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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Special Police Discharged

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 2

All special police are to be discharged, so Mr Dooley announced to-day. There are about 30 men remaining in the force since the 1917…

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Beacohsfield Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 3

What is regarded as an important line of investigation by the police is being followed by Defective-Sergeant Commons and Detectives Ethell and…

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Police Court. (Before J. W. Gibson, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 2

Thomas Clayton was charged with playing football in Market-street, Balranald, on Sunday, 15th May, and pleaded guilty, and was fined 1s and…

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Jerilderie Monthly Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1921 · page 3

At the Jerilderie monthly court here on Tuesday last before the P.M., the bill of fare was meagre. One man was had up for a breach…

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Beaconsfield Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 31
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The police who are inquiring into the murder of Frederick Sheard and his wife Annio Sheard, at Upper Beaconsfield, Vic., on June 12, detained two men on…

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A Comfortable Gaol Prisoner Refuses to Leave

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 4

The governor of the prison at Bellinzona was recently obliged to ask the aid of the police to erpel an Italian burglar named Movaro, who had been…

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Police Patrols Ambushed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 23

A Royal Irish Constabulary patrol was ambushed at Ballycastle, County Mayo. The patrol took cover and fired on the rebels, of whom one was killed and five…

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District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 3

A District Court will be held at Corowa, commencing at 2 p.m. to-day (Friday), Judge Bevan will preside…

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Court News

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr J. B Gibson, P.M., Charles Clover was fined 10/ and 8/ costs for being in possession of…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, June 25. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M.) Language

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 30

John Patrick Hurley, 49, a labourer, was charged with using indecent language. There were 77 prior, convictions. Police evidence was given that the man was drunk…

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Urana Licensing Court

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 2

At Urana Court House, on Wednesday last, before Messrs R. D. Culley and J. Wise (Licensing Magistrates) the following…

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Ban on Art Unic[?] Police and Firemen D[?] Pointed

The Independent · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 2

Since 1912 the Police and Firemen Union and carnival movment h[?] in the vicinity of [?]100,000 for [?] principally for the most deserving [?]…

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District Court. Friday, July 1, 1921. (Before his Honor Judge Bevan)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

The case in which Whitehead Reissued Peter K. Ritchie for damages in connection with an incident which happened on the Corowa Atony road…

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Pistolling the Police. Women “Bootleggers.” (Published by arrangement)

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 4

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Pistolling The Police (Published by Arrangement) Women "Bootleggers"

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 3

The latest phase of the degrading results of Prohibition in America is reported in the New York Tribune, Says the paper:— Women fought…

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Wodonga Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 31

At the Wodonga Police Court on June 30, before Mr. T. B. Wade, P.M., and Messrs. G. K. Gordon and J. Whan, J's.P., James Edward Southgate was charged…

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Missing Magistrate Found

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 20

Mr. Seeley King, the magistrate who was kidnapped near Bandon, county Cork, about 10 days ago, has ben found unharmed in a farmhouse near Cork…

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Murder Alleged. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 2

Ernest Seidel, aged 17, charged with the alleged murder of his father, was further remandest at the Police Court to-day…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, July 5, 1921. (Before Mr. A. H. Gelding, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 3

John Herbert Dunn and John Sullivan were each charged with stealing a bag of potatoes at Wahgunyah railway station on 13th June, the said…

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