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Courts & crime, 1919

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, November 10. (Before Mr. M. J. M'Mahon, P.m) Removing Timber

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1919 · page 4

John Hogan pleaded guilty on a charge of removing four stringybark logs and 20 stringybark slabs from the State Forest Reserve No. 401,…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, November 10, 1918 (Before Mr. M. J. McMahen P.m.) Allowing Drunkenness

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 November 1919 · page 4

Pleading not guilty to an action brought against him by the police for [?]lowing drunkenness on his licensed [?]remises, Arthur Warwick Harrison,…

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Nurses As Witn Police Request Resiste Matron Lodges Objection

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 November 1919 · page 2

An interesting point was vent[?] by the report of the Visiting Committee of the Wagga District Hospital Committee at the monthly meeting…

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R. D. Meagher. Addresses Full Court. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 November 1919 · page 1

Mr. R. D. Meagher, who is applying for reinstatement on the roll of solicitors, continued his address to the Full-Court to-day In support of his…

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Liquor Action Fails. Police Information Dismissed. Mr. Mark Mongan Wins

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 November 1919 · page 2

Mark Mongan, the licensee of the Commercial Hotel, was the defendant in two actions instituted by the police under the Liquor Act in the Wagga…

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Cooney Creek Tragedy Daughter Arrested and Charged. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 1

The Armidale police last night arrested Ida Wilmott, 22 years of age and charged her with the murder of her mother at Cooney Creek on…

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Murder Alleged. Two Women Remanded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 1

Belinda Turnbull, who was charged with having murdered Alice Barry, and with three other charges of having unlawfully used instruments on…

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Malicious Wounding. a Soldier Charged. Believed the Victim kept Company With His Wife. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 1

Ventry Armytage, a soldier, was remanded at the police court to-day on a charge of maliciously wounding George Williams…

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All Me Mister ” Meagher in Court. [?] with Mr. Broomfield. Sydney, Tuesday

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 1

[?]st in the seventh application [?]R [?]. Meagher, for re-lnstate [?] the roll of solicitors, was to [?]bated, Banco Court being…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, November 12. (Before Mr. J. Sounders, Cm.) Offensive Behavior

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

Arnold William Box (25) and Martin Francis Drivon (25), each pleaded quilty to a charge of behaving in an offensive manner in the Racecourse…

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Father. O'donnell's Case Another Charge Likely. Court Martial Ordered. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

The Dublin authorities, in view of Father O'Donnell's cable to Air. Hughes, threaten to make an additional charge of communicating…

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From Bad to Worse Yudenitch and Koltchak’s Plight Negotiations with Bolsheviks. “Shaking Hands with Murder.” [Australian Cable Association.] LONDON, Nov. 19

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 1

Helsingfore ad[?] Yudenitch [?] endeavouring to retire behind the Luga River Booking to escape being pinned In between Lake Peipus and…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 11. Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 1

Vivian Barry wan charged that he did, on 28th October, feloniously shoot at Michael Nolen with intent to do him grievous bodily harm…

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Income Tax Returns. T. A. Field Charged. Large Shortages Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 4

At the Central Police Court on Wednesday, Thomas Alfred Field was charged with intent to defraud, in that he stated in his income tax return that…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, November 13. (Before Mr. J. K. O'Reilly and M[?]. T. Dobney. J's.P.) Indecent Language

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 4

John Mortimer Egan, 46 years of age, was fined 10/-, in default 7 days gaol, for using indecent language in Baylis-street on Wednesday. For…

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The Arrested Priest. Court Martial Ordered. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

Brigadier-General Jess, commanding the A.I.F. in Great Britain, states that he has ordered a general court martial in the O'Donnell case…

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“Shaking Wands with Murder.”

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 2

Nothing of recent years has causer so much excitement in Britain and [?] France—all, over the world for the matter—as the suggestion that…

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The Living Wage. Court's Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 4

The Full Industrial Court resumed consideration of the question as to whether the Board of Trade's cost of living pronouncement is applicable…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr. Holcombe, P.M. Under the Factories' Act

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 3

White, Ltd., were charged with neglecting precautions concerning dangerous machinery at their freezing works…

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Larkin Charged. with Criminal Anarchy. New York. Nov. 14

The Daily Express · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 4

Larkin, the Irish Labor Leader, has been charged with advocating criminal anarchy and has been held for trial before a Grand Jury…

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