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Courts & crime, 1920

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Army Comforts Funds. Harris Sentenced. Dismissed From A.I.F. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

Lieutenant Harris, who was found guilty by court martial of the theft of army comforts funds and who was remanded for sentence, has been…

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Police Official. Shot Dead in Dublin. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

Captain Redmond, Assistant Police Commissioner in Dublin, has been shot dead…

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IRELAND. 150 Attack Police Barracks. Dynamite Used. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

A party of 150 daringly attacked Drombane police barracks, near Tipperary, which they attempted to blow up with dynamite. Considerable…

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Retrospective Awards. Question for High Court. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

The High Court announced to-day that owing to the absence of the statutory majority of the court, the court was unable to give a decision…

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Turkish Horrors. Realism on the Film. Police Objections. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 2

Despite the protests of the police, the Home Office has passed the startling film called the "Auction of Souls," which the League of Nations…

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Burglary in London. Valuable Jewels Stolen. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

The Scotland Yard detectives are investigating a burglary at Lady Loughboroug's flat, Grosvenor-square The burglars entered with a false…

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Manly Mail Bag. Attempted Theft. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 3

Gordon Matthews, a hodcarrier, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on the charge of having enda[?]oured to open a mail bag, being…

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Thirsty Sheep. Drover Fined. Magistrate's Remarks. Young

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 6

For having allowed 6,000 sheep to rush into a paddock and drink what water remained in a da[?] at the last stage of the recent drought, at Young…

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Junee Police Court. Friday, January 23. (Before Mr. J. McMahon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 6

L. J. Maloney and A. Malcolm, of Narandera, were charged with the larceny of a chestnut mare, the property of Mr. L. Newman, at Junee…

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Turmoil in Ireland. Police Barracks Attacked. Vigorous Fusilade. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 4

A daring attack was made, on the Dromband police barracks, near Tipperary, to-day. An attempt was made to blow up the barracks with…

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Fierce Encounters. Police and Soldiers Bomb Houses. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

Reports of outrages in Ireland are coming to hand daily. Following on the fierce encounter at Clare, in which one of the attackers…

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Wheat Scandals. Criminal Charges. Five Men in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 1

Following on the announcement that a number of warrants had eben issued for the arrest of men whose names were mentioned in Mr. Justice…

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Daring Burglary. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

In the absence of the inmates burglars motored to a house in Beckenham, in a well-lighted street, and filtered the premises. They carried…

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Drover Fined. Magistrate Talks of Shooting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

FOR having allowed 6000 thirdly travelling sheep to charge into Mr. J. Tunney's paddock at Young and rush what remained in a…

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Items of News. Theft From Goods Sheds

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

Between 11 and 12 o'clock on Saturday night, the railway goods sheds at Junee were broken into, and a case of drapery, the property of Mr…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 27, 1920. (Before Mr. M. J. M'Mahon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

The charge against John Phillips for being an idle and disorderly person was withdrawn on Sergeant Gallaher stating that defendant now had work…

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Leeds Bank Murder. Redfern Committed. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Captain Redfern, on the charge of having murdered and robbed Mr. Oates, manager of a bank at Leeds, has been committed for trial…

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The Beach Murder. Trial of Holt. Intense Interest Shown. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

The trial of Holt is being followed with intense interest. The detectives claim that the foot-steps which they discovered in the…

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Customs Revenue. Two Men Charged. £4,000 Involved. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

The case was resumed to-day in which John Brown and Leslie Wood are charged with having conspired to defraud the Commonwealth of £517…

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Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

Dehly Land (25), a Dane, was before Mr M. O. Curtis, J.P., at the local Police Court on Tuesday last, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Cowa[?]-street…

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