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Courts & crime, 1919

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, March 10. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.M.) Vagrancy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

James Kelly, alias James Dowling, alias James M'Guinness, 48 years of age, and William Memmott, 65 years of age, were charged with having…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Monday, March 10. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.M.) Dealer's License

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

William Henry Scanian applied for a renewal of his second-hand dealer's license, but an objection bad been lodged by the 'police on the ground that the…

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Clairvoyant' Sentenced. Extensive Swindling Record. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 3

At the Dubbo Quarter Sessions, Harry Winters, who has been swindling the public in four States, was [?]entenced to fourteen months'…

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Police Quarters Attacked Government Victory

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

A sturdy struggle is proceeding, in the Police Prefect's quarters, where the garrison beat back fierce storming attacks, lasting for hours. A…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 11. (Before Mr. Chippendale, P.M.) [?] Straying

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

A. J. Bodinnar was charged with allowing a heifer to stray in a public street within the municipality…

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Two Soldiers Sentenced. Assaults on Policemen. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 3

Henry Swansborough, a soldier, was to-day sentenced to three months [?]ard labor for assaulting Constable Emmett. Evidence was given that…

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Riot in Strand. [?]Our Men Charged. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 2

The American soldiers arrested in connection with the Strand riot have been banded over to the American authorities. Of the others, four Britishers…

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BIG tHEFT of Serge. Accused Remanded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 3

A man named Arthur Keene was charged at the police court to-day with having stolen 26 packages of serge and woollen material valued at…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 11. Before Messrs. Chippendale, L.M., and Cy. Culley and G.F.[?] Sugden, Js.P

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

A.F. Gleeson was granted a renewal of the license of the Commercial Hotel Grong Grong. P. Kelly was granted a renewal…

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Police and Firemen's Art Union

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

The management of the Police and Firemen's Carnival has decided to postpone the drawing to June 24, on account of the dislocation of business…

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Charge, of Attempted Murder. Revolver Wound in Chest. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

At North[?]te this afternoon, Ernest Wilkinson was running about with a loaded revolver. James Robson tried to take the…

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Massacre at Lichtenberg. Police President's Escape. Copenhagen

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 2

Lichtenberg's police president. Baron Salm[?], escaped shooting by heavily bribing the Spartacusists. He states that over 150 were massacred at…

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Ganmain Police Court. Rabbit Case

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.M., at Ganmain, on March 13, Frank Joseph Cosgrove was proceeded against by Mr. James Irving, rabbit…

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Police Court Monday. Before the P.M. Language

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 3

George Ponting, for whom Mr. vaughan appeared and pleaded guilty, was fined £8, and costs 6/. or two months…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, March 17. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.m.) Straying Stock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 3

George Finn and James Grainger were proceeded against by the council's inspector, the former for permitting a cow to stray in Gurwood-street,…

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Small Debts Court. Shearing Dispute

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 3

Henry James Last v. James Donald Douglas, claim £3/5/4. Mr. Fraser for plaintiff, Mr. Vaughan for defendant…

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Military Police Charged. Williams Case Adjourned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 4

At the Central Summons Court today. Private Edward Ryan and Private Robert Kennedy, of the military police, were charged with having at…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, March [?]. (Before Mr. J. Saunders, C.M.) Obscene Language

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

John O'Donnell [?] years of age charged with having made use of obscene language in Kincaid-street, Wagga, on the previous day, pleaded…

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The Final Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 1

"Didn't I issue an injunction against that young man Tipples coming [?] again?" said the judge to his oldest daughter…

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Attempted Murder Charge. Corsets Save Woman. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 2

Frank Harvey was remanded at Coonamble to-day, charged with having attempted to murder Alexia M'Kenna. The latter has a labor…

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