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Courts & crime, 1916

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Alleged Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 3

Charles Lucas proceeded against John Jackson, for assault. Mr. Higgins appeared for complainant and Mr. Walsh for defendant…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 31. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Alleged Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 3

Joseph Scanlon was charged with having, on February 28, 1916, stolen £3 10/ from Ernest Redpath at Gobbagombalin…

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Escaping from Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 3

Scanlon was then charged with escaping from legal custody on February 22. Evidence was given by Constable…

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Lucas Versus Jackson. Alleged Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

Charles' Lucas proceeded against John Jackson, for alleged assault Mr. Rigging appeared for complainant, and Mr. Walsh for defendant…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

John Brennan, for being drunk in Parker street, was fined [?] or 24 hours. [?] language or two…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 31st, 1916. (Before Mr. C. J. B Helm, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 1

had [?] when he [?] had the money in several pockets of his clothes. Accused's wife was also employed at Shephard's place…

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German's Contempt of Court. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 3

Hendrick Randow, a German, called a constable a liar in court this morning, and was fined £2, or One month for contempt of court…

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Alleged Harboring a German. Wagga Magistrate's Decision Overruled. Case Referred Back. Crown Allowed Costs. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

Mr. Justice Harvey to-day had before him by Way of a special case, an appeal from the decision by Chas. Joseph B. Helm, Police Magistrate at…

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Contempt of Court. German Fined £2. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

A German named Hendrick Randow shouted out in the Central Police Court to Constable Winter, who was giving evidence against him for…

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POLICE V. Field. Case Sent Back. Decision in Chambers. P.M's. Ruling Erroneous. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 3

Mr. Justice Harvey, sitting in Common Law Chambers to-day, had before him by way of a special case an appeal from a decision of Charles…

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A Railway Theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 2

A particularly mean theft was perpetrated in the Melbourne express last Saturday morning. A lady who had occasion, owing to a family…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, August 1. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 2

Andrew Johnstone Singer was fined £3. in default a month's gaol, for using indecent language in Peter-street on Monday…

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Alleged Assault. Lucas v. Jackson. Wax Matches As Weapons. Remarkable Conflict of Evidence

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 3

The hearing was continued yesterday before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., of the action in which Charles Lucas summoned John Jackson for assault…

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Tunnelled Out. Escaped Germans Charged. the Holdsworthy Incident. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 3

At the German concentration camp at Holdaworthy to-day six prisoners were charged with having escaped front the camp…

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Wagga Police Court. (Before Mr. C. J. B Helm, P.m.) August 1, 1916. Language and Disloyal Disloyal Uterances

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 4

Andrew Johnstone Singer, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 10/, in default 48 hours' imprisonment…

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Murder of Captain Fryatt

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 8

Mr. Asquith says the Government has learned with the utmost indignation of the atrocious murder of Capt. Fryatt, and is considering…

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Coolamon Monthly Court. FRIDAY. July 28. 1916 (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helur. P. M. ) Alleyed Stealing

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

Robert Paterson was charged with stealing one overcoat, the property . of Dietrich Loyal Hunerkoch on 18th May, 1916…

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A Court Incident

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 2

A little incident occurred at the Wagga Court yesterday morning, which shows that the way of the transgressor, though a perpetual pavement…

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Police v Field. Case Sent Back. P.M’s, Ruling Erroubous

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

Mr. justice Harvey, sitting in Common Law Chambers on Monday, had before him by way. of a special case an appeal from…

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Sunday 6 August 1916 · page 2

Before the Wagga Licensing Court yesterday, the transfer of the Prince Alfred Hotel. Alfredtown. was transferred from Mrs. M. A. Matthews to…

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