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Courts & crime, 1915

841 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 43

Theft of a Watch Chain

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Hubert Keuchan was charged with Stealing a gold watch chain, valued at £5, the property of Robert.L. Cowan, at Wagga, on 24th int. Constable…

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Socialists Charged with Treason. PETROGRAD.Thursday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The trial of five Socialist members Of the Duma, and six others, on charges of treason and conspiracy, has begun…

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Coroner's Court

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

THE inquiry touching the death of John Edgar Quirk was resumed at Tumut on Tuesday last, before Mr. S. Groves, Coroner, the following additional evidence being…

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Police Court Tuesday, February 23. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm. P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

The case in which George W. Buder charged Joseph Carson with alleged assault at Grong Grong was withdrawn. Frank S. Dobbe was fined 10s and 3s…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 25. (Before Messrs.J.D.Walker, C.M.,and .J. K. O'Reilly, J.P.) Riotous Behavior

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Michael Devlin pleaded guilty to having behaved in a riotous manner in Fitzmaurice.street on the provious night. There were four previous…

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Court Immoralities. the Kaiser's Pals. Depravities of Berlin

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

General von Moltke chief of the General stff is shown by the French Yelow-book with which to-day the world is to have been one of the principal…

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Interstate Commission. Case for High Court. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The later-State Commission today stated a case for the High Court in the matter of the appeal of the New South Wales Government against the…

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Excitement in Bank-ruptcy Court. Escape From Custody. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

Some excitement was created in the Baukruptey Court this morning when Percy Archibald M'Donald, a confinee of the debtors' prison at Long Bay,…

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Alleged Miracle Men. Further Remand at Sydney Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

The so-called miracle men who were arrested last week and charged with conspiracy, were again before the Centarl Police Court today. Mr…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, February 23. Before Mr. C. J. B. Hichn, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

John W. McConville was granted a [?] licenses for the Yanes Agricultural show on 10th and 11th March. The hours were lived from 9 a.m. till 6.30…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, February 23. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

His Worship said he would give his decision in the case in which H. Jarman sued T. H. Elwin, for printing advertising. &c…

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Naval Court Martials. Debate in the Lords. Secrecy Over Disasters. Bad for National Temperament. LONDON,Thursday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

Lord Selborne, speaking in the House of Lords, on a motion affirming the expediency of maintaining court martials in the best interests of the…

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Attempted Burglary

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 4

A report was made to the police yesterday of what is Supposed to be an attempt at burglary as the Bridge Hotel, at the lower end of…

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Patriotic Carnival. Sydney Police and Firemen's Demonstration. : Speeches by Federal Ministers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

The Police and Firemen's Patriotic Carnival today was a great success. The procession through the city attracted thousands of people. It was…

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Police Court. Friday, February 26th

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J.P. James Burns was [?] or 24 hours for being found drunk in East Street the previous day. de[?] language in [?] Street on the s[?] occasion…

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Theft of Honey

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 3

Francis Stewart M'Grath was charged with having stolen a purse, containing 27/, the property of Maud Plunkett, at Wagga, on February 25…

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Lamb-stealing From Railway Trucks

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. H. Pooley, Barnawatha writes:-"It is high time that something was done to prevent or lessen the numerous thefts of…

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Alleged Sheep Theft. Widgiewa Stud Sheep Involved. Charge Against Allan Power. Committed to Albury Circuit Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

Allan Power, on remand on bail, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with having, near Tarcutta, between the 1st November,…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

William Hall Clarke was charged with the above, and fined 20/. "NOT GUILTY[?] Charles John Walley was charged…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before Mr. M. J. MoMahon, P.M. Short-weight Bread

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 3

Francis Lloyd Holmes (Holmes and Co.) was charged with that he did have bread for sale on 26th inst. under weight, viz., 104 2lb loaves…

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