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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

649 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 33

Stabbed with a Spear. Man Charged with Murder. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 4

Robert Waterson was charged at the Perth Court to-day with alleged murder of David Young. It was stated that accused returned home early in the…

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Alleged Operation. Man and Woman Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 1

Annie Belinda Turnbull was charged at the Police Court with having performed an illegal operation on Mildred Aylmer, and a man named Burmon…

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Mysterious Fire. Police Investigating. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 1

The cause of a fire which severely damaged the saloon and flooring of a hairdressing and tobacconist's shop in Pitt-Street early this morning is…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, May 8. (Before Mr. R. Hughes, J.p.) Alien Registration

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 3

Giovanni Paganini, a Swiss, 30 years of age, was charged that he, being an alien resident in the Commonwealth of Australia, and not being…

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Charges Discussed. Court of Honor Appointed. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith drew attention to the letter of Major-General Maurice, and asked what steps the Government proposed…

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British Army. General's Charges Against Cabinet. Court of Honor Appointed. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

Major-General Maurice, ex-Director of Military Operations, in a letter to the newspapers, says:— The statement of Mr. Bonar Law,…

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British Crisis. a Vital Issue. Court of Honor Dropped. Select Committee Favored. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

The United Service Press reports that Mr. Ldoyd George has dropped the proposal of a Court of Honor, which will be rejected in favor of a Select…

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Woolloomooloo Affray. Woman Charged As Accessory. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

Nellie Corbett was remanded at the police court to-day on a charge f being an accessory after the fact of the murder of Catherine Simpson,…

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Reuben Keirl. Sent to Gaol for Three Posed As Emden Fight Hero. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

The remanded charge of fraud against Reuben Keirl, alias Charles Kyle, formerly of Melbourne, was heard at the Westminster Police Court in London on…

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Suit Case Stolen. Garrison Police Convicted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

Three garrison military police. Roderick Dewar, Arthur Pasch, and Marcus Wakeley, were convicted at the police court to day of theft of a…

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Police Court. To-day

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

Before Messrs. F. H. Crooks, T. Williams, und N. Gardner, Js.P…

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Guido Baracchi. Released From Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 1

Guido Baracchi, who was imprisoned in Melbourne in connection with a political speech made by him, has been released by order of the Federal…

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Murder of General. Bolshevik Outrage. Copenhagen

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

A message from Vienna states that the Bolsheviks murdered the famous Russian general Rennenhampf…

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Stealing Books. a Farmer Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

Percy Fielder, giving his occupation as that of a farmer, was sentenced to three months' hard labor an a charge of stealing a number of books from…

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A Girl's Death. Man and Woman Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

Annie Belinda Turnbull, 52 was charged at the police court to-day with the alleged murder of Mildred Aylmer, and Burman Pettit, described…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 13. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Failing to Destroy Rabbits

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 3

James Halloran, summoned at the instance of Sidney Dodwell, an inspector under the Wagga Pastures Protection Board, for having, between…

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Civil War in China. Pillage and Murder Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

The "Times" Pekin correspondent telegraphs:— Prolonged civil war, of which there is no prospect of an early termination,…

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Charges of Stealing. Inverell Cases. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 3

Charles Brookshaw pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-day to stealing £279, the property of Spencer Buller, of Inverell. He was…

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Lockhart P.M's Court Breach of Forestry Regulations

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 2

The Police Magistrate, Mr C. Bg. Helm, held a Court at Lockhart yesterday morning. The Forestry Department, through Mr…

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Police Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 2

Patrick O'Keefe, John Crichton and Percy Shine were charged, on information of Sergeant Wilson, with being on the Globe Hotel Premises,…

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