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Courts & crime, 1913

1,549 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 78

A Notorious Farmer. Charged with 70 Crimes. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

Chiapeli, a farmer, has been arrested, having terrorised the Grasse district for five years. He is charged with 70 crimes, including the burning…

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Anti-Trust Law. Wealthy Man Sent to Gaol. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

J. H. Pauerson the wealthy president of the National Cash Register Company was convicted at New York of violating the Anti-Trust law,…

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Trial by Court Martial Dishonest Officer Dismissed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

Cecil Rodgers assistant paymaster and secretary to the Captain in charge of H.M.S. Naval establishments at Sydney, was convicted by…

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Suffragettes Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

A number of suffragettes were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from one to two months, for window smashing at Bow…

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Items of News. Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

At the police court yesterday morning John March and Chudleigh Selby charged with being drunk were each fined 5/. or in default the usual…

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Alleged Assault. Accused Pleads Starvation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

Silvester Joseph Murphy, who was committed to-day on a charged of assault with intent to rob a young lady, told the Constable he had been…

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Recovery Doubtful Murder and Attempted Suicide. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

James Rawlings, who gashed his threat after almost decapitating a woman in Melbourne, is in a critical condition. His recovery is doubtful…

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State Polities. a People's Party. Stealing the F. AND S. Policy. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

The Democratic party in the Assembly is setting afoot a movement to form a people's party, the policy of which will be the planks of the…

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Crutchers' Rates. Case for Full Court

The Worker · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 17

Mr. Justice Ferguson, in Chambers at Sydney, had before him last Tuesday an appeal by Rawdon Arthur Wanch, of Walcha, squatter, against the verdict given…

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Chinese Gaming House. a Police Raid. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

Fourteen Chinese, who were arrested in a raid on an alleged gambling house in Balckburn-street this afternoon, were brought before the police…

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A Strike Prosecution. Coal Wheelers in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

In the Industrial Court to-day 17 young men were charged with having taken part in a strike at the Coal Cliff Colliery in December last. The…

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Arbitration Court. Important Judgment. Crown Workers Exempt. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

Judge Heydon in the Arbitration Court to-day ruled that direct employees of the Crown did not come under the Industrial Act. The decision is…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

At the police court yesterday morning for being drunk Saran Ryan and James Alexander Clark were each fined 5/, or in default, the usual alternative. For indecent…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 20th

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

R.G. W[?] G[?] Living stone, charge of assault. Defend and war [?] with [?] expenses, [?] to [?]form'…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 18th

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

Before Mr. c. J. B. Helm, P.M. Martha alice Willis was charged with not having sent her child to school the requisite number of days for the…

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Police Court. Before Mr. Ridley. P.M.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

Police proceeded against J. E. Ritchie far using a horse suffering from girthgall. The police stated that it was a vary bad, case, and the animal…

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Adelong Police Court. (Before Mr. Ridley, P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

Police v. J. E. Ritchie for using a boras suffering from girthgall. The police stated that it was a very bad case, and the animal was suffering…

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Small Debts Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

[?] McCarthy v. Frederick Bye. Mr. [?] for plaintiff no appearance [?] defendant. Service of summons was proved…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, Feb. 18th

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 4

[?] Mr. C. J. B. Helm, L.M. Norman [?] was granted a booth [?] for 21th inst than 10 am to [?] p.m…

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Fitzroy Murder. Crown Case Fails. Thompson Acquitted. an Extraordinary Demonstration. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

The Criminal Court was crowded to-day when Harold Thompson was charged with having, on January 7, murdered Arthur Henry Trotter, at…

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