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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Friday, April 19. (Before Messrs. C. J. R. Helm. L.M. and W. Pertell and L. A. Fosbery F. P. member.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 6

A District a[?]neer's Leezse was granted to Mr. Walter Charles S[?]eers. The report of the bec[?]sing inspector was read. From this in appeared…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 3

Before Messrs. F. E. Crook and T. Williams, J.P. Travelling Without Fare. George Miller (48) pleaded not…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 22. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Liquor Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 4

James Parry, summoned by the police for having kept his licensed premises, the North Wagga Hotel, open for the sale of liquor, unlawfully,…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 23rd. April

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M. James Faulkner v. F. Tasker. trespassing on a travelling stock reserve…

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Coolamon Police Court. This Day (Friday) (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 3

ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING. William Burns, on remand, was charged with breaking and entering a hot at “Lysterfield” and stealing one…

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Stealing Pumpkins

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 4

Margaret Sims, a married woman, was charged with having on or about March 24 last, stolen 39 pumpkins, of the value of £1, the property of…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 29. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Rabbit Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 4

The adjourned case of Sidney Dodwell, inspector under the Pastures Protection Board, versus James T. Winterbottom, for failing within a…

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Murder and Bobbery Rife

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1918 · page 2

A leading American resident of Petrograd, who has returned to New York, said, in the course of an interview:— "We left because the conditions there…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, May 1. (Before Messrs. L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J's.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 3

Christopher Wheeler, charged with being drunk, and having used insulting language was fined 2/6 on the first count, and 5/ on the second…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Wednesday, May 1. (Before Messrs. L. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, J's.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1918 · page 2

The application of Ernest Bellair to transfer the hotel and billiard license of the Commercial Hotel, Wagga, to Hugo Anderson, was granted…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 3

At the Leeton Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Hehn, P.M., W. F. Espenhalm was charged with removing [?] of fencing wire of the…

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Coolamon Police Court FRIDAY, APlRlL 26th (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m) Alleged Breaking and Entering

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 4

William Barns, on remand, was charged with breaking and catering a hut at “Lysterfield” and stealing one double-barrelled breach-loading gun and…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, May 3. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 6

Abner Joseph Harold M'Crudden, to years, remanded on bail, was, charged in that he did, on or about April 13, at Uranquinty, maliciously set…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr. Chippendall, P.M. Alleged Horse Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 May 1918 · page 3

Leslie Edward Spackman was charged with the above. Constable Ormsby deposed: From information received regarding a…

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Alleged Island Murder. Soldier Charged. Extradition Ordered. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

The case in which Eric Glasson was charged with the murder of one Bluie Fiami in the, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, was concluded in the…

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Alleged Postal Theft. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 3

Margaret Hogan was committed for trial on an alleged charge of having, while a Commonwealth officer, employed at Paddington Post Office, stolen £21…

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Murder and Suicide

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 2

At Booborowie, South Australia, William Jefferey, a farmer, fatally shot his son Arthur, aged 26, with a military rifle, and then blew his…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, May 6. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Unclean Dairies

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

Several dairymen were fined sums ranging from £2 to £3. with 6/ costs in each case, under the Pure Foods Act, for having failed to keep their…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. Chippendall, P.M. Alleged Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 1

Walter James Grainger, on remand, appeared to answer the charge that, be stole from the parson of inspector Haydon, at the…

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Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 1

Grainger was next charged with assaulting, Inspector Haydon, and pleaded guilty. Inspector, Haydon stated that…

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