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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

910 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 46

District Court Tuesday, August 21. (Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton.) JARMAM v. WREN

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1916 · page 4

J. H. Jarman v. Harry Wren claim £3/6/4, being balance of money collected for plaintiff by defendant…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., on Thursday, James Warmoll, 33, a Stranger to the town, was fined 10/[?] in default three days' imprisonment,…

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Adelong Police Court

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

At the Police Court, Adelong, on Tuesday last, an action for ejectment, instituted by C J Frasen or behalf of Mr W Richardson, against Mrs Cassidy, of the Junction Hotel,…

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Stealing Liquor

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3
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Charles Henry Walker was charged that on August 21 he did steal three bottles of lager beer and one bottle of dry gin. valued at 10/6, the…

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Alleged Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

Arnold Richard Box was charged with assaulting James Richards on August 19. occasioning him actual bodily harm…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday. August 28. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m) Attempted Stealing

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

William Thomas was charged that, on August 23 last, he did attempt to steal from Constable Joseph Harris Royal a watch and chain…

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An Hotel Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

A young man named Arnold Box was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Frank Richards, an elderly man and a laborer…

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Youthful Gaol Breaker

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 1

James Mckane, the 17-years-old boy who escaped from Blayney gaol recently, and who was captured 35 miles away, has been committed for trial on…

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Police Court, TO-day. Before Mr. A. O. Butlor, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

Henry, Hoar, C.Schoefield, Anthony George Anthony, J. H. Richardson, and Lloyd Conkey,for straying stock, etc, were each fined 5/-and 6/- costs…

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Wagga Police Court. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Illegal Betting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

Charles William Fuller pleaded guilty to illegally betting, and was fined £20…

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Trades Hall Case. Action for Alleged Assault. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

In the Banco Court Thomas Kohan sued S. Stanbridge, Robert York, H. St. John, and J. O'Toole for the recovery of £500 compensation for injuries…

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The War. News Day by Day, Sydney, Friday. Socialist Leader Sentenced

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 4

The German Socialist leader Lieabkuccht has been sentenced to 49 mouths imprisonment and expulsion from the army…

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Electoral Revision Roll. To-day. Before the Police Maglstrata

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1916 · page 3

The C.P.S. (Mr. R.G.Green) Presented the list, and the P.M. asked for applications, which were presented as for as he had received them…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 29. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

Thos. .1. Lake pleaded guilty to using indecent language the previous day. Tho P.M. imposed a fine of £3,…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday 29th August. (Before Messrs. C. J. B. Helm, L.M., and F.L. Sugden and Cyrus Culley, Js.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

Michael Joseph Gleeson applied for permission to Add a billiard room to his hotel at Darlington point. The application…

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German Escapees Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 5

Germans who escaped from the concentration camp on July 21st, have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment from six to nine months. The case…

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German Escapees. Sentenced to Imprisonment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 6

All the German prisoners who recently escaped from the German concentration camp at Holdsworthy have been sentenced to various terms of…

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POLICE v. Field Case

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 4

The case in which Ernest E. Field was charged by Police inspector Duprez, at Wagga, with harboring an alien, is to be again brought before…

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Two-up School. Police Raid. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1916 · page 1

The police raided a two-up school at Forest Lodge last night and approhended 46 men, who appeared before the police court this morning. They…

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