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Courts & crime, 1916

910 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 46

Industrial Unrest. Wharf Laborers' Strike. Proceedings in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. Justice Edmunds in the Industrial Court to-day 309 wharf-laborer's, employed by the Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, May 30. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Hampden Bridge Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 2

Richard Henry Frost was fined £2 for having been found drunk and disorderly and £3 for haying resisted Sergeant Gallaber in the execution of his duty…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 30. Before Mr. E. P. Cusick, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 5

Hamilton Ma[?]culm was fined 10s or three days hard labor for being found drunk in East Street the previous day…

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"How Servia Died." Rapine and Murder of the German Army. Soldier Ghouls

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 7

There, are still a number of simple-minded people among us who try to excuse the Germans' unmentionable cruelty during their invasion of Belgium on the ground that it was…

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Aboriginal's Death. Two Orange Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 3

A coronial inquiry was opened at Orange into the circumstances surrounding the death of an aboriginal. Jack Marsh at one time a noted pedestrian…

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Three Weeks in Bulgaria Under the German Yoke. Police Terrorism

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 2

The New York "World" tine received the following first-hand description of conditions in Bulgaria from its special correspondent, who has arrived in…

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A Police Coup. Two-up School Surprised. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 4

Several detectives and fourteen constables effected a successful raid last night on two-up schools' at Glebe. The surprise was so…

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To-day's Telegrams High Court Action

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 2

In the action in the High Court by the trustees of the late William Duncan against the Queensland…

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"The Navy in Gaol." New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 2

The concensus of newspaper opinion is that the German navy is still the navy in gaol, which assaults its gaoler now and then, but remains in gaol…

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Illegal Operation. Woman Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 3

Sophia Laurence was convicted at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having performed an illegal operation at Annandale. She was sentenced…

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Queensland Cattle Export. High Court's Decision. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 4

The High Court has decided it could not exercise its discretion and grant an interim injunction against the Queensland Government in respect to the…

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Ireland. Court-martial. Captain Charged with Murder. Tragic Story of Rebellion. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

At the court-martial on Captain Celthurst, charged with the murder of three men, Skefungton, Dickson and M'Intyre, who were shot during the Irish…

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A Record Theft

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 3

It was the dinner-hour, and the workmen had gathered together in a shed for their midday meal. Presently one of them remembered…

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Burglars and Burglary. the Wily Expert at Work

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 6

" A man must servo his time to every trade," says Byron, and in the trade or profession of burglary. trade are many things to learn…

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Probable Increase in Police Pay

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 2

There is every probability of the police receiving an increase in pay this year. The amount, however, has not been divulged. The matter…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 7. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

Francis Jones v. Arthur E. Mohr, detention of a bull. Mr. Wren appeared for complainant ; Mr. Matthews appeared for…

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Stolen Taxi-car. Man and Woman Charged. Mate Accused with Revolver. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

At the Paramatta police court today, Frederick Wilson, ship's officer, and Mary Wilson, 21, a domestic, were charged with stealing at Dural…

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Ireland. Colthurst Court-martialled. Judgment Reserved. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 3

At the court-martial of Captain Colthurst an army doctor gave evidence that Colthurst was unstrung and in a state of mental instability. It…

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Cold Storage Workers. Industrial Court Proceedings. Application to Cancel Registration. Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

A strike in the cold storage industry was under consideration in the Industrial Arbitration Court tod-day, when Mr. Justice Heydon had before…

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"The Bread Case." Important Judgment. High Court Upholds the Act. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 7

The High Court to-day gave its reasons for dismissing the application for an order nisi to review the decision of the Court of Petty Sessions in…

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