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Courts & crime, 1920

1,335 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 67

Women Traitors Sentenced to Death Some Expire in Court LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 1

Some French women, who were sentenced to death at Marseilles for betraying soldiers to the Germans, expired in the court…

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Claim for Wages aud Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

William Clarence Dickman proceeded against Scline, Batro to recover £2 10/ for wages and on a second count of assault…

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M'curtain Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Times" in Dublin reports that the verdict of the jury in the inquiry into the death of Alderman M'Curtain, late Lord…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 19, 1920. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.). Straying Stock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

K. C. McEntyre, municipal inspector, proceeded against Mrs. T. Mitchell for allowing a horse to stray in a public thoroughfare. Defendant pleaded…

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Extensive Robberies. Two Men Charged. Woman Is the Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 4

Donald M'Donald, engineer, and Ernest Drury, rigger, who were arrested under sensational circumstances at Brooklyn post office on…

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High Court Appeal. Interesting Point. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

In an appeal before the High Court to-day by Richard Hicks against a sentence of death for a criminal offence against a girl, Mr. Watt, for…

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MR. R. D. Meagher. Application Refused. High Court Judgment. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 3

The High Court to-day unanimously leave to Mr. R.D. Meagher to appeal against the judgment of the Full Court of New South Wales…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Monday, April 19, 1920. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, L.M., and Mr. E. E. Collins. J.P.) License Cancelled

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 2

An application was made by Inspector Duprez to have the publican's license of Emily Jane Bye for the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Wagga, cancelled…

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Frenchwoman's Fate. Sentenced to Death. Died in Court Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

"A French woman, who was sentenced to death at Marseilles to-day for betraying French soldiers to the Germans in the war expired in court…

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Workless Saturday. Bricklayers in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 4

In the Industrial Court to-day, Judge Rolin further dealt with flic Bricklayers' Union for its part iu the no Saturday work strike…

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Police Ask Priests' Aid

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

The correspondent of the "Evening News," in a message from Londonderry, reports that the police with a view to preventing a recurrent of…

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Stealing From Dwellings Three Youths Charger. Series of Thefts. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

Three youths, Cecil Yates, Jack Bussell, and Thomas Wilkinson, were remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on the charge of breaking and…

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Travellers and the Liquor Act. Police Court Decision

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

A decision of considerable importance to [?]censed victuallers and the travelling public was given by Mr. Longfield, P.M., at the Tocumwal…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 20. (Before Mr. Shepherd, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

William C. Johnson was fined 5s. in addition to 6s costs, for keeping his fruit shop open for the sale of goods during prohibited hours on a Sunday…

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Wagga Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

Some two months ago Ald. R. J. Hurst brought under the notice of the Wagga Council the need for increased police protection in Wagga…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

At the Hay Circuit Court on Wednesday of last week, Frederick Ewen Wright was charged for that on the 25th January, at…

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Licensing Court. Tueday, April 20. (Before Messrs. Shepherd, L.M., G. F. L. Sugden, and Cy. Culley, Js.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 2

The Licensing Inspector's quarterly report was read. An application by Jas. Kelly to transfer the license of the Commercial…

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Common-sense Magistrate

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 8

At the Thames Police Court on February 23, in remanding a man on a charge of theft at the docks, Mr. Cairns (the magistrate) said:—…

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Jewish Disturbances. Leader Sentenced London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 4

Jabotinsky, who is known as the Jewish "Garabaldi" has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for his connection with recent…

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Basic Wage. Industrial Court's View. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 6

The Full Industrial Court has expressed the unanimous opinion that the wage declared by the Board of Trade for the Metropolitan area…

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