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Courts & crime, 1920

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Mass Meetings in Japan. Prohibited by the Police

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

Information [?] Tokio states that the police [?] ma[?] meetings called by the Constitutional Labor Labor Union in order to [?]roms…

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Commonwealth Arbitration Court Appeal Against a Decision Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Higgins at the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Latham representing the Melbourne Harbor Trust, intimated it…

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Death of Olive Thomas. Police Make Inquiries. Day Life in Paris. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

The correspondent of "Then Times" in Paris reports that the death of beautiful Olive Thomas, the film star, is being closely inquired into by the police…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. George S. Shepherd, L.M., and Mr. E. E. Collins, J.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

An application by Thomas Jackson for the renewal of the publican's license of the Old Tarcutta Hotel, was granted…

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Wagga Licensing Court (Before Mr. G. S. Stephard P.M. and Mr. E. E. Collins’ J.p.) Publicans Licenses

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

Thomas Jackson, licenses of the Lower Tarcutta Hotel, applied for renewal of license of the said premises. The application was granted,…

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Assault in Melbourne. Man's Face Battered. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 3

A constable in Flinders-street last night heard cries of distress from a lane way. He saw a man run out and he grappled with him, but four…

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Nurses' Tennis Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

The hospital tennis court will be opened today. Visitors wishing to see over the hospital will be shown round from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the inner…

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The Profiteer. Law in Buda Pest. Flogging, Gaol and Fine London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

A Reuter message from Buda Pest declares that prices of commodities have dropped as a consequence of the passing of the profiteering law which…

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Picton Tragedy Verdict of Malicious Murder Against Arthur Sprague. Picton

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 1

The Coroner returned a verdict of malicious murder against Arthur Sprague at the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Ernest…

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Picton Murder. Tragedy of the Cliff. Sprague Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 3

The inquest was continued at Picton to-day concerning the death of Ernest Weekes, a ward of the State, aged to, whose body was found last month…

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Wagga Police Court

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

John Brown, aged 27 years, and George James Stirling, 30 years of age, were charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning…

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Suspicious Persons Charged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

Before Mr. W. G. Hazell, C.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, John Brown (27) and George James Sterling (30) were each charged with…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2
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Mr. W. G. Hazell, C.P.S., and Registrar of the Fair Rents Court at Wagga, stated that he had received all the necessary forms in connection with the…

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Cheque for £37/10/6 Stol[?] From Wagga Freezing Works. Police Effect a Smart Capture

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

A very smart piece of work resulting in the capture of two men was affected by the Wagga police force yesterday. Constable Moore being the…

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Permanent Court of International Justice. Under League of Nations to Sit at the Hague. London, Sept. 14

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

A draft scheme for the institution of a permanent court of international justice has been published by the League of Nations. The scheme,…

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League of Nations. New Court of International Justice. Judges to Be Elected by League. Fifteen Members with Nine Years' Tenure London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

The draft of the scheme for the institution of the permanent court of international justice has been published by the League of Nations. The scheme,…

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Wagga Police Court Alleged Theft of a Cheque

The Daily Express · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

EDWARD Morey, 23 years of age and Eric William Hellyer, also 23 years Were charged at the Wagga police Court yesterday morning that they…

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Wife Murder Sydney Hubert Guilty Sentenced to Death

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

The jury in the case in which Sydney Hubert was charged with wife murder, after being locked up all night, returned into court this…

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Murder Charges Denied

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

General Sir Neville Macready, Commander-in Chief in Ireland, has issued a actual of the insinuations contained in the Sinn Fein bulletin that British…

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