tuesday, December 24th. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 3

Benjamin Sanderson was fined 10s or three days hard labor for being drunk in East Street on 23rd inst. Edward James for indecent language…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. R. G. Green, J.F. Drunk and Language

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

Hairy O'Neill was fined 6/- in default the "rising." for drunkennss, and £1, in default 7 days hard labour for using indecent language in Parker-street…

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Fortunate Police Raid. Paris

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

The police have begun the new year lucky. Searching for the perpetrators of a robbery in December, they visited a receiver of stolen…

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Court Social Items

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 6

A pretty little story roaches me from Moscow (says the "Bystander".). The Tsar was one day sitting talking to M. Kokovtseff, the Prime Minister, when…

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Mitchell Shire Council. the Arbitration Court. a Protest

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 6

The council held their monthly meeting yesterday morning, when there were present, the President (Councillor A. Hurst), Councillors G. Lindon. J…

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Another Burglary. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Thieves entered Bassan's mercery shop in Pitt street, between Saturday and this morning, and secured a large quantity of goods. The whole place…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 4

Arthur James Adlam, who was under a pledge dated 8th January, 1912, not to become intoxicated for twelve months, was charged with…

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Police Court. Monday, January 6. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Drunkenness

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

On a charge of drunkenness William Patrick Power was fined 20/- or in default seven days' imprisonment. Breach of Borough By-laws…

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Wall-st. Broker's Tragedy. Found Dead With Wife. Suspected Murder and Suicide. New York

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

HENRY C. EDEY, a wealthy retired Wall-street broker, and his young wife were found dead in their beautiful home at South Bay this…

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Sensational Burglary. Man Shot Dead. Miscreants Escape. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

A pair of masked and armed burglars made their may into the residence of Mr. A. Crotter, a commercial traveller, at Fitzroy, early this…

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Items of News. Police Promotions

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

Among the police promotions to take effect as from the 1st January, 1913, are the following:—First-class Constable Murphy, Wagga, to…

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Robbery and Murder. Old Man Buried Alive. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

A wealthy man at Grenoble displayed a purse in a cafe. On returning home along a lonely road a thief clubbed him and buried him in a…

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Success of Burglary Enterprise

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

Serious burglaries are now of daily occurrence in the cities of Sydney and melbourne As a matter of fact this has been the case for the past two…

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Police Returns

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

The police returns for the Wagga district for the year ended 31st December last show that offences against the person totalled 44: offences…

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The Melbourne Murder. No Clue to the Perpetrator. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

An inquest was opened in Melbourne in connection with the murder of Arthur Trotter by burglars. Only formal evidence of identification was…

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The Tramway Award. Brisbane Company to Appeal to High Court

The Worker · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 17

Counsel for the Brisbane Tramway Company obtained from Chief Justice Griffith, of the High Court, last' Friday, a temporary injunction to restrain Judge…

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