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Courts & crime, 1918

649 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 33

Wagga Supreme Court. a Clean Sheet. Judge Presented with Gloves

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 4

The Supreme Court [?] Wagga yesterday. His Honor Mr. Justice Pring presiding. Accompanying His Honor were the Chief Sheriff of New South…

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Alleged Theft. a Publican Warned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 1

At the Police COurt yesterday morning, before Mr. M.J. M'Mahon, P.M., James Bradfield was charged with the theft £2 1/ from John…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 14. (Before Mr. M.J. M'Mahon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 3

Harry Anderson was charged with keeping 168 gallons of inflammable liquid on his premises which were not licensed for storing that quantity of…

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Police Court. Yesterday. Before Mr. Halcomb, P.M. Soliciting Cab Trade at the Railway Station

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 4

Thomas Fiper, Cabdriver for Brett's hotel, was charged with soliciting custom at the railway station. Mr. MacMahon for defendant…

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Police Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 2

Before Mr. McMahon, P.M., the Federal Taxation authorities sued T. W. Bickle, picture proprietor, for issuing unstamped ticket…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, October 16. (Before Mr. M. J. M'Mahon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1918 · page 2

Mary M'Intyre was charged with drunkenness and inflicting malicious damage. Constable Arentz prosecuted. He informed the Magistrate…

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Tell-tale Buttons. Tiny Clues in Murder Mysteries

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1918 · page 7

The button torn from her assailant's overcoat by Nellie Trew, the victim of the Eltham Common crime, proved a valuable clue, as such…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, October 19, 1918. (Before Mr. M. J. M Mahon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 6

James' Cameron, alias George Rawlings, alias Thomas Macdonald, alias John Gordon, alias Daley, alias James Murphy, was charged with false…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, October 19. (Before Mr. M. J. M'Mahon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 3

Hughie Foote, aged 39 years, was charged with drunkenness. On going before the court another charge of using indecent language was…

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Russia. Bolshevik Police Chief. Flies Away with £1,000,000. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 2

A Copenhagen message states that M. Stojanoff, chief Bolshevik Commissary of Police, has stolen 10,000,000 [?]oubles (nominally £1,000,000), and…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. Halcomb, P.M. Riotous and Language

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 2

Jack Quigley, a stranger here, was fined 40/, or a month, in each case (cumulative). Several cases were settled, and one…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 21. (Before Mr. M. J. M'Mahon, P.M.) Pure Food Prosecutions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1918 · page 1

Frederick Joseph Madden, Inspector under the Pure Foods Act, proceeded against F. S. M'Garry on a charge of keeping his slaughtering premises at…

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Urana Licensing Court. New Licence Granted

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 23 October 1918 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the [?]na Licensing Court was held on Friday week. Dr Macknight and Mr. R. D. Culley were on the Bench…

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House Rents. Effect of Fair Rents Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 3

J. F. Cox, an estate agent, giving evidence before the Inter-State Commissioner in respect to house rents, declared that people would be living in…

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Coolamon Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 2

The adjourned case against Francis William John Furner, who was charged with stealing one motor car wheel cover, the property of Messrs. Na[?]in. Iverach…

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Police Court. Friday. Before Mr. Halcombe

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 2

Daniel Crelly (aged 50) was charged with unlawfully assaulting one. Robert Condron, with intent to inflict actual bodily harm, at Cootamundra…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 23. (Before Mr. John Saunders, C.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 2

As the result of two raids carried out on a house in North Wagga by Constables Arentz and Royal on Wednesday, James Harold…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 22. Before Mr. M. J. McMahon. P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 4

William Wilson was fined 5s. in default 24 hours, for being found drunk the previous day. The Municipal Council proceeded…

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Fair Rents Court. Its Effect on Building. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 2

George Weatherill, estate agent, told the Inter-State Commission to-day that the Fair Rents Court had had a detrimental effect upon building and…

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I.W.W. Inquiry. Mr. Windeyer on the Police. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 3

Mr. Windeyer in his address at the I.W.W. inquiry to-day, said that a charge had been openly made against the detectives, that Pauling and…

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