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Courts & crime, 1914

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 64

Coolamon Monthly Court. Friday, April 24. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)MOORE v. RIDDLE

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 6

Arthur Riddle was charged with having left the service of Edwin John Moore, without reasonable excuse. before the term…

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Wagga Police Court. (Before Mr. Hughes, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 1

On Thursday, Richard Smith was charged with playing at a game of chance, known as "picking the loop," on the Wagga Racecourse. A plea of…

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Items of News. Attempted Burglary at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 4

Burglars made an attempt on the general store of Mr. J. S. Taylor in Broadway, on Thursday night (writes our Junee correspondent). Constable…

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Union Organiser Charged with Trespass

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 4

Our Coolamon correspondent writes:—At the police court on Thursday, before Mr. Helm, P.M., the adjourned trespass case against H…

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Rose Bay Murder Inquest Again Postponed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 4

The inquest on Edward Dixon, the victim of the Rose Bay murder, which was fixed for to-day, has been postponed indefinitely…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. 1st MAY. Before Mr. E. H. Page. J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

Andrew Lemon was fined 20s or seven days for being found drunk in Larmer Street on 30th April. MONDAY, MAY 3…

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Aeronaut Arrested. Charged with Espjonage. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

A German ballonist named Berliner, who recently made a record flight from Germany and landed at Perm, in Russia, has been arrested…

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Italian "Witches." Heavily Sentenced. Cinema "Spirits of the Dead." Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

Rosa Artu has been fined £280 and sentenced to five years imprisonment. At Sassara, five of her female accomplices. received lesser sentences…

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Land Appeal Court. Cases Struck Out

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 1

The Land Appeal Court in Sydney on Thursday dealt with the following case:—In the matter of the appeals of P. J. Ward against the…

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Refugees' Stories. Threats of Wholesale Murder. Governor Incites a Mob. Vera Cruz

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

The efforts of Sir Lionel Carden, acting British Ambassador to Mexico, induced Huerta's action with regard to the refugees from Mexico City…

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Dawson Before the Court. Horse Stealing Charge Fails

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

James Dawson, jun., was before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M., at the Police Court on Saturday charged with that he did at Stockinbingal steal one bay golding…

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Suburban Burglary. £300 Worth of Jewellery Stolen. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

Burglars visited the residence of George Wright of Haberfield, and got away with jewellery and plate valued at nearly £300. Quite recently the…

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Police Court. Monday, May 4, 1914. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm P.M.) Unsound Mind

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

John Sinclair was charged with being a person deemed to be insane. The lock-up keeper deposed that at 6 a.m. on Sunday accused came to the…

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Tennis. Hard Court Tourney, London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 3

Doust defeated Dixon in the final of the singles at Norwood hard court lawn tennis tourney. In the Norwood lawn tennis…

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Federal Electoral Rolls. to Be Collected by Police. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

Arrangements have been come to between the Federal and State authorities by which the Federal rolls will be collected by the police…

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Cabinet Meeting Session Programme Considered. Police to Collect Commonwealth Rolls. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

The State Cabinet met this morning, when the parliamentary programme for the coming session was considered. Some progress was made…

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Lestrange Trespass Case. Evidence at Court. an Early Morn Inc Visit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 4

As already briefly reported, Henry Lestrange, A.W.U. organiser, was fined at Coolamon police court last Thursday, on a charge (adjourned…

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Police Court Proceedings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

David Keenuban, aged 25, was brought before the police court to-day, charged with having in company with three other men, unknown,…

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Police Promotions

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

In the list of police promotions announced yesterday. Senior-Constable Micheal Cahill, of Ganmain has been advanced to the rank of sergeant, and…

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Army Bullies. German Officers Sentenced. Kerosene-soaked Soldier. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

Two German army officers were sentenced to eight months and four months' imprisonment respectively, for cruelty to soldiers. It was…

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