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Courts & crime, 1915

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Motor Car Fatality. Farmer Sentenced to Seven Years. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 3

A farmer named Foshender was sentenced to seven years imprisonment at Wellington, on a charge of manslaughter in connection with a…

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Police Court. Thursday, June 3. Before Messrs. MacDonald and Sullivan, J's.P. Alleghd False Pretencr

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

WM. TODD was charged with obtaining from Chas.Morris, of Harden, one Dunlop tyre and tube, to the value of £8/I/, by false…

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Allies Gaining Ground. Advance on Western Front. German Resistance Less Effective. Enemy's Vile Methods. Murder of British Wounded. Desperate Fighting at Gallipoli. Turks Strongly Entrenched. Force of 250,000. the Dardanelles. Turks Revolt. Offending Officers Executed. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 2

A number of Turkish troops recently revolted and killed their German officers, but the rising was quelled by other troops, and the offenders were…

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Items of News. Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 4

At the Wagga police court yesterday Mary Burns proceeded against Mex. Rose to recover £2, the amount of wages alleged to be due. A…

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Women Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 4

Over 200 applications have already been received for positions in the women police section, which is about to be established in Sydney, mainly for the…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 1st, 1915. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 1

Patrick J. Madden and James Aberline were charged with conspiring, on or about the 9th March last, to defraud the Colonial Mutual Fire…

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Hillston Licensing Court. Tuesday, June 1st, 1915. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, P.M., chairman, and A. Rasmussen.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 7

Satisfactory reports were submitted by the Inspector with regard to the Royal Mail Hotel. Hillston; Rankin Springs Hotel; Royal Hotel, Mt…

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German Spies Sentenced. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 2

The trial of the German spies, Muller and Huba, was concluded yesterday, when the former was sentenced to be shot, and the latter to seen years'…

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The Turkish Positions. Combined General Assault Begun. Tenedos

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 2

A combined general assault on the Turkish positions at Gallipoli Peninsula has begun…

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The Park Outrage. Man Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

George Caspar Watson (25) was brought before the police court to-day and charged with having murdered Thomasini Pocock in Prince Alfred…

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Larceny of Government Stores. Gribble and Harvey Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

John Gribble and William Harvey were convicted at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of stealing 72 gallons of oil and 11,000 cartridges from…

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Submarine War. Shell-fire Attack. Brutal Murder. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

The French mine layer Casablanca was mined at the entrance to a bay in the Aegean Sea. British sailors rescued the captain and 64 men. It is…

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Murder of Ah Chee. Case Again Remanded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 3

Four men, Cornelius Scott, Martin Tansey, William Moon and William Booth were charged at the police court to-day with murdering a…

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Licensing Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

The following renewals of publican's licenses were granted by the Bench (the P.M. and Mr A. Elworthy, licensing magistrate):…

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Warden's Court. Rush for Blocks

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

Warden James on Friday assessed the following authorities to enter, at the local court:- H. Groth. 5 acres, portion 416…

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Submarine War. Six More Victims. Murder of Captain's Family. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

The Berg[?] steamer Menapil, carrying a cargo of iron are, was submarined three miles from Margate. The captain, his wife and daughter, and the…

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More Murder at Sea

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

Two more merchant ships, one Belgian and the other Norwegian, have been sunk by submarines, and 17 lives lost…

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Police Court. Thursday, June 10. Before Mr. McMahon, P.M. LANGUAGE

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

SIDNEY DRMPSEY was charged with using indecent language in a public place. Fined £5, or two month's hard labor In Young gaol…

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Police Court Tuesday, June 8Th. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, PM

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

William Tremewan was fined 5s or the rising, on a charge of being found drunk in East Street the previous day. Leslie G. Gray was charged that he…

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Warden's Court

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

SATURDAY, 6th JUNE, 1915. J.J. Harrey, for suspeusion of is [?] conditions on m.l. 1592-No appearance. Struck out…

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