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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

910 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 46

Police Court. Friday, February 11. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 3

John Smith was fined £2 or 14 days for being found drunk in Larmer Street the previous evening. John, who had a record of 46…

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Riotous Soldiers. Scenes in City. Serious Outbreaks. Rioters Attacked by Guards. One Man Killed. Soldiers and Police Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

A number of troops at Casula and Liverpool Camps refused duty as a protest against the new syllabus of training…

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Women's Social Union. Police Raid Premises. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

The police raided the Women's Social Union premises in Meckleberg Square yesterday, and seized copies of their publication. "Britannia."…

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Soldiers Before Court. Two Men Remanded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

Two soldiers were charged at the Water Police Court this morning, Private Jno. William Hollingworth, 25, with having broken and entered the…

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P.m.s Court. Assaults at Long Park and Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

More than the usual interest attached to the proceedings of the Police Magistrate's Court at Lockhart on Tuesday. Mr Helm being…

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The P.m's. Court [Continued] a "Rise" in Sugar. First Offenders

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 3

William Maclure was charged that on February 10th he did steal a bag of sugar, the property of John Wright Dickson, valued at £1 2s 6d…

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Police Go to Camp

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

Inspector Musgrave, of Parramatta, went to Liverpool with a detachment of police this afternoon, in view of a rumor of trouble arising at the Casula camp…

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Miscellaneous Items. Nurse Cavell. German Press Story. Tragedy in Brussels. Journalist Charged with Betrayal. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

The Cologne "Volke Zeitung" says that a journalist named Keels was responsible for the betraying of Nurse Cavell…

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A Brutal Assault. Local Citizen Kicked Insensible

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

A SERIOUS and most brutal assault was made on a resident named Eugeue Hannaford (an employee on the local railway) opposite the…

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Narandera Police Court Tuesday, February 8. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The following cases of local interest are taken from the Narandera " Argus" :— Charles O'Grady was fined £2…

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The Mutiny. Thousand Men Discharged. One Hundred Court-martials. Premier and Newspapers. Casula Camp Closing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. Holman will not discuss the action of the Defence Department in regard to the liquor traffic. He said he would reply; but he had no time…

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Burglary at Shop

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs, Huthwaite and Co.'s premises in Baylis-street, Wagga, were entered by thieves yesterday morning. The place was locked up at 9.30…

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FORGED £5 Notes. Two Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 3

Two men, named Francis Hammond and Alfred George Lake, were remanded at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of forging £5 notes of…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

Before Messrs. R. G. Green and T. F. Mangan, J.P…

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Police Court. Monday, February 21. Before Mr. J. H. Hassall. J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

Patrick J. Hooney was fined 3/- in default 24 hours for being found drunk in East Street on Saturday last…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 21, 1916. (Before Mr. O.A. Edwards, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 3

Patrick Boyhan was charged with having it was alleged, stolen one gentlemen's felt of the value of 14/6, the property of Robert Ward, at…

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Mesopotamia. Blood-thirsty Arabs. Murder Friendly Turks. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

Mr. Candler, a press representative with the British forces in Mesopotamia, describing the Arab irregulars, states they kill for Pillage, swooping…

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Khaki Rioters. Larceny of Rum, Youthful Solder Sentenced. Heavy Fines Inflicted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

At Liverpool yesterday seven soldiers were brought before the court in connection with the recent mutiny. Private Harold Eugene Kingston, 18…

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Escaped From Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

Joseph Scanlon, alias Henry White, alias Hardy Scanton, under sentence of £5 or two months for stealing a hat and on remand till February 28…

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Assault and Grievous Bodily Harm

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

Francis Flynn and John Joseph Thomas were charged with assaulting Eugene Hannaford, occasioning grievous bodily harm…

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