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Courts & crime, 1921

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 2. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M.) Opossum Skins Case

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

Sergt. Kersley proceeded by summons against John Barry for consigning 17 skins of opossums for sale, without sending therewith a true and correct statement in…

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"AMATEUR Js.P." Police Opinion

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

Referring to a disagreement between a stipendiary magistrate and honorary justices in the South Melbourne Police Court, the president of…

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Monday, July 3. (Before Mr. Hamblin, P.M.) Theft of Bread

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

William Greenslade, baker, proceeded against Harold Goodfellow for 264 loaves of bread, valued at £7/13/2. Mr. Tietyens appeared for plaintiff, and Col. Wilkinson…

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"King of Burglars" Amazing Gaol Rescue Criminal Poses As Prison Inspector

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 1

There is being tried at Berlin a man, Emll. Strauss, whose personality and career rare equally: amazing. Famous for years as "King of…

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Albury Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, July 3, 1921. (Before [?] Judge Bevan). Sheep Stealing Case

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

Gar[?] Jones was charged with stealing 269 sheep, the property at 11. A. Hay, Hear Corowa, on some day [?] the month of April, 1921…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. the Fair Rents Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 1

The business transacted at the Fair Rents Court for the year ended June 30th, beat all previous records. The cases in which rents were…

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 19

Whitehead Bros, sued Peter K. Ritchie for damages in connection with an incident which happened on the Corowa-Albury road on October last. The plaintiffs…

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Albury District Court. Thursday, July 5. Divorce Jurisdiction. (Before his Honor Judge Bevan.) Gerogery Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 23

Edward Adolphus Kohn was petitioner, and Ellen Josephine Kohn respondent. Thomas Keogh, night officer in the N.S.W. railways, was named as co-respondent. Mr…

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Albury District Court. (Continued from page 23.) Thursday, July 7. Matrimonial Causes. Doubleday v. Doubleday

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 28

William George Doubleday v. Ethel Maria Doubleday. Mr. Storkey, instructed by Messrs. Emerson and Tietyens, for the petitioner, Mr. F. J. Belbridge…

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Albury Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, 4th July. (Before His Honor, Judge Bevbn). Mr. G. A. Thompson, Deputy Sheriff, occupied a seat on the Bench. Mr. J. N. Mason, Crown Prosecutor. Indecent Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 19

George Marcus Hill, a youth, aged 17, was charged with indecently assaulting a young girl at Corowa on April 23. Accused, who was represented by Mr. W…

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Albury District Court. Wednesday, July 6, 1921. (Before his Honor, Judge Bevan)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 3

Carl August Schliebs, farmer, Burrumbuttock, proceeded against Frederick John Delbridge for that defendant, in consideration of £33 paid by…

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Moulamein Police Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 2

At the Moulamein Court the under, mentioned were recently convicted and fined for failure to destroy noxious weeds on their holdings:—…

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Pistolling the Police (Published by Arrangement.) Women "Bootleggers."

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 4

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

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Two Years’ Imprisonment Imposed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 4

At the Albury Quarter Sessions on Tuesday of last week [?] [?] [?]…

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Albury Licensing Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 31

A quarterly sitting of the Albury Licensing Court was held on Monday. Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P. M., presided; Dr. Woods and Mr. M'Cutcheon were also on…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, July 11. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M.) £5 for Language

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 31

Stanley Lowe proceeded against Edward Patrick Mathews for using indecent language. Sergeant Kersley said there were…

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Langunyah Hare Shoot. Police Take Names

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 2

Considerable surprise was experienced by those who were taking part in the have shoot at Langunyah on Wednesday when Constable…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, July 13, 1921. (Before Mr. S. J. Hamblin, P.M., and A. C. Leslie, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 3

A Sunday trading license was granted to C. H. Gale. Jas. Green was proceeded against by the police for driving a vehicle on…

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Child Murder. Young Boy Accused Shocking Depravity Alleged London, July 10

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 4

Harold Jones, 15 years of age, was acquitted at the Monmouthshire Assizes, by a jury, which included Ave women, on a charge of having…

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End of Case. Unprecedented Happenings in Court. Judge Directs Verdict for Defendant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 47

The closing scenes in the Liguori case were marked by unprecedented happenings. Before the court resumed on Wednesday night there was a larger queue…

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