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Courts & crime, 1915

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Police Action at Narandera. Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 3

Farmers as a whole do not know where they stand in connection with the sale of their wheat especially with regard to be sold for…

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The War. Sensational Episode Broken Hill Turks Fire on Picnic Train Further Proof of German Atrocities Italy and Turkey the American Note. War at Broken Hill. Turks Attack Picnic Train. From Entrenched Position. Several Killed and Wounded. Police and Military Arming. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 2

A train en route from Broken Hill to Silverton, conveying a Manchester Unity Oddfellows' picnic party, was attacked by a number of entrenched…

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Police Court. Monday, January 4, 1915. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Unlawful Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

William Purkiss, on remand was charged with unlawfully assaulting his wife Jessie Purkiss at Wagga on December 29, 1914. Purkiss was fined…

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North Sydney Burglary £70 Worth Jewellery Secured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Burglars raided George Rogers' private residence at North Sydney last night and secured £70 worth of jewellery. The introders were disturbed and…

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Alleged Embezzlement Union Officer Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

William M'Kinnell, a union officer, was charged at the Katoomba police court with embezzling £[?] belonging to the central executive of the…

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German Arrested. the Ruashine Murder. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 2

Arther Kotterman, a German, wanted in connection with the Ruashine murder at New Zealand, has been captured by the police in a…

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Police Re-organisation. Clerks for Office Work. "Wife Pulling" Barred. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 3

The police force in New South Wales is now in process of re-organisation. Mr. Cann says every man in the force, from the highest rank to the…

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Daring Burglary. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 3

Watching, his opportunity, a thief threw a brick at a window of Lloyd's jewellery establishment in the Haymarket early this morning…

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City Burglary. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Burglars broke into Kiley's furniture warehouse, in Castlereagh-street last night and made an unsuccessful attempt to open the safe. They…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 6. Before Mr. J. H. Hassail. J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

Hermannus Grobben was fined 20/- or seven days being drunk and disorderly in Whitton Street the previous day. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 7. Before Mr. Giles Shaw, P.M. Failing to Enrol

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 4

The following persons were charged with neglecting to see that their names were on the Federal roll, and were each fined 5/- and 3/- costs:…

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Lake Cudgellico Police Station

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

The following letter was received by Mr. T. Brown, M.L.A., in reply to a letter forwarded by him to the Department from the Lake Cudgellico…

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Police Court. Thursday, Jan. 7. 15. Before Mr. Giles Shaw. P.M. Failing to Enrol

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 3

T. J. Edwards pleaded guilty to failing to enrol as a Commonwealth voter. He said a policeman called, and look his and…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, Jan. 7, 15

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 3

R. Golinan [?]ued Jas. Yelly for £1 11s goods supplied. for defendant. Plaintiff did not appear, and…

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Bishop Sentenced to Death. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

The Catholic "Bishop of Haiffa has had the death sentence passed upon him for preaching in favor of the Allies…

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Strike Of Paper Boys. Heavy Fines for Stealing Papers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

At the police court to-day, George Wilson, newspaper seller, was fined £3 for steeling twenty four papers from Mary Cunningham…

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Police Court. Friday, January 8

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Before Mr. J.H. Hassall, J.P; Robert Brayman was charged that being the baileo of certian property, to with one bay draught before, one tip…

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Stealing and Forgery

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 4

Frederick Andersen was I charged with stealing a cheque to the value of £1, the properly of Charles Anderson. He was also charged with…

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Priest Sentenced to Death

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

The Catholic Bishop of Haiffa has laid a sentence of death passed upon him in Absintia for preaching in favour of the Allies…

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Alleged Brutal Assault. a Constable Committed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

Police Constable Thos. M'Mahon was committed for trial on a charge of having as[?] and inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Robert Lawson…

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