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Courts & crime, 1914

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Wagga Small Debts Court Monday, March 23, 1914. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 3

L. G. A[?]chiffe sued J. Middleton, of the London and American Tailoring Company, for £5/13/, wages for time whilst in defendant's employ…

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Belfast Quiet. Police Sleep with Carbines Ready

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

Everything was quiet in Belfast yesterday, but the authorities have not relaxed any of their precautions. The police have been ordered to sleep…

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Faithful. New Tennis Court—election of Officers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

A meeting was held at Faithful on Monday, 16th March, for the purpose of deciding whether or not a tennis court wm required in the…

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The Greenvale Sensation Senior-sergeaft Refuses to Issue Warrant or Police Criminal Summons Frazier to Ask for Death Sentence

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

Subsequent to the painful proceedings recorded in our last issue, it is understood that Mr Jones, interviewed Senior-Sergeant Griffin immediately…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, before Me. J. D. Walker, C. M., James Larkin was charged with having been found drunk in…

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Wagga Court House and Police Station. Mr. Boston's Question

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. Boston asked the Chief Secretary if he was aware that the Wagga. Court House, gaol, and police station were in a disgraceful condition, and…

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Land Appeal Court Interesting Cases

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court for the Wagga Land District commenced its sittings at the Wagga Court-house yesterday, Mr. H. A. D. Curry…

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Murder of Sergeant Hickey. Third Trial of Brown. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

The third trial of Brown for the murder of Sergeant Hickey at St. Ives was commenced at Darlinghurst to-day…

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Land Appeal Court Sittings in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Sittings of the Land Appeal Court opened at the Wagga Court House on Wednesday, and will be continued to-day…

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Barren Jack Resumption Claim. Supreme Court Action

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

In the Banco Court in Sydney on Monday, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury, a resumption claim was heard relating to lands within the Barren…

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Telegraphic. Coolamon Raids. Discussed in Parliament a Matter Not Reported to Police Department. a Certain Coloured Gentleman. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

In the Assembly to-night Mr. M'Girr asked the Chief Secretary if his attention had been drawn to a newspaper report of an interview with a police…

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Tumut Police Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

[?] above court, on Friday, Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M., presiding C. Bartholomew was fined £1 for being on licensed premises of the Wynyard Hotel, on…

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Police Court. Friday. March 27

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

Before the P.M. W. Hill was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Coolamon on 7th inst, Plea guilty. Fined 10s and costs 6s…

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Police Court. Monday, March 23rd

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

Before Messrs. A. W. Molineaux and H. C. Aiken, J's.P. Ah Pong was charged with indecent behaviour. Constable Jones deposed…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 24th. Before Mr C. J. B. Helm, P.M.

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

J. T. Bean v. James Kelly, failing to adequately destroy rabbits on his holding at Bo[?]ee Creek between 30th October, 1913, and 20th February, 1914…

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Hillston Licensing Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

At a Special Licensing Court held at Hillston on Monday last before Messrs Cadell and Rasmussen, members of the Licensing Court,…

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District Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 3

Before his Honour Acting Judge Bevan. The legal profession was represented by Messrs. Mason, Cro[?]…

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The High Court Supreme

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

On a number of occasions since federation the High Court has been called upon to pronounce the most important judgments on the…

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Murder of Ser. Hickey. Brown Acquitted. SYDNEY

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

Thomas Edwin Brown, charged with the murder of Sergeant Hickey, has been acquitted…

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Quarter Sessions. (Continued from page 4): Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

Samuel Jeffrey Blackwell, so charged, acting on the advice of his solicitor, pleaded guilty, offering the excuse that he was unconscious of…

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