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Courts & crime, 1927

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MISAPPROPRIATION Insurance Agent Charged SYDNEY

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 14 December 1927 · page 3

Detectives last night arrested a man and charged him with having appropriated large sums of money, the property of [?] insurance company for…

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Police Court Deniuquin Sitting

The Independent · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

The Police Magistrate, Mr. M. E. S[?] president over the police court at Deniliquin yesterday. Several traffic cases were disposed of…

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Police Court Yesterday’s Cases

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

Mr. M. E. Soane P. M. dealt with the following cases yesterday. SUBDIVISION CASE The P. M. gave his reserved…

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Latest Telegrams. the Mountain Murder Case Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

After a trial lasting for eight days, the three Higgs brothers, who had been presented on charges arising out of the Blue Mountains murder, were,…

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Valley Heights Murder Higgs Acquitted

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 2

Before Chief Justice Higgs and a jury of ]2, the trial was continued in the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday morning of William Guy Higgs…

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Unusual Police Report (Published by Arrangement)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 5

The annual police reports of the City of Washington (capital of U.S.A.) "are more interesting than the common run." says "The Despatch"…

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Unusual Police Report. (Published by arrangement.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1927 · page 4

“The annual police reports of the city of Washington (capital of U.S.A.) are more interesting than the common run,” says “The Despatch” (St…

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Deported Immigrant Jumps Overboard Police Patrol Beaches PERTH

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 21 December 1927 · page 3

Parvil Nuguleoitsch, a Lithuanian, under deportation for having insufficient means of support to land as an immigrant, jumped overboard from a…

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Unusual Police Report (Published by Arrangement.)

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1927 · page 4

"The annual police reports of the city of Washington (capital of U.S.A.) "are more interesting than the common run," says "The…

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Brutal Murder Of Los Angelos Girl

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 24 December 1927 · page 3

SEATTLE, Thursday. Reports concerning the movements of the, suspected man, at present on detention pending identification…

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Murder and More Gaols (Published by Arrangement)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 24 December 1927 · page 3

In its report of the laying of the foundation stone of a new gaol, the Chicago "Daily Journal" reporte Mr. Cermak, ch[?]man at the gathering…

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Unusual Police Report (Published by Arrangement)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 December 1927 · page 4

"The annual police reports of the city of Washington (capital of U.S.A.) were more interesting than the common run, says "The Despatch" (St. Paul)…

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Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, 21st December (Before Mr. M.E. Soane P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 24 December 1927 · page 2

Cornelius Morrissey was charge with keeping two unregistered dogs without causing a description thereof to be registered. Defendant was fined…

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Police Court. Thursday, December 29, 1927. (Before Mr. J. Chlvell, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 5

Hugh Cassidy, charged with being drunk, in Sanger-street, on Sunday morning, was fined 5 or 24 hours. Daniel Robert Skinner. charged…

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Edward Hickman Again. Confesses to a 1926 Murder. MONTREAL

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 2

A Los Angeles message states that Edward Hickman has now confessed that he killed Ivor Toms, a chemist, during a robbery in Toms' shop, on…

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