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Courts & crime, 1917

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Alleged Libel. Case in Wagga Court. Agent Sues Farmers' Co-operative Association. Conscription Echoes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 2

The civil sittings of the Supreme Court at Wagga were opened yesterday morning, before Mr. Justice Gordon. The first defended case was…

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The Rock Tragedy. Mrs. Dixon's Death. Husband Charged with Murder. Jury Disagrees

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 3

THE hearing of the above was begun at the Wagga Circuit Court on Friday, before Mr. Justice Gordon, on the charge against Oswold Henry…

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Charge of Theft. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

Thomas Spain, an estate agent was charged at the police court to-day with having stolen £40 from a woman, Deborah Cooper, with whom…

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Police Court. Yesterday. Before Messrs. F. E. Crook and T. Williams, Js.P. "The Vag."

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 1

Peter Stratton, a stranger, aged 50, pleaded guilty to having insufficient lawful means of support. Constable Hibbard deposed: I…

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Alleged Libel. Case in Wagga Court. Agent Sues Farmers' Co-operative Association. £250 Awarded

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 3

The civil sittings of the Supreme Court at Wagga were continued yesterday, before Mr. Justice Gordon, when the case in which John Wilson…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Friday, October 19. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, L.M., and Messrs. Wm. Purtell and L. A. Fosbery, J's.P.). Inspector's Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 4

The report of the district licensing inspector, W. A. Duprez, was submitted and noted aa satisfactory. Leave of Absence…

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Burglary Thwarted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1917 · page 3

A loud explosion attracted the attention of the police at Fitzroy (Melbourne) at 3 a.m. on Saturday. A smell of burning material being noticed, the…

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Sentenced to Death. Charge of Child Murder

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

AT the Dubbo Circuit Court on Thursday John Ernest MOSS Moizer, a young man, was charged with murdering Zena Audrey Hill (5), at the home of her parents, near…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 22. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Serious Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 4

Charles Winnacott, on remand, was charged with having made use of indecent language in the Municipal Gardens, and also in Baylis-street, on…

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Julius Blau. Examined in Bankruptcy Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 1

Julius Blau, who is a confines in the Holdsworthy concentration camp, was examined in the Bankruptcy Court to-day. He stated that he had been…

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Supreme Court Stock Stealing Cases

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 4

The criminal sittings of the Wagga Supreme Court were concluded on Wednesday morning, before Mr. Justice Gordon…

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Burglary in Union Office. Money Stolen From Sate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 4

Thieves gained an entrance into the office of the Sydney Wharf Laborers' Union at an early hour this morning and stole £71 from a safe in the…

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Enemy Alien Sentenced. Peculiar Bogus Marriage. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day Edward George Kashke, an enemy alien, otherwise known as Edward Weller, aged 51, was charged with falsely pretending…

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The Rock Murder Charge Jury Dismissed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 4

The hearing was begun at the Supreme Court, at Wagga, on Friday last, before Mr. Justice Gordon, of the charge against Oswald Henry Dixon,…

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Alleged Brutal Assault. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 1

The police are endeavoring lo trace three men who brutally assaulted Sergeant Timothy O'Sullivan in a tram near Goulburn yesterday. Warrants…

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Explosions on Ships. Case in Sydney Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 4

At the Police Court to-day Harold Batten was charged with having knowingly in his possession certain explosive substance—gelignite detonators and…

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Local and General. Cowardly Assault on Recruiting Officer

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

Sergeant Timothy O'Sullivan, who won the D.C.M. and the Military' Medal in France, has taken out warrants for the arrest of the three men…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 25. (Before Mr. J. Saunders, C.m.) Charge of Drunkenness

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

Many Townsend Warran, 36, a labourer, pleaded guilty to having been found drunk in a public place, "to wit the North Wagga Lagoon."…

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Council Clerk Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 6

Edward Kenyon, who was convicted of stealing £300 belonging to the Waverley Council, of which he was council clerk was brought up for…

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Disturbance on Steamer. Two Men Sentenced to Six Months. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 2

During a disturbance on a steamer in Woolloomooloo Bay last night a steward named Davies on another vessel received injuries which necessitated nine…

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