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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

476 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 24

The Mansfield Murder

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 2

Charged with having had insufficient means of support on 23rd May at Mansfield, Bert Woods was on Tuesday presented at the City Court…

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Licensing Court Appeal Against Conviction

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 3

J. F. Smith licensee of the Australian Hotel, Corowa (represented by Mr. Spencer, under instructions from Messrs. Nicolson and Lethbridge)…

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Burglary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

The premise of the Corowa Distributing Coy. in Sanger-street, Corowa, were broken into on Saturday afternoon last, and goods taken therefrom…

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Assault at Mathoura a Racecourse Incident

The Independent · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 2

Mr. C. A. Arnold presided at the regular monthly sittings of the Court, of Petty Sessions at Moama, when James Frederick Lockwood proceeded…

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Corowa Police Court Tuesday, June 2[?] 1926 (Before Mr. Arnold, P.m.) Breaking and Entering

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 2

Robert. Deverell was charged with breaking and entering, on the 26th inst. the premises of Edward Graham and Son. (Corowa Distributing…

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Theft of Clothing

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 4

Recently a young couple arrived at Berrigan and put up at the Federal hotel, their mission being the selling of furs. They…

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Police Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 3

On Tuesday, before Mr. Griffin, J.P., Claude Hamilton Henderson (28) pleaded guilty to a charge of being found drunk and disorderly in…

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Solicitor Sentenced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 33

Ernest Henry Ward, 38, solicitor, who had been convicted for fraudulent misappropriation of £1250, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at…

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Caulfield Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 18

At the Caulfield Court Bartolo Virgona, aged 23 years, was charged with having on June 17 burglariously broken into the dwelling of Mrs. Mary…

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The Tulloch Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 45
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The inquest concerning the death of Lieut.-Colonel Eric Tulloch, who was shot on the morning of the Head of the River race, in Melbourne, was…

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Police Radio

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 32

Very shortly a complete radio transmitting and receiving station is to be established by the police. The new station is to have a secret wave…

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English Immigrant Sentenced. Warning by P.m

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 25

The danger of allowing persona not mentally fit and undesirables to migrate from the United Kingdom to Australia as remarked at the Albury…

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Police Court Tuesday, June 29 1926. (Before Mr. Arnold P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 5

A local youth named Robert Deverell was charged with entering the business premises of the Corowa Distributing Co., in Sanger-street and stealin[?]…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, June. 28. (Before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M.). Travelling Sheep Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 22

George, Johnston was charged with failing to travel 668 sheep six miles, at least per day, between April 23 and 26. Mr. F. B. Gavan-Duffy (of…

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Staghorn Flat Murder the Reward Question. Peculiar Decision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

Although about 12 months have claimed since the arrest of Clarence Alexander Thomas, and his identification by the Corowa Police as the…

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Staghorn Flat Murder

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 2

Surprise has been occasioned by the decision of the Commissioner of police not to allot the £200 reward money offered for information leading to…

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Murder of Col. Tulloch

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

The inquest into the death of Colonel Eric Tulloch (44) who was shot dead at Lauriston Hall East Melbourne, on May 8, held on Tuesday…

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"The Flying Scotsman." Gaol for Four Derailers. London

The Independent · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 2

Eight Cramlington miners were sentenced to from four to eight years imprisonment at Newcastle Assizes for having participated in the derailment…

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