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Courts & crime, 1920

1,335 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 67

Seamen's Secretary. Position of Mr. T. Walsh. Suit in the High Court. . SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

The High Court of Australia this afternoon heard argument in the suit of the Federated Seamen's Union asking for an injunction to restrain…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

A plea of guilty was mado by Thos. M'Ilvar, 33, at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. H. Oates and K. G. Flett, J.'sP., to a charge of…

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Coolamon Police Court. Saturday, December 4Th. (Before Messrs A. W. Stinson and J. H. Sey[?]. J’s.P.) Alleged Stealing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 4

Wm Charles Griffiths (55) was charged with stealing one bale of binder (winder to the wine of £[?] 10s, the property of Arthur Jas. Hancock, from Mr…

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Tumut Police Court. Monday, 6th Dec. Before Mr. Smart, J.P.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

F. H. Crichton and P. C. Dunley charged with riotous behaviour in Wynyard-st., on previous day. Each pleaded guilty and were fined…

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Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. to Tail Light

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 7

Robert Graham pleaded guilty to driving his ear at night without a tail light. Defendant said be went into the…

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Freeman’s Journal Proprietors Sentenced. London, Dec. 8

The Daily Express · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

A court martial has sentenced Fitzgerald and Edwards, proprietors of the “Freeman’s Journal” to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of…

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Licencing Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

Before Messrs. Malone and W[?], L.M.'S A. E. Myers was granted a billiard license for premises in…

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Hillston Police Court. Tuesday, December 7Th. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 4

David M. Mathias was charged, on the information of Serjeant Bath, that "he, not being a member of the Defence Force of the…

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Small Debts Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 4
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An action between Rose Mary Will and Ella Lewis, for £10 damages, for alleged slander, was withdrawn by the plaintiff, as she…

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"Freeman's Journal" Court Martial

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

The court martial has sentenced two of the proprietors of the "Freeman's Journal" to six months' imprisonment. The Freeman's Journal Company was…

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House War. More Unemployed Raids. Police Defend Houses. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

The ex-service men at Swansea planned a series of raids on empty houses yesterday evening, and hired nine pantechnichons packed with…

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Fair Rents Amendment Bill Permission to Raise Rent To be Sought from Court SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

The Fair Rents Amendment Bill passed the committee stage. An amendment was inserted to make it compulsory after January 1st next…

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Special Licensing Court. (Before Messrs J. B. Gibson, P.M., and G. O. Doyle, J.P.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 3

Renewals of billiard licenses were granted to H Farrell, Royal Mail Hotel, Hillston; William Byrnes, Royal Mail Hotel, Lake…

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Forty-four Hour Week Government Bill Debated in Parliament Serious Considerations Advanced Special Court to Receive Applications

The Daily Express · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly today, the Minister for Labor moved the second reading of the Eight Hours [?] was working solely on the…

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Dockyards Conspiracy. Milne and Blake Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 6

Mr. Watt, R.C., to-day addressed the Criminal Court in defense of William Milne, who is charged with conspiring to defraud the…

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Junee Police Court. Friday, December 10, (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 8

Messrs. Wade, Stinson and Smith. executors of the late James Beveridge Estate, were proceeded against by the Gundagai pastures Protection Board…

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Queensland Police. Pension Rights Menaced Indignation Aroused. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 2

A report Is current that the State Ministry proposes to effect economies in the Police Department by repudiating some of the provisions of the police…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, L.M., and Messrs. J. F. Quilter and W. J. Hiscock, Members of Licensing Bench.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 8

A number of hotel and billiard licensed were renewed. M. Kelly, of the Malong Hotel, applied for a renewal of a billiard license,…

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Items of News. Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

For having used bad language in Fitzmaurice-strest on Friday evening, Charles Winton Dynes was on Saturday morning at the Wagga Police…

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