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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

433 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 22

Footpad's Daring Theft. Snatches a Lady's Handbag. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 2

Mrs. Ellen Bruce, of Waverley, was attacked by a footpad, at Redfern, to-day, and robbed of her handbag containing £153/16/0, which she had…

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South American Mine Seized by Armed Bandits. Messages to Police and Troops. BOGOTA (Colombia)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 May 1930 · page 3

Rifle-armed bandits, reported to number 100, and asserting themselves that they number 400, seized the Conscrueq mine, which produces many of…

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Boy Missing From Albury Police Searching

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 5

Edward Newland, a lad from Sydney, who has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. McGinnes, of Griffith-street, Albury, who left…

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ALLEGED N.Z. Murder. a Husband Convicted. AUCKLAND, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

The trial of Arthur Thomas Munn, on a charge of having murdered his wife, by poisoning with strychnine, has been concluded. The jury…

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Horse Bogged in River Man Charged with Failing to Remove It Heavy Costs Against Owner

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 3

At Wagga Police Court on Monday the Municipal Health Officer, Mr. D. E. Lewis, proceeded against George Hill, second-hand dealer of North…

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Police and Unemployed. Clash at Perth. PERTH, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

Police and unemployed clashed outside the Premier's office, to-day, and only the arrival of police re-inforcements prevented a serious riot. The…

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Exciting Incident at Kew Four Robbers Arrested. Police Plans Succeed. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 1

When four men were allegedly robbing a house, at Kew, last night, two constables, who had been hiding in the room of the premises, surprised…

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Sheep-stealing “A Serious Menace” Police Patrol Work

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

The recent annual conference of the Graziers’ Association decided to ask the Commissioner of Police to arrange, for more horse patrol work to be…

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Corowa Police Court Monday, June 2, 1930 (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 3

Mrs. Johanna Connors was proceeded against on two charges of having allowed persons to be unlawfully on the premises of the Albion Hotel. She…

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Italian Charged with Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 15

Giovanni Maggiora, an Italian, appeared at the Toowoomha (Q.) police court on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst, whose body was…

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Ex-constable As Defendant. Charged With Assault. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

The case in which ex-Constable Harold Roach is charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Joseph Lillie, was concluded at the…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 5

A middle aged man, who had recently returned to Tasmania from the mainland, was arrested on Wednesday. The man refused to reveal his identity…

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New Magistrate

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 2

Mr. John Henry Malone, of Warrowee, Pine Hills, via Deniliquin, has been appointed to the Commission of the Peace…

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Culcairn Tragedy Murder and Suicide Coroner's Finding

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

The inquest on Henry Hopkins, aged 61 years, Mrs. Hopkins, aged 61 years, and Roy Hopkins, aged 21 years, who were found shot at…

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Death Sentence Commuted. The Tamworth Murder Case. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 3

The Cabinet, to-day, commuted to imprisonment for life the sentence of death passed on Charles Jeffries Britten (50), for the murder of his…

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Fined £60 Allegedly in Possession of 86 Opossum Skins Two Walla Men Appear in Court One Discharged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 June 1930 · page 4

At the Culcairn police-court last week Samuel Wenke and Joseph. Klemks, of Walla Walla, were charged with having 86…

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Police Court Yesterday’s Cases

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 2

Before Mr. Sheridan, P.M. the following cases were dealt with yesterday:— William John Blake driving an unregistered vehicle—Fined 12/ with 8/…

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Albury Police Court Friday, 6 th June. (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M.) In Possession of Tarpaulin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 5

Thomas Alfred Harold Pincham, aged 29 years, was charged with having in his possession a tarpaulin, reasonably suspected of having been stolen. He…

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The Death of an Infant. Mother Sentenced to Five Years" Imprisonment. GOULBURN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 2

Justice Stephen, to-day, sentenced Florence Emily Gallagher to five years' light labour, after the jury had returned a verdict of manslaughter…

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Alleged Assault on Youth by Sergeant. Sir John Quick's Report. CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 2

The Cabinet has received the report of Sir John Quick, who made an inquiry into the allegations of improper conduct and assault on a youth in…

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