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Courts & crime, 1913

1,549 stories in Riverina's papers · page 65 of 78

A Harder Suspect Arrested for Vagrancy. Police Application Refused. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 2

Raleigh Davey laborer, who was arrested at Echuca on suspicion of being indicated in the Wharparilla murder, appeared before the local…

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Suffragettes. Leader Re-arrested. Sympathisers Attack Police. Clergyman Charged. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

Annie Kenny, a prominent suffragette, was re-arrestcd, after a fierce melee, at the London Pavilion. The audience attacked the detectives, to…

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Farriers in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

At the instance of the Minister for Lands and Industry a number of men who took part in the farriers' strike in June, last were called upon to-day,…

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Court Official Charged Alleged Embezzlement. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

Patrick Joseph Ryan, late assistant C.P.S. and Crown Lands Agent at Bathurst, was charged at the local police court to-day, with having…

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Dies In Gaol Man Hunger Striker. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

Albert Davis, who refused to take food while serving a sentence of a month's imprisonment for stealing, died in gaol…

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Industrial Appeals Court Trouble

The Worker · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 15

Trouble threatens once again in Melbourne over the Industrial Appeals Court, which some years ago was super-added to the Wages Board system. It was viewed…

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Sensational Encounter Police and Lunatic. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

Constable Gilshenan had a sensational experience with a supposed lunatic at Neutral Bay this morning. The man informed the officer that he was…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. Warden Williams.) Wednesday, October 8, 1913

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 3

Mr. Clancy appeared for the Mines Department. William Butts: Case withdrawn, and refund granted…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 7th. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 8

Police v Charles Darlington. Furious riding. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s., with 6s. costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment…

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Amazing Burglary Tale. Conspiracy to Defraud Company. Terrier's Violent End

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 7

There was a Startling development at Marylobone to a prosecution for burglary at the same court earlier (says a London paper of August 12). On the Monday,…

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Police Court Tuesday October 7th. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 2

M. F. Murray (Rabbit Inspector) v. A. Brand Neglecting to adequately destroy rabbits on bit holding at North Barellan…

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Police Court. Thursday, October 9TH. Before Mr. Giles Shaw P.M. Without a License

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 4

Reginald Barton pleaded guilty to cutting timber on a reserve at South Gundagai on 4th June, without having a license. Mr. T…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 8

The Bank of N.S. Wales appealed against Municipal assessments of properties, the total assessments of which amounted to £4999…

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Small Debts Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 5

At the Small Debts Court on Thursday, Archie Slacey sued W.C. Beaken, claiming £10, alleging that on 2nd August last Beaken…

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Armed Women Police. New Force in Philadelphia

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 3

On Monday, for the first time in the history of Philadelphia, women police made their appearance (says the "Daily Chronicle"). There are only two at…

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Apache Court of Honor. Condemns Lover to Die. Rival Executes the Sentence

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 7

Curious fight is thrown upon the Court of Morality which exists in the Apache community by the murder of a man named Le Tatoue…

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Madness and Murder Miner's Awful Crimes. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 4

A man named Cunningham employed at the Ranfontein battery Johannesburg, suddenly became demented and shot his wife and sister-in-law…

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Items of News. District Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 4

The next Wagga District Court will be opened on Friday. October 24 His Honor, Judge Rogers, K.C., will preside. The list of issues for…

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Scandal in Paris. System of Blackmail by Police. Remarkable Revelations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 1

The Paris Prefecture (says the London "Daily Telegraph") has published a note to the effect that the Prefect of Police, in consideration of the…

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Contempt of Court. a Journal's Cartoon. Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 October 1913 · page 7

Great interest is being taken in the hearing, before the Supreme Court, of charges against the "Auckland Observer." for contempt of court…

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