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Courts & crime, 1913

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Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. Alleged Horse Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

Michael Sweeney was charged with stealing two horses, the properly of William Thomas Wesley, of Coolah, at Marbry on 25th December…

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Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. C. J. B. Heln, P.m.). Monday, 20th JANUARY, 1913. Assault Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 3

William Grainger appeared before the court alone to-day in connection with the alleged assault on John Douglas Wilson. Neither his fellow accused nor…

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Police Court. Monday, January, 2, 1913. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and Messrs. L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J's.P.) Alleged Assault and Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 3

William Grainger and Patrick Whelan were charged, on remand, with having assaulted John Douglas Wilson and robbed him of a watch chain,…

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Wagga Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 3

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A Bad Cass Serious Charges at Newcastle. Alleged Assault & Robbery. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

At the Newcastle police court Herbert Horsfield, 24, wheeler, and William James, 31, carter, were remanded on charges of having, when m[?]…

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Royal Marriage Annulled. Family Differences at Bavarian Court. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

It was recently announced that Prince George of Bavaria was disposing of his palaces at Munich because his wife, the Archduchess Isabella of…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Monday, January 20

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Joseph Mangan, contractor, residing in Wagga, appeared for his public examination. Under examination by the P.M.,…

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Licensing Court. Monday, January 20. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and Messrs. L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J's.P.) Quarterly Report

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

The quarterly report of the licensing inspector (Sub-Inspector Draper) was read, showing that the hotels in the Wagga Licensing District were…

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Modern Burglary. Cool Proceedings. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

Burglars unsuccessfully attempted to force a safe in the office of Martin Rubin. a London pearl buyer. The safe contained jewels to the value of…

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Stealing Jewellery. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

Thieves entered a dressing room at the National Amphitheatre last night and secured jewellery and clothes to the value of £50…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 22, 1913. (Before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M.) Insulting Language

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Percy M[?] was charged with using insulting language to Norman Devlin in the bar of the Carrington Hotel, Wagga, on January 21…

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Mexican Rebellion. Alleged Murder of American Ranchers. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

Further reports regarding the murder of American ranchers in Mexico have caused the United States Government to despatch another cruiser…

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A Young Woman's Lapse Theft From Nurses' Home. Three Months' Sentence Suspended. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

Grace Mildenhall, a young and attractive woman of respectable parentage, formerly a school teacher, was charged with stealing money and…

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The Victimisation of James Russell Court Proceedings and Miners' Mass Meeting. Address by Minister for Labor. the Government's Intentions

The Worker · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 17

On Friday, at Sydney, Judge Ferguson eat in the Arbitration Court to consider a reference by the Minister for Labor with respect to the dismissal by the Mt…

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Wool Stealing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

Accused were further charged with having in their possession about 201b of wool reasonably supposed to be stolen. They pleaded not guilty…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 22nd

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

Walter Love and James Love, two youths both under committal for arson, in the burning of Merryfull's Store at Grahamstown, were charged…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. E. P. Cusick, J.P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

John Gilbert, Donald Sheehan, and John Ryan were each fined 5/, in default the rising, for drunkenness on 21st instant…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. E. P. Cusick, J.P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

John Roberts was fined 5/- in default the rising, for drunkenness in Wallendoon-street on 24th January, 1913…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 23. Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M. TRESPASS

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

John Williams (an aboriginal) was charged with trespassing on the Aboriginal Reserve at Brungle. Mr. Weekes appeared for defendant who…

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Police Court. Tuesday 20th JANUARY. Before Mr. C. J. B. Heim, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 3

Walter Payne was granted a stage coach license. Robert Simpson was granter a district auctioneer's license…

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