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Courts & crime, 1916

910 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 46

Assault

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

The cases of Albert Smith, W. Cooper and A. Moreton were called on, having been postponed from last court…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 12. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Theft of Sheepskins

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 4

Hearn Pitts was charged with having on May 16, stolen eight sheepskins, valued at £1 2/, the property of Robert Watson, of Wagga…

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To-day's Telegrams Motor Car Theft

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

The police discovered motor car tyres, also an abandoned car, in the bush at Long Bay yesterday,…

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Police Court. Friday, June 9. Before Mr. Butler, P.M. Disorderly Conduct

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

M. Meagher, charged with being drunk aud disorderly in Sheridanstreet, was fined 5/- and costs. Eugene Ryan, charged with…

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Haymarket Murder. Detective Leary's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day concerning the murder of the George Papagorgi, in a restaurant in restaurant in the Haymarket. After hearing further evidence…

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Court-martial. Charge of Murder. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

A court-martial is proceeding in Dublin on Sergeant Flood, charged with murdering Lieutenant Lucas and William Rice, an employee of…

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Saved from Gaol

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

Mr John Lehmann, Osborne, wrote as follows:—"I wish to notify you that I am one of those farmers who are still waiting for that 4s…

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Special Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 2

Thirty-four applications for renewal of hotel licenses in the Wagga district will be considered at a special sitting of the Wagga Licensing Court…

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High Court Decision. City Council Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 4

The High Court, by a majority of 5 to 2, decided that Clarence Walter Bridge is entitled to represent Denison Ward in the City Council. The Chief…

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Colo Storage Workers. Industrial Court Proceedings. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 3

In the Industrial Court, after hearing a statement that the Cold Storage and Ice Employees had resumed work. Mr. Justice Heydon, acting on…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., David Hogg was fined £1 for using indecent language in Baylis-street on…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 2

At Cooma Quarter Sessions on Thursday, Herbert Oswald Lewis Wilkinson, grazier, of Yellowin near Tumut, on bail, was charged with…

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Alleged Theft of Motor Car. Accused Sent for Trial. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 2

Frederick Wilson and Mary Wilson have been committed for trial on a charge of having at Durai, while armed with a revolver, stolen from George…

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Police Inspector's Death Bushrangers' Raids Recalled. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 3

The death is announced of Sub-Inspector Burns, who, with the late Inspector of Police, Mr. Day, was responsible for ridding the country of the notorious…

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Ireland. Court-martial. Flood Not Guilty. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 2

The court-martial of Sergeant Flood has been concluded. Accused stated that when he shot Lucas he did not believe that to be an officer, but somebody…

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Licensing Court. Hotel Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 3

The principal part of yesterday at the Wagga Police Court was taken up in dealing with applications for renewals of licenses of local and…

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Charge of Assault. Ex-m.l.a. the Complainant. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 3

Charles March, a railway guard, was fined £5 to-day, in default a month's imprisonment, for assaulting Henry John Peters, an ex-member of…

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Police Court. Friday, 18Th June. Before Mr. E. P. Cusick, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

John His Derepas was find 10s of seven days for being found drunk in East Street [?] previous day. The same defendant was also fined…

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The Police Boat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

Some remark has been occasioned by the drifting about of the police boat, kept for life saving purposes at the Wollundry Lagoon. The boat…

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Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

At a sitting of the Licensing Court yesterday renewals of hotel licenses were granted as follows:—John Joseph Stewart, Royal George Hotel, annual…

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