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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 64

Canteen Frauds. Defendants Sentenced. [?] Some Amazing Evidence. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

In connection with the frauds in the military canteen contracts, Captain Whittaker read a letter from Colonel Fiennes, representing a firm of…

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Telephone Installation at the Police Station

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

Superintendent Tait, who has recently been appointed to take, charge of the Albury police district, paid a visit of inspection to Narandera and other places…

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Licensing Applications. Supreme Court Appeals

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

In Banco, at Darlinghurst on Tuesday and Wednesday, 19th and 20th insts, before Sir William Cullen, C.J. Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Sly, two appeals…

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Licensing Law. Cases From Narandera. Application for Mandamus. Full Court Decisions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

The Full Court to-day delivered judgment in two applications for a mandamus against Licensing Benches for having refused to grant publicans…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, May 26th, 1914. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and Messrs. Lapthorne and Sugden, J's.P

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 3

J. W. McConville applied for a booth license for the Colinroobie Sports ground on Wednesday, June 10th. Application granted, from 10 a.m. to 6…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court, on Thursday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C. M. John Kennedy was charged with having been drunk and disorderly, and…

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Co[?]stable Sentenced. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

The two police constables, Patrick Thomas M'Donnell and Edward O'Donnell, found guilty of assaulting John Chinnery, were brought up for…

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Assault and Perjury Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 3

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Constables Patrick O'Donald and Edward O'Donnell were each sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for…

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Sentenced to Fifteen Years Sydney

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

At the Criminal Court this morning, John Stenhouse was arraigned on a charge of murdering his wife at Parramatta…

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Stealing Letters From Post Boxes Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

Charles Brock, well-known in vaudeville circles, was arrested this morning on a charge of having stolen 17 letters, containing £6 odd, belonging…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

Cyril Smith was fined 5/- for drunkenness in Walendoon-street on Saturday night. CADET PROSECUTIONS…

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The Parramatta Tragedy. Stenhouse Sentenced for Manslaughter. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

The hearing of the charge against John Stenhouse, for alleged murder of his wife, Christina Stenhouse, at parramatta, was commenced at the…

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Police Court Monday, June. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Early Closing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

Robert G. Scott, a traveller, pleaded guilty to keeping his sample room open on Friday last, after 6 pm., the hour specified by the Early Closing…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June, 1, 1914. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.,) Early Closing Act

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

A commercial traveller named Scott pleaded guilty to keeping a sample room open after 6 p.m. on Friday last, in contravention of the Early Closing…

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Licensing Applications. Supreme Court Appeals

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

In [?]they before their [?] Sit Within [?] Mr. [?] prine and Mr.[?] S.Y…

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Fracas at Alexandria. Bottles and Razor Assault Two Men Taken to Hospital. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

During a disturbance at Alexandria late on Saturday night, one man is alleged to have been assaulted by two others with bottles. Whereupon…

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Guilty of Manslaughter the Parramatta Murder. Sentence of 15 Years Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

At the Criminal Court today John stenhouse was arraigned and charged of murdering his wife at Parramatta on Good Friday…

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Mrs. Pankhurst's Bodyguard. Police Discoveries in West End. London

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

The suffragettes who were arrested when the West-End quarters of the Women's Social and Political Union were raided a day or two…

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Solicitor Sentenced Charged with Fraudulent Conversion. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

Vincent de Paul Gilled, a solicitor, who was arrested in Sydney some months ago on a charge of false President was sentenced to-day to…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., John Kennedy was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct…

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