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Courts & crime, 1917

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Alleged Child Murder. Unmarried Woman Committed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 4

Catherine Magee, an unmarried woman residing at Bodongore, was committed for trial on a charge of killing her infant daughter on…

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Sensational Encounter. Woman Alleges Assault. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 3

Mrs. Flora Denman, a resident of Waverley, reported to the police a sensational encounter with an unknown man. She explains that he come to her…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday October 28. (Before Mr. C J. B. Helm, P.M.) Unclean Premises

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 4

W. J. B. Tinsley, sanitary inspector for the municipality, proceeded against W. H. Bridle, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Baylis street, Wagga, for…

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A Modern Land Court. Settlement and Production

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 4

The new land bill which has been adopted by the Legislative Assembly and became law when Parliament adjourned last week, is designed to effect…

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Alleged Perjury. I.W.W. Member Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

Abraham Marks was charged at the police court to-day with committing perjury. It was alleged that accused, had sword at a hearing of I.W.W…

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Sequel to a Scuffle. Loyalist Charged with Wounding. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

David M'Intosh, 19, was remanded at the police court to-day on a charge of maliciously wounding Leslie Petersen during a scuffle at Dawes Point…

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Alleged Child Murder. Young Woman Remanded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 3

Vera Scarth (aged 20) was remanded at the police court to-day, charged with the murder of Cyril Carter, aged two years, whose dead body was found…

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Wagga District Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 2

The District Court Sittings at Wagga commence this morning at 10 a.m., before Judge Bevan. There is not much business to be done, several…

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Aliens and Explosives. Statement by Inspector-general of Police. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 3

The Inspector-General of Police, referring to a statement that enemy subjects were able to buy explosives without restriction, explained that they were…

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Blasphemy and Violence. Woman Creates Scene in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 2

When Mabel Morney Siva's sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Judge Docker at the Quarter Sessions to-day, on charge of stealing a hat and…

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Wagga District Court. Matrimonial Cases

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 5

District sittings of the Supreme Court were held at Wagga yesterday, before Mr. Justice Bevan. A number of civil cases which had been settled…

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Gold Warden's Court. Friday, November 2. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, Mining Warden.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

Application were made by George Thomas Kennedy Code, James Rodd, and Richard Cutler, for authority to enter and search for gold within three…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr. Chippendall, P.M. Too Much Snake Juice

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

James Morrissey pleaded guilty to being drunk. Fined 10/ or 48 hours…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, November S. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Obscene and Disloyal Language. An Alien Charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 4

John Farrell, 48, alias George Willen, was charged with having, on October 23, made use of obscene language in the Wagga lockup within hearing of persons…

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Charged with Conspiracy Trial of Strike Leapers, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 4

The hearing of the charge of conspiracy against Edward John Kava: nagh, M.L.C., Claude Thompson, Albert Willis, and Arthur Buckley,…

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Wires & Cables. Child Murder. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 2

Ellen Rowley, 18, was before the police court to-day, charged with the murder of a female infant. Accused, who was working on a…

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Conspiracy Charges. Union Leaders Before the Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 4

At the trial of Edward John Kavanagh, M.L.C., Claude Thompson, Albert Charles Willis, and Arthur William Buckley. M.L.A., on charges of…

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Alleged Infanticide. Young Woman Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 2

Eileen Rowley (IS) was before the police court to-day charged with the murder of her female infant. Accused, who was working on a…

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NOVEMBER 22, 1879. Court Cases Continued. GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 1

The cases against the bushrangers were resumed in the police court this morning, a charge of stealing frum Mr. Baynes, superintendent of…

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Alleged Extensive Theft Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 6

Horace M'Alister, described as a iraveller, was charged at the police court to-day with having in his custody a quantity of silver-plated ware…

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