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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Charge Against Railway Guard. Stealing £745. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

John James Catley, a railway guard, was arrested to-day on a charge of stealing £745 from the Commissioners. The money disappeared on…

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Spiritualist Charged. Imposing on a Constable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

Mrs. Margaret Weeks was charged at the Police Court today with having used certain subtle craft by spiritualism to deceive and impose on Constable…

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Items of News. Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, a transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel, Wagga, was…

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District Court-martial. Soldiers Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 4

Ex-Sergeant L. H. Barrington was charged before the District Court-martial with embezzling public money and was convicted and sentenced to one…

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District News. Ganmain. Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 3

At the Ganmain Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. Helm, P.M. Michael Kennelly, licensee of the Home Hotel, Matong, proceeded against Thos, Kay, of…

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Stealing From Train. Charge Against Guard. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 4

Jas. Cadley, railway guard, was remanded at Melbourne on a charge of having stolen £748, belonging to the Railway Commissioners…

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Petty Debts Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

Accepting the assurance of the Department of Justice. the Leeton Progress Association, sometime ago, got busy putting the premises leased by…

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District Court. Wednesday, December 18

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

[?] Honor Judge Bavan. Mr. Falion Griffith v. Mrs. [?] claim £34 10s [?]…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, December 21. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Alleged Larceny

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1917 · page 4

The adjourned case in which Annie Oliver was charged with having stolen a quantity of household goods, the property of J. C. Morales, second-hand…

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Police Promotions. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1917 · page 4

The following police promotions are announced: To be second-class sergeant, J. Bath, Holbrook; to be third-class sergeant, T. C. Morris, Walla Walla…

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Federal Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 2

The South Australian Government has decided to join with other States in protesting against the appointment of a Federal police force, on the…

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Leeton Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 2

Judging by enquiries which are being made by the Department of Justice in regard to obtaining the necessary assistance for the performance of the…

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Leeton Petty Debts Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 4

The " Murrumbidgee Irrigator"writes:— Accepting the assurance of the Department of Justice, the Leeton…

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