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Courts & crime, 1914

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 64

Drunkard's Fatal Delusions "Trying to Murder Him." a Jump to Death. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

The evidence at the inquest concerning the death of George Lewis, who jumped 800 feet donn the Richmond Main colliery shaft, Kurri…

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Council and Baths Police Magistrate Criticised. "A Piece of Impertinence."

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

Although no decision was arrived at the advisability of the Municipal Council providing bathing accommodation for ladies at the river was…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 6th, 1914. (Before Mr. W. M. Fincham, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

Police v S. Potter. Disobeying an order of maintenance. Ordered to pay the amount in arrears, £5 19s 6d, or be imprisoned…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 6th, 1914. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.; Rabbit Cas S.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 4

J. T. Bean v. H. D. Culley, fa[?] to destroy rabbits on his hol[?] between 11th September and 22nd November. Mr. Matthews appeared for the P.P…

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Curate Denounced. Police-sergeant's Outburst. Leads to Slander Action

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

What is the explanation of the extraordinary charges made by Mr. Arthur Fitzgerald and his wife against the Rev. Thomas Ghent? Have they any foundation in fact…

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Tall Man with Pointed Beard. Strange Tale of Murder Plot Suggestion at a Cemetery

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 7

"A friend of mine wants to get rid of an old woman, a relative who is in the way. My friend will give £4 if the crime is committed in the apartment; eight if it is done…

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Girl Sues Court Official What He Wrote to His "Flapper." "Until Death Us Do Part."

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

Not for some time has a more painful breach of promise case been hard, than that which occupied the attention of a jury at the Sheriff's Court, Brentford. Middlesex. The…

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(To be continued.) Girl Sues Court Official. What He Wrote to His "Flapper." Until Death Us Do Part."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

Not for some time has a more painful breach of promise case been hoard than that which occupied the attention of a jury at the Sheriff's Court, Brentford. Middlesex. The…

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The Cootamundra Bandmaster. Committed for Trial. Blackwell and his Wife before the Court. Mrs. Blackwell bruised and battered

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 4

AT the Cootamundra police court on Monday, Samuel Blackwell was charged with unlawfully assaulting his wife A further charge was…

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Assault by Police Inspector "As Carpentier Served Wells." London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

Police Inspector Potter, of London, has been committed for trial, on a charge of having assaulted Robert Atkinson, a suffragist, Evidence was…

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Zabern Court Martial Contradictory Evidence. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

Conflicting evidence is being given in the Zabern case. A military witness described the stoning of the soldiers by a howling mob of 100, but…

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A Brutal Murder Little Boy Strangled. Corpse in Railway Carriage. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

A seven-year-old boy was found strangled under a seat of a railway carriage at Shoreditch. The child has been identified, but the names of…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

In each case yesterday at the police court, the offences investigated occurred at hotels. One man in the dock was unconventional both in his…

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Attempted Burglary. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Burglars attempted to remove a safe containing several hundred pounds worth of valuables from Mr. Dugnivres' jewellery shop, Haymarket,…

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Police Court. Monday, January 12, 1914. Drunkenness

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

A man, who was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20/. Constable Emmett Said that defendant…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. Stockinbingal Cases

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Samuel Sheather was charged with using indecent language in Dudauman-street, Stockinbingal, on 22nd December…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, 12th. JANUARY, 1914. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Holm, P.m.) Entering Boarders' Rooms

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

George J. O'Rafferty, who was found in a bedroom at the Prince of Wales Hotel on the 29th December, was proceeded against on remand…

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The Findings of a Court Martial. Officers Exonerated. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Colonel Von bas been acquitted at Vabern by a court martial, the court holding that he was justified in protecting the honor of his…

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Burnt in Revenge Woman's Murderers Sentenced. Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

Three Indians at Dinawpar (Bengal) have been sentenced to transportation for life for having burned an old women when they suspected…

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