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Courts & crime, 1919

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Chlororformed Loeenges. Sent Police Inspector to Sleep Confectioner Fined. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

Jennie Groves, confectioner, was fined, for selling lozengers which contained chloroform. Inspector Miller said he purchased some lozenges, and…

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District Court. Tuesday, September 2. Before His Honor Judge Bevan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

In the case in which McIntyre proceeded against the Water Conservation end Irrigation Commission for the recovery of £400, damages said to…

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Great Spy Trial in France. 25 Male and Female Traitors Before A Court Martial. Friends and Relatives Betrayed to Germans

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

Can a German officer be called to give evidence before a French court martial? This question was raised during the trial by a Paris court…

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Hillston Police Court. Tuesday, 2Nd September. (Before Mr M. Longfield, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 4

Michael Mathias, on two charges of using indecent language, was fined £1 and 6s costs in each case, or an alternative of 14 days' gaol…

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Ceylon Shooting Incident. Police Magistrates Finding. No Blame for Australians. London

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 1

The Colombo Police Magistrate who under special instructions from the Governor investigated the shooting incident where in a Japanese lady was…

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Terrorism in Hungary. Murder of Jews. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Budapest correspondent says that the white terror continues, particularly between the Danube and Austria. It is reported that 100 Jews have…

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Conspiracy Charge. Two Men Charged. Attempt to Defraud Rail Way Commissioners. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 1

The hearing was commenced at the Police Court of the case in, which Harold Stead, coal mine manager, and John Chudleigh, railway inspector,…

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Appeal Court at Junee. Crawley Estate Assessments

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 1

A special day was set down at Junee on Friday by the P.M., Mr. Mc Mahon to hear appeals by the Crawley Estate against the assessments of…

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Tom's Motor Lorry in the Hands of Gundagai Police

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

The motor lorry owned fey. Mr Tom Petrich, of Gundagai, was the subject of a police court case at Newtown on Tuesday,…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 3

At the Leeton police court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. Stewart, J.P., Wm. Coales alias Thornton alias Hobo charged on warrant with refusing to…

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COURT

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 1

[?] v. Catherine [?] owing in re[?]tion of a cottage for [?] earidge LL.B. (instructed…

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Licensing Court. Monday, September 8

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 3

Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, L.M. and Mr. E. E. Collins. J.P.). APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL. William Henry Pollard, Lower…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday September 8. Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M. Sequel to Lagoon Bridge Smash

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 4

The sequel of the sensational collision between a motor car and sulky on the Lagoon Bridge on the night of August 2, was heard in the Wagga…

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Profiteering Charged. Vacuum Oil Company's Position. Mr. Justice Edmund's Stand Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 2

When the Necessary Commodities Commission assembled to-day, Mr. Shand, K.C., who appeared for the Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd.,…

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Training a Racehorse. Civil Court Action

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 4

An action was brought before Sir William Cullen Chief Justice and a jury, in the Sydney, Banco, Court on Monday, in which James Beynon sued…

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Police Court. Yesterday. Before Mr. C. H. Davis, J.F. an Old Offender

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 2

An old man, John Wall, whose previous records went back to 1874, was fined £3 for being drunk and disorderly, and £5 for language, the alternative…

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Boston Police Strike. Rioting and Looting. Boston

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 2

In consequence of the police strike at Boston over the refusal of the authorities to recognise the Police Union, serious riots occurred and there…

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Heavy Fine. Imposed on German Town. for Murder of British Soldier London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 1

The town of Lengerfeld was fined 15,000 marks in connection with the murder of a British soldier…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, September 12. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, J.p.) Indecent Behaviour

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1919 · page 3

John Ryan, 42 years of age, appeared on a charge of behaving in an indecent manage in Baylis-street yesterday morning. He was fined £1…

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Forces in Russia. Mr. Churchill Charged with Duplicity. a Difficult Situation. North Russia. Mr. Churchill to Explain. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1919 · page 4

Mr. Winston Churchill lias arrived in London, and is issuing a statement in regard to the situation in North Russia…

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