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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Clarke to Appeal to W.a. Full Court for 11000 Reward

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 2

Even Clarke, who claimed the reward of £1000 offered by the Crown for information leading to the conviction of the murderers of the police…

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Albury Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 1

Joseph Waterson (27), Clarence Clive Beaumont (20), and George Beaumont (19), wore charged at the Albury Police Court on Monday, with…

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Gaol Official Dismissed London

The Independent · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

A Paris message states that M. Catry, Director of Gaols, who released Da[?]bet, has been dismissed. Da[?]bet has not yet been located…

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Latest Telegrams. Murder at Tamworth. Tamworth, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

The murderer of Frederick Thornby, at Tamworth, is still at large, but the detectives have a fingerprint clue, which it is believed will result…

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Player Felled. Police Intervene. Benalla

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 3

During the match between Benalla and St. Pal risk's an incident occurred which caused the local police in take anion against Henneberry, of…

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Country Edition Telegrams. a Tram Conductor's Death. a Charge of Alleged Murder. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 1

William Brooks (24), tram conductor died at St. George Hospital, last night from injuries, alleged to have been inflicted with a knife during a…

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Court of Petty Sessions Thursday, June 30th, 1927. (Before Mr. R. C. Sheridan, J.P.)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 July 1927 · page 2

Edward John Summers (34) was charged that at Balranald, he did steal one cloak, one pepper, salt and mustard castor, one lady's dress, one…

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District Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 3

His Honor Judge Coyle, presided at the District Court at Corowa on Friday last, July 1, 1927. There was, however, only one case…

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Corowa Police Court Monday, July 4, 1927 (Before' Mr. Parker, P.M.)

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 4

On the application of Mr. E. E. Jones (for defendant), the case J. H. Oswald v. Ford, in which false pretences are alleged, was adjourned for…

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Cattle Stealing Charge

The Independent · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 4

Charged with stealing a stear valued at £7, a man named Samuel Richard Fisher, was at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions, fined £10; ordered to…

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Country Edition Telegrams. Peculiar Assault Case. a New Chum Victim. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 1

After being induced to go on a fishing excursion to Cowan Creek, with a man whose acquaintance he had made in a city hotel, John Willoughby (22)…

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Forgery and Uttering Corowa Court Drama Unfolded. Young Man's Slip and Easy Victim

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 5

How a youth of 19 had perpetrated a clumsy forgery, fortunately only for a small amount, and then had no difficulty in cashing the cheque with…

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Police Court

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 2

Before Mr. R. C. Sheridan, J.P., at the local court on 7th instant, Cedric Hugh McLean (38) for being found drunk in Mayall Street, Balranald, was…

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Albury Quarter Sessions Prisoners Sentenced

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 3

At the Albury Quarter Sessions this week, before Judge Coyle, Joseph Watterson pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking, entering and stealing at…

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Corowa Police Court Wednesday, July, 6 1927 (Before Messrs. L. R. Saul and J. G. Taylor, J.s.P.) Forging and Uttering

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 3

At the Corowa police Court on Wednesday, John Alexander [?]key, laborer, of Buraja was charged with forging and uttering a certain cheque…

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Escape From Gaol the Albury Incident

The Independent · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 3

At the Albury Quarter Sessions, before Judge Coyle, William McLean and Joseph Waterson, alias Sta[?]y, the prisoners concerned with the recent…

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Shop-breakers Sentenced. Two Get Two Years

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 2

Jospeh Leslie, Arthur Conway Frederick William Howard and Jack Armstrong were charged at Orange Quarter Sessions last week with…

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Police Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 3

[?]Police Court on Thursday, [?]Criffin, J. P. Albert John [?] charged with using inu[?] in Cressy street was…

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Licensing Court Wednesday's Sitting

The Independent · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 4

The report of the Licensing [?] for Mr. W. H. Ro[?] in the [?] Court on [?] that all the [?]…

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Latest Cables. the Trunk Murder Case. Man Convicted. LONDON, Wenesday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 July 1927 · page 2

John Robinson has been found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Bunati, and sentenced to death. This is the outcome of the famous trunk murder case…

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