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Courts & crime, 1914

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 64

The Bayview Murder. Victim a Wagga Native

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

IN connection with the brutal murder at Bayview, near Sydney, on Saturday, at the morgue finger prints were taken, and Inspector…

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Election Upset. [?]Ull Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

The Full Court has upset the recent Cauterbury municipal election, holding that the officer was wrong in rejecting nominations…

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The Strike. Extra Police Wired For. Mr. M‘garry Burnt in Effigy

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

Since outlast issue some developments, have taken place with regard to the strike of chaff-cutters, which is still nominally in progress in the Coolamon…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, February 24. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P. M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

J. W. McConville was granted a booth license at the willows sports ground on 4th. March from 10 a.m. till 7 p.m. It is reported, and we believe that the…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 24. Before Mr. C. J. [?]. Helm, P.M. Reserved Decision

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

[?] case of S. H. Richards and Co. v [?] M. W[?] (A. W. Sti[?] claim[?] heard at the last [?]ing the co[?] Mr. Gra[?]naer ashed to be permitted to…

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Coolamon Monthly Court. Friday, February 27, 1914. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Insulting Words

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

J. Woods V. M. M‘Namara.—Using insulting words in a public place, on 6th February. Mr. Grainger for complainant, and Mr…

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Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Gordon.), REX v Alfred Wilson

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. Bevan appeared for the Crown. Mr. Mack, instructed by Messrs. Kershaw, Matthews, and Lane (Sydney and Narandera), appeared for the prisoner…

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Police Court Lapses

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

Although Friday is a regular day for the Police Magistrate in Wagga, there were no cases listed for his consideration yesterday. There appeared to…

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Benton Murder. British Action. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ackland, Parliamentary under-secretary to the foreign Office replying to a question by Sir Charles Hunter, [?] that the…

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Rose Bay Murder Arrested Suspect Released. West Maitland

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 5

A man was arrested at West Maitland last night on suspicion of having committed the murder at Rose Bay, but was released upon satisfactory…

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Ironworkers' Strike. Application to Court. for Variation of Award. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 4

The dispute in the iron trades before the Industrial Court to-day. when a case rested on the power of the board to vary the award in the…

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Power to Alter an Award. Interesting Case in Industrial Court. Decision Reserved. Sydney, Friday night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 5

The dispute on the Iron Trades had the attention of Judge Heydon in the Industrial Court to-day, when a special case submitted by the Chairman of the…

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Alleged Embezzlement. Wellington Hospital Secretary Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

Edgar Robert Bishop, lately secretary of the District Hospital at Wellington, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling £19, the property of…

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Attempted Murder. Native and White Miners. Johannesburg

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

A native miner was remanded for attempting to murder a white miner while asleep. A cartridge was placed under the bedroom, which was…

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Daring Theft in Paris. £40,000 Taken From Mail Van Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 2

A daring theft was committed here yesterday. A mail van which was delivering registered packages to a financial institution, was robbed of…

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Police Court Monday, March 2, 1914. (Before the Police Magistrate) Charge Withdrawn

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

Charles Wauhop was charged on summons with having used indecent language at Humula on February 14. Defendant pleaded not quilty, on the…

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Theft of Charcoal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

Arthur Rothman was charged with having stolen four bags of charcoal, valued at 5/- the property of Julias Rohr, on 28th January…

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Despicable Theft of Money

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

In the police court on Monday, before Messrs. G. W. Fisher and F. Pinkstone, J.P., two young men were charged with the robbery of £4/15/-…

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Trouble with Basuto Miners. Police Reinforcements. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

The police at Jagersfontein have been reinforced as trouble is expected from Basu[?]os working in the mines. They are suspected of collecting and…

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A Judicial Murder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 3

Of all the atrocities which stained the name of Austria during the [?] War, and brought down upon the execration of the…

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