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Courts & crime, 1914

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 64

Small Debts Court, Tuesday, June 23. Before Mr. C. J. B. Heim, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 5

J. I. Quirk v. C. J. Taylor: claim £2 17s 4d. Verdict for amount and 7s costs. J. J. Quirk v. W. Craylon, Jun., and A…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday June 24. Before Messrs. C. J. B. Helm, L.M., and J. H. Sugden, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

THe application of William T. Walton, for a renewal of the license of the Barollan Hotel, Barelian, was considered by the Court…

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District Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 2

A District Court for the police district of Corowa will be held at the Court House, Corowa on Thursday, July 2. There are two cases set down for…

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Lord Brassey Arrested. Charged with Espionage. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

The "Daily Mail" Berlin correspondent says that when Lord Brassey, aboard the Sunbeam, visited Kief he was arrested yesterday by the harbor…

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Wagga Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

A sitting of the Wagga Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Messrs. Fosbery and Purtell, members, to consider the postponed…

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Opal Robbery. Police Make an Arrest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

The police have made as arrest in connection with the robbery at Ton and Rehn's shop, Moore-street. The accused states that he was drunk at…

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Burglar Escapes. Fired Upon by Police. Episode at Woollahra. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

William Sherman, a resident of Woollahra, was awakened this morning by hearing a noise. On making a search, he saw a man attempting…

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Society Thieves. Police Discover Gang. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 2

The police have discovered a gang of twenty girls, who made a living by obtaining invitations to West-end houses and stealing what they…

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Police Court. Friday, June [?]

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

Before Mr. J. Hassal J.R. Albert Edward James Leith was lined 2s 6d or three hours for being found drunk the previous day…

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Stockinbingal Court House

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

Per Mr. Holman, M.P., we learn that a report has been received [?] the Director-General of Public Works to the effect that it is…

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Firemen Arrested Charged with Deserting their Ship London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

Twenty-five firemen of the steamer Kanowna have been arrested for alleged desertion. Subsequently the second engineer was arrested…

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Adelong Splashes Warden's Court

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Wednesday last, Mr Warden G James dealt with following applications for authority to enter to mine for gold:—R Cotton, for 15 acres on portion…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1914 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court on Saturday last Hugh M'Pherson was fined 20/, or seven days' imprisonment, on a charge of having stolen…

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Freeman Before the Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 2

At the Central Court Samuel Freeman with several aliases, was charged with attempting to discharge an automatic pistol at constable H[?]o[?]er Strathfield…

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Verdict of Murder. an Infant Strangled. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 2

A verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown was returned at the inquest into the death of a newly-born infant found strangled…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 30th 1914

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 3

Before Mr. J. R. Rasall, J.P. Walter Hanby was fined 2s 6d or three hours for being drunk in East Street on the previous day…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

Thomas Herbert was fined 5/- for drunkenness at the railway station on Tuesday night. THOMAS AGAIN…

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Undermining Police Discipline

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 3

"I view the holding of a meeting by certain policemen, and the decision to go on with the collection of funds—in spite of the fact that the…

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Monthly Police Court. Friday, June 26. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm P.M.)

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 3

The following eases were dealt with in addition to those published last issue:— ALLEGED INSULTING LANGUAGE Jas. Herbert Curtis proceeded against…

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Proposed From Tree-top. Lover at the Gaol Window. the Call to Zata

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 7

Usually when the conversational effort attending a courtship starts to lag—that is, when the young lover is making the third round of his repertoire of antique jokes and…

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