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Courts & crime, 1913

1,549 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 78

Theft of Pictures. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

The rooms of Adolph Albers, artists' representative, of Bond-street, city, was entered between Saturday night and this morning, and 15…

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Assault and Robbery Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 3

At the Paddington Court to-day Percy Lawrence, aged 26, and Jeff[?]lioy Cox, aged 16, were charged with assaulting and robbing Miss [?]…

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Domain Riot. Orator Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

The riot in the Domain yesterday led to the appearance in the police court to-day of a Frenchman named Rolph Ca[?]rer, when was charged with…

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Police' Court. Saturday, June 28, Before Mr. J. H. Hassall. J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 5

William Martin Nolan was charged with using insulting language in East Street on 27th ist. fired $2 or one months…

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Bankruptcy Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

The first examination in bankruptcy was made of James A. Donaghy, stock and station agents, yesterday. The majority of the creditors…

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Police Court. Monday, June 30, 19[?]8, (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Offensive Language

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 4

William Doyle, charged with using indecent language in Baylis-street on Saturday evening, pleaded guilty. After the police had given evidence,…

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Brother and Sister. Alleged Assault and Robbery. an Amazing Story. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

Percy Lawrence and Jeffrey Roy Cox were charged, to-day, at the police court, with assaulting and robbing Miss Nellie Cox, of a diamond ring,…

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A Maori Murder. Struck with Cross-cut Saw. New Zealand

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

A man known as Graham, who had been living with Maoris at Oreers, King's County, New Zealand, was shot by a Maori woman…

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Melbourne Restaurants. Raided by Police for selling Liquor. MELBOURNE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 3

Three fashionable restaurants in Melbourne were raided by the police early yesterday morning, and seven waiters were arrested and…

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Dispute About Sheep. Supreme Court Case Steer v. Creswick. WEDNESDAY 26th, Before Mr.[?] Sly and a jury of four

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 5

Mr. [?], instuted by messrs [?] and Lee agents for messrs [?] and [?], of Albury, appeared for the painfull and…

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An Indian Gaol

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 6

"Three yellow, five red, two blue," chanted the convict behind the growing carpet. " As thou sayest so let it be…

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Theft of Business Ideas

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 3

In the old days, before such safeguards as patents came into existence, the most" extraordinary precautions were taken by inventors…

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Police Make Living Picture

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 3

While climbing the outside of a New York skyscraper for the benefit of a moving-picture film company, Rodman Law, who earns his living…

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Strikers Attack Police. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

Strikers attempted to enter the Etruria [?] on works in Staffordshire and stoned the constabulary who tried to block their way. The strikers…

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A Sydney Desperado. Police Constable Shot. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

The colored man, Frederick James Buckley, was further remanded on three charges of assaulting, robbing and wounding Harry White and…

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Weird Murder Etiquette in Papua. to Be Fashionable You Must Kill—man, Woman, or Child

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 7

Murder is very common in Papua where Europenn ciyilisation has never penetrated (though life in the settled districts in probably safer…

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A Paltry Theft

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 1

At the Albury sessions on Tuesday Thomas Royal was charged with that he had at Henty on May 21 break and enter the warehouse of Otto Gustav…

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Our Police

The Worker · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 23

Dear Worker,— I cannot see any reason why your readers should not interest themselves in the police, as much as the readers in the…

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Before the Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 4

The seven waters who were arrested in Melbourne early on Sunday morning as a result of the raid on the city restaurants, appeared before the city…

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A Suicidal Mania. Magistrate Suggests Press Suppression of Names of Poisons. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 July 1913 · page 2

During the last four months 23 suicides have been taken place by means of a certain violent irritant disinfectant This prompted Mr. Hawki [?], City…

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