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Courts & crime, 1915

841 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 43

Recruiting. Police Taking Census. Premier's Schlme at Work in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 3

"Are you ready to serve your country if called upon" was the question put to a good many young and middleaged men in Wagga streets on Saturday…

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Botha's Magnificent Triumph. Enemy Completely Crushed in Africa. Great Russian Victory. Appeal by Lord Kitchener. Britain's Solemn Hour at Hand Wastage of Human Life. the Appalling Toll of War. Casualties Aggregate About 9,000,000. Germany's Reply to America. Piracy and Murder to Continue. the Dardanelles. Attempt on Sultan's Life. Bombs Thrown at Carriage. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 2

While the Sultan of Turkey was going to prayers a bomb was thrown through the window of his earrings and fell at the feet of the horses, without…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. R. G. Green, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 4

Alice Warner was charged with being drunk at the railway station. Fined 2/6…

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Police Court Friday, July 9th. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J. P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

James Johnston was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Larner Street, and was fined 10s, in default three days hard labor…

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Police v. Herring

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 4

Frances Sarah Herring was charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery, the property of Isabel Johnstone at The Rock…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 12, 1915. (Before Mr.C. J. [?] ) williams v. Bimpson

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 4

In this case the District forester proceeded against A. G. Simpson on a charge of having removed timber from Crown lands…

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Police v. M'Cormack

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 4

The defendant, Albert M'Corma[?] was charged with using indecent [?] guage. Mr. W. M. J. Walsh defended…

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Trading with the Enemy Alleged. Cases before the Court. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

A number of cases in which trading with the enemy was alleged, were mentioned at the police court today. The defendants did not…

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Wagga Quarter Sessions. the Tumbarumba Case. Lee Sentenced to Eighteen Months Imprisonment

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 4

The Wagga Quater Sessions were opened yesterday before Judge Rogers Mr. C. R. Bolton, deputy sheriff, also occupied a seat on the bench…

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More Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

The Norwegian steamer Rym was torpedoed without warning, and the second engineer was killed. The rest of the crew were landed at…

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Stealing from Barracks. Two Men Get Six Months

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 9

George Doring, an unnaturalised German, and John Sullivan, were charged at the City Court to-day with stealing. The evidence showed…

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Police Court. Monday, July 12. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall. J. P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

John Hurley charged with being found drunk on Saturday last, was filled £2 or 21 days. For using obscene language deferdant was fined £4 or six weeks…

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Detective Shot Dead. Returned Captain Charged. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

Detective Young was shot dead while entering a house at Hampstead to arrest, on an unrevealed charge, Captain Georges, who recently returned from…

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Out of Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

"Those" who are not indigemnt or surprised when water was used as a weapon against us in Flanders, are not entitled to be indignant when we make…

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Would Not Pay a Fine. Chidley Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

Declaring that on principle he would not pay a line of £5 imposed upon him for using indecent language in an address in the Donrain, Chidley was…

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Two Spies Court-martial-led. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 2

Two spies were arrested and court martialled in London for attempting to communicate information to the enemy regarding the fleet…

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Arthur Kidman Case. High Court Application. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

An application for further and better particulars was made to Mr. Justice Duffy in the High Court, on behalf of Arthur Kidman and Major…

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Alleged Bobbery Under Arms. Woman Before Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

A young woman named Nellie James was charged at the police court to-day with robbery under arms. The police prosecutor said that it…

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Young Turks Plot. to Murder Venezelos. Police Guard Statesman

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

Greek papers state that a plot has been batched by the Young Turks to murder M.Vonezelos, the former Greek premier, who at the recent elections…

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Police Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 4

Leslie Breasley pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour at Wagga, and was fined 20/ in default 14 days imprisonment. On a charge of using…

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