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Courts & crime, 1914

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

Burglary at Coogee. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 2

A thief entered the residence of Mrs. Leah Marks, at Coogee last night, and stole diamond and other jewellery valued at £160. The…

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Police Court. Saturday. December 19. Before Mr. [?] Ha[?] J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 2

John Sher[?] was fined [?] days for travelling in a railway carriage between Narandera and Mo[?] with on having previously paid his fare…

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Prize Court Decision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 2

From the standpoint of Australian patriotism there is only one fault to he found with the decision in the Zambesi prize court case in Sydney…

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Court of Review. (Before Judge Murray.) What Is a Business

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 3

Mr. H. E. Manning, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith and Company agents for Messrs. Blake and Riggall, of Melbourne), appeared for the…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. December 22. Before Mr. C.J.B. Helm, L.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 2

Benewals of billianl licenses were granted in Thomas Arthur (Barellan), John F. glceson (Grong Grong), Norman Victor (Narandera), Harold P. Sevage…

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Items of News. Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 December 1914 · page 2

There was one offender before the Wagga police court yesterday morning, when Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., was on the bench. Frank Jones, an…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. R. G. Green. J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 December 1914 · page 4

Alfred Mill Lyle, a stranger, was charged with being drunk in Wallendoon-street Fined 5/, in default imprisonment till the rising of the court…

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Sinking of Turkish Battleship. Court Martial of Officers. Death Sentence for Neglect. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 December 1914 · page 2

Twenty Turks and to Germans have been court-martialled in connection with the blowing up in the Dardanelles of the Turkish battleship by a British…

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Escape From Gaol. Searching for German Wireless Expert. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 2

The police are searching for John Kuhn, a well-known German inventor and wireless expert, who escaped from Newcastle gaol. He possesses a…

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A Fallible Book-keeper. Charged with Falsifying Entries. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 3

Theodore Montague Pyke was committed for trial on a charge of falsifying a receipt book, the property of the Coastal Farmers Co-operative…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Goulburn Resident Attacked in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 2

William Downes and William Murray were charged at the police court to-day with assaulting and robbing John Devine Smith, a resident of…

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A Red Page in History. the Murder of Captain Cook -The Last of the Old Navigagors

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 2

From the discovery of the Pacific by Balboa in 1513 till the middle of the eighteenth century Spain had been left in almost undisturbed…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. D. Walker, C.M. and J. K. O'Reilly, J.P., a charge was preferred against Wm. Purkiss, of…

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Daring Burglary. a Few Yards From Police Station. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

A daring burglary was perpetrated in the city during last night M'Murtries Ltd., in Clarence-street, was entered, and two large safes and a…

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Alleged Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

At the police court yesterday morning before Mr. J.D. Walker, C.M., and Mr. J.K. O'Reilly, J.P., William Purkiss was arranged for assaulting…

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Police Court. Thursday, December 21. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

Herman Brandberg was fined 5s to 24 hours for being drunk in Larmer lane the previous evening. Albert Joseph Lennon was charged…

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Daring City Burglary. Boot Manufactory Ransacked. Large Haul Secured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

A daring burglary was perpetrated at the premises of M'Murtrie Ltd., boot manufacturers and importers, in Clarence-street city, during the night…

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Most Brilliant Exploit. No Stigma of Any Brutal Assault. New York

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

The New York "Tribune" states that the British exploit at Cuxhaven was the most brilliant and daring incident during the war, and puts the Hartlepool…

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Attempted Black-mail a Startling Charge. Grant Harvey Again in Court Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day, Grant [?]…

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Prince Henry to Command German Fleet. Outcome of Cuxhaven Raid Are the Germans Forced to Naval Battle? Raid Most Brilliant Exploit. Free of Stigma and Brutal Assault. The Raid on Cuxhaven. Extent of the Damage. Destroyers Work Well. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

A Times correspondent on the east coast of England, supplementing the official account of the Cuxhaven raid, says.—…

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