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Courts & crime, 1917

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Police Sergeant's Suicide. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 3

At the inquest concerning the death of Police Sergeant Dan Travers, who was found shot with a rifle in the right temple, his widow stated that up to the…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr. Gates. P.M. Plaintiff does not Appear

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

Robert Henry Smith, groom, v. Charles Robert Sweeney, licensee of the Royal Hotel, alleged assault and claim for wages…

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Italian Treason Trial.. Indignation in Court. Rome

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

The evidence at the trial of Monsignor Gerlach and others, who were convicted of treason, showed that all the accused transmitted military…

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Work and Wages. New Industrial Court Judge. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 3

The Industrial Court was crowded, when Judge Curlewis who succeeds the late Judge Pickburn, was sworn in…

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Camp Commandant Cited. Alleged Assault. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 4

At the Central Summons Court today Emil Henri Guiot, wool appraiser, alleged that Lieut. Colonel Robert William Lenehan. commandant of the…

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Full Court Appeals Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 3

Judgment in the appeal made by Senator Watson against an order by Mr. Justice Hodges calling upon him to answer certain questions in…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 20. Before Mr. G. J. H. Helm, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 4

Thomas H. Britt was fined £4 together will 4s court. costs and £ is professional costs, for failing to adequately destroy…

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The Rock Sensation. Dixon Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 4

Oswald Henry Dixon, accountant of The Rock branch of the Bank of New South Wales, was yesterday arrested by Inspector Duprez on a charge of…

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Katoomba Murder. Appeal Against Sentence. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 3

An appeal has been lodged in the Criminal Appeal Court on behalf of keith Shaw, who was recently convicted of the murder of George Henry…

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War on the Sea. Marine Murder. Open Boats Mercilessly Shelled. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 4

The Eder-Dempster vessel Addah wa torpedoed without warning on June 15 in the following circumstances. There was a lond explosion on the port side…

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Open Boats Shelled. Murder of Torpedoed Vessel's Grew. Western Front. Artillery Struggle. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 4

A French communique states:—The artillery struggle was particularly active in the regions of Hurtebise and Mont Cornillet. A German attempt…

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Rock Sensation. Dixon Arrested. Charge Ok Wife Murder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 2

Oswald Henry Dixon, 31, accountant in The Rock branch of the Bank of N.S.W., and formerly of Gundagai, was arrested by…

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Strikers Before the Court. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 2

At the Industrial Court men alleged to have taken part in the strike at the Waterloo Giass Bottle Works were. summoned to show cause…

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The Rock Case. Accused Before the Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1917 · page 3

Another stage in The Rock case was reached on Saturday morning when Oswald Henry Dixon was brought before Mr. C. J. B. Helm,…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 2. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.). Straying Horses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 2

John Thomas Clark was fined 5/, with 6/ costs, for allowing his horse to stray in Morrow street on June 20. Esther Tozer was fined 30/, with…

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Alleged Murder Dixon Charged with Murder

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 2

Oswald Henry Dixon was arrested on Friday last on a charge of the murder of his wife, Margaret Alice Dixon, whose death occurred in sensational…

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Loss of Bank's Money. Alleged Theft of £2400. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 4

At the Wa[?]r Police Court to-day, Walter Leslie Gibson Dean (35) was charged with stealing £2400 from the Commercial Banking Company of…

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Rock Sensation. Dixon Before the Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 4

On Saturday morning Oswald Henry Dixon was brought before Mr. C. J. Helm, P.M., at Wagga police court. There were two…

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Norwegian Spy. Case for Court-martial. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 4

The Press Bureau reports that Alfred Hag[?], a Norwegian, was arrested in London on a charge of espionage on behalf of Germany. The case is…

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Work and Wages. Basic Daily Wage. Challenge in Federal Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 4

In the Federal Arbitration Court, Mr Cheney, representing the employees, challenged the methods by which Mr. Justice Higgins arrived at the basic…

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