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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

372 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 19

Beechworth Gaol

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 2

The work of renovating and enlarging the Beechworth gaol as been commenced by the contractor and a staff of about 40 men, including about a…

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Melbourne Detectives Sentenced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 31

Found guilty of having conspired to obtain money wrongfully from Terence Callaghan, licensee of the Londonderry Hotel, Collingwood, Noil Olholm and…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, May 16. (Before Messrs. V. B. Cox and G. A. Gray, J's.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 22

Leslie Ronald Elliot, 38 labourer, on remand, was charged with stealing the sum of 4/9 1/2 from the shop of H. Manicom, at Albury, on May 12…

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Youth Guilty of Murder. Declared to Be Insane. London, May 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 20

Ernest Rhodes, aged 18 years, who was charged with the murder of Grace Blaekaller, aged 16 years, who died after tier throat had been out with a…

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The Criminal. a Common Enemy. Police Want World-wide Co-operation. New York, May 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 3

Calling for world-wide co-operation in fighting crime, Mr. Richard Earight, president of the International Police Conference, in an address at the…

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Licensing Court

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 3

The License of the Commercial Hotel, Balranald, was transferred from J. J. Butler to W. A. Kimber. Mr. Manning acting for the parties concerned…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 3

Only two appeals were listed, namely St. Barnabas Church of England Parochial Council and W. A. Macpherson. The Council Clerk appeared and…

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Balranald Court of Petty Sessions 20th May, 1925 (Before E. J. Harrison Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 May 1925 · page 3

S. L. Sampson charged with keeping shop open after closing time. Mr. E. MsGrady, who appeared for defendant, pleaded guilty. Fined £1 and 8/-…

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Rutherglen Police Court Monday, May 25. (Before Messrs. Barch and Jasper, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

Herbert Jones, of Wahgunyah, was charged with the larceny of a saddle, the property of Leo Martell, of Rutherglen, valued at £10…

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Escape from Gaol. Man Attacks Wife

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 1

Patrick Carey, alias Carew, who had been arrested on a charge of having broken into premises where his wife was employed, with intent to…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 3, 1925. (Before Mr. Arnold. P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

Edward George Blick, charged with drunkenness, was fined 30 or seven days' imprisonment. Richard Gilson, for riding a bicycle…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 3, 1925. (Before Mr. Arnold, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

M. A. O'Leary was granted a booth license for the coursing meeting on the 24th between the houres of 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m…

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Corowa Police Court Wednesday, June 3. (Before Mr C. A. Arnold, P.M.)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 4

Before the proceedings of the court opened, Mr W. M. Strong on behalf of the solicitors practising at the court, extended a hearty…

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Mrs. Gardiner's Alimony Reduced by Full Court

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

The Full Court [?]ting in Sydney, in Tuesday, reduced the amount of permanent alimony to be paid to Mrs. Ray Gardiner, by her husband, Joseph…

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Hay Licensing Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Harrison, P.M., sat at Hay, as licensing magistrate yesterday and granted applications for the renewal of the licenses of the hotels…

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Seven Thousand Years' Gaol (Published by Arrangement.)

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 1

In a special article in the New York Times A. H. Cim says that since the Prohibition Act became effective [?] involving its violation…

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Jerilderie Police Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

On Tuesday last before Messrs W.. Elliott and J. Kennedy, J's.P, two men named Henry Ivory and John Gaynor were charged with…

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Theft of Motor-car

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

Three young men, who, by the way, were not regular residents of the town, stole a Ford car from Mr. Alf. Parkin's garage recently, and evidently…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, June 9. (Before Mr. V. B. Cox, C.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 22

Joseph Hanley, 38, labourer; George Edward Henry Hortle, 19, dealer, and George Wallace, 25, cook, were chargod with breaking, entering, and stealing…

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Contempt of Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 6

The son of one of Chauncey M. Depew's warmest friends called on the wit one evening in great distress. "Mr. Depew," he said, "the other…

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