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Courts & crime, 1915

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Police Court Saturday, July 17. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J. P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 2

William James Barton was lined 10s or three days for behaving in an indecent manner in Larmer Street the Previous day…

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Police Court. MONDAY, Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M. Wallendbeen License

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 2

An auctioneer's license was granted to Walter King, of Wallendbeen. O'DARE v. CLARKSON. Claim for wages, £16/379…

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Police Court. Monday, July 19, 1915. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Municipal Prosecutions. Wagga council v. Beaver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 4

The Wagga Council proceeded against Mary Beaver, lodging-house keeper, charging her with being the owner [?] premises…

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Murder of Alice White. Hamilton Confesses to Crime. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day concerning the death in a house in Devonshirestreet last month. Joseph Hamilton,…

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Police Magistrate's Court. Printers' Pie and Other Sorts. Mr McCarthy and the Impounding Act

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2

Police Magistrate (G. B. Helm) visited Lockhart on Wednesday and had an unusual busy day. Mr Harry Downey, who it was reported some…

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Wholesale Murder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 3

Austrian prisoners state that the Germans shot 5,000 Russian prisoners. ITALIANS CLOSE TO BIG…

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Police Court. THURSDAY. Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M. Bad Offender

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 4

William Bell was charged with drunkenness, obscene language, and assault on Constable Burgess, who arrested him; and the constable stated…

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

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 2

The Wagga Quarter Sessions were opened on Thursday of last week before Judge Rogers. Mr C F Bolton, deputy sheriff, also occupied a seat on…

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District Court Wednesday, July 21. Before His Honor Judge Rogers LINCOLN V. SMITH

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 4

Lincoln and Co. Ltd, v. Joseph Smith. claim £3s 13s. Mr. W. E. Mathews appeared for the plaintiff firm. There was no…

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In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Sheriff's Office Narandera 12th July, 1915 D. M. McLEISH V. Roy, John

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 2

ON Saturday the thirty-first day of July 1915 at noon unless the [?] od [?] Facias herein be previously satisfied, the Sheriff will cause to be…

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A Great Grave 5000 Russians Buricd. Cold Blooded Murder. Petrograd

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 4

Prisoners of the 6th Austrian Army Corps captured on the Lublin [?], in Southern Poland, state that they saw a huge common grave at…

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Murder of Prisoners. Russian Army Indignant

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1915 · page 2

The news of the cold blooded act of the German's who shot 5000 Russian prisoners, has aroused burning lndi[?] throughout the Russian army. The…

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Shire Engineer Sentenced. a Dummy Workman. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 4

Josiah M'Kenzie shire engineer, was convicted at the Narrabri Quarter Sessions of having defrauded the council of various sums of money by…

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Charge of Murder. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 4

Antoni Nail was charged at the police court today with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Ancline Velche on board a vessel in the harbor. A…

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Warden's Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

On 24th July Mr. Warden James granted the following authorities to enter and search for tin, wolfram, and molybdenite, viz.:—…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 26. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 3

A claim for waged, alleged to be due, and damages, brought by George Maclure against Edward G. Donnell, was dismissed. George Bain was fined…

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Case of Bigamy. Man Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

William M'Connell, who was arrested at Liverpool camp on a charge of bigamy, while qualifying as an officer, was sentenced to two years' hard…

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Failed to Report Themselves. Two Germans Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 4

Two Germans, Franz Losehmann and August Meyer, were sentenced to three months' hard labor on a charge of being alien enemies, and failing to…

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District Court. SATURDAY. Before his Honor Judge Rogers. Appeal Case, Illabo Shire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 4

In re Scott Brothers, Dirnaseer. Mr. Vaughan for appellants; Mr. Comyns, Green, against. Tills was an appeal against the…

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Adelong Police Court. Wednesday, 22nd inst. Before Mr. Butler, P.M.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 4

V. Day pleaded guilty to using bad language on the Adelong football ground at the time the Tumut Plains was playing a match. He was fined…

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