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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

396 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 20

Moama Police Court

The Independent · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 3

At the Moama police court, on 17th ult., before Mr J. B. Gibson, P.M., the following landholders were proceeded against by Stock Inspector Weir and Assistant…

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Assault on Little Girl. an Arrest Made

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 3

Whilst inquiring into the case of the girl Violet M. Whittaker, aged 5½ years, who was brutally assaulted on the night of April 17, at P[?]e's Park…

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Finley Court

The Independent · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 3

At the Finely court on Wednesday, before Mr Harrison, P.M., several cases similar to the above were dealt with on the information of Inspectors Weir and McLean,…

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The Wembley Exhibition. The Australian Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 1

To-day was the quietest up to the present at the Empire Exhibition, owing to cold, showery weather, but the Australian pavilion was well…

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Finley Police Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 2

Before Mr. Harrison. P.M., Finley Police Court, on We[?] Inspectors Weir and McL[?]ceeded against Lucy Gui[?]…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, May 7, 1921. (Before Mr. Cohen, P.m.) Alleged Embezzlement

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

John Thomas Glle[?] on re[?] was charged with that he did between December 21 and 31, 1923, he being then is servant of the Railway…

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Murder and Suicide. Inquiry Into Naval Tragedy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

Officers of H.M.A.S. Brisbane attended the adjourned inquest on the deaths of George Ritchie and George Brown, and gave evidence regarding…

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Police Prohibition. (Published by arrangement.)

The Independent · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 1

Prohibition has either abominably occupied the New York Police force rand[?] it absolutely inefficient," [?] Mr. Corrigan, Magistrate, during…

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A Perth Tragedy. Case of Alleged Murder. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

At the conclusion of the inquest on the body of John O'Neill, taxi-driver, which was found in the Swan River, the coroner found the deceased had…

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Impudent Theft. Well-known Footballer's Motor Car Stolen. Three Men Arrested at Gundagai

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 3

Mr. W. Cameron, the well-known St. Patrick's footballer, received an unpleasant shock on Friday night when he went to get his motor car, a new…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, 5th May. (Before Messrs. J. B. Scobie and G. A. Gray, J.'sP.) Bakers Fined

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 30

George Peter Roberts and George Adams, trading as Roberts and Adams, bakers and pastrycooks, Albury, were charged, on the information of…

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News by Cable. (Continued from page 20.) Bungalow Murder. Eastbourne Mystery. Woman's Dismembered Body. London, May 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 23

Scotland Yard is investigating of the most sensational murder mysteries in recent times. Owing to the smell arising from a portmanteau which…

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The Bungalow Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 6

Hostling crowds, some of whom picnicked in adjoining field, gathered early at the bungalow near East bourne, where the inquest into the…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, 12th May. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M.). Domestic Disagreement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 18

Mary Jane Perkins, of Albury, proceeded against hor husband, Walter Arthur Perkins, for the detention of several articles of furniture and…

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News by Cable. Eastbourne Murder. London, May 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 20

An important discovery has been made about the Eastbourne tragedy. Detectives overhauled the parish rubbish tip, and recovered the charred…

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Brewarrina Police Officer Shoots Himself Dead

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

The Brewarrina coroner at the inquest concerning the death of Sergeant James Ellis, who was found shot dead on Saturday in the police…

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Municipal Valuations. the Appeal Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

The P.M. (Mr. E. J. Harrison) sat on Monday as a court of appeal against the municipal valuations. The Town Clerk (Mr. T. F. Cook)…

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German Communists. Collision with Police. Imposing Imperial Pageant. Berlin. May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 25

Communists and the green police came into conflict at Halle, in Saxony, where General Ludendorff planned the greatest Imperial pageant since peace…

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"Squizzy" Taylor. Charged with Killing a Girl

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 3

Leslie ("Squizzy") Taylor was charged at the City Pollen Court on Friday last with having killed Daphae Allcorn on May 5. It was alleged that…

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Assaulting the Police

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

At the Central Police Court Francis McGarry was sentenced to six months' hard labor on each of two changes for assaulting tho police, arising…

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