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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

433 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 22

Girl Hoaxes Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 7

Phyllis Chatt, aged 19 years, who disappeared from her home at Devonport (Tas.), recently was later found bound and gagged. She told the police…

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Police Court Monday, March 17, 1930 (Bore Mr. W. S. Kelk, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 5

George Cook, 28, who has been [?] on several occasions recently for drunkenness, appeared at the police court on Monday last on charges of…

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Albury Police Court Monday, March 17 (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M.) Rode in Railway Truck

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 9

Daniel Bateman (19), William Hawkins (24), Maurice Somers (21), Edward Ward (21), John Stevens (23) and John Wilson (24) pleaded guilty…

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Alleged Aboriginal Murder. At Forrest River. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 3

It has been reported to the police that an aboriginal woman has been killed, allegedly by an aboriginal, at Forrest River Mission Station. The…

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The Murder of Bernard Dalton. An Underworld Crime. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

Great interest is being shown in the trial of Frank Green (25), who is charged at the Central Criminal Court with the murder of Bernard Dalton…

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Hay Hotelkeepers Cansdell v. MULRAY Suit in Equity Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

In the Equity Court, Sydney, on Friday, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Harvey, the case, Cansdell v. Murray was entered into…

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Albury District Court an Undefended Case (Before his Honor, Judge Coyle.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 35

Maples sued Robert Woods claiming £22 instalments due under a hire purchase, agreement. Colonel Wilkinson (Wilkinson and…

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Solomon Sentenced to Death For Murder of His Wife. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

Sentence of death was passed on Edward Solomon (25), a steward, at the Central Criminal Court, to-day, when he was found guilty of the…

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High Court Ruling

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

By a majority of four to one, the Full Hight Court of Australia on Thursday last, decided that a woman had no cause of action against another…

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Small Debts Court Sittings at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

The P.M. presided at the Hay Small Debts Court, yesterday, when the following cases were heard: In the case in which Stanley J…

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Stealing a Turn-Out Two Young Men Charged

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 4

At the Hay Police Court, before the P.M., on Saturday, 16th inst. Allan Vernon and Rex Mason were charged for that on 6th March, they…

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A Camp Murder Man Battered to Death Three Men Arrested

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 5

Early on Tuesday morning Emll Bakke, a Norwegian, awoke to find his mate, Thomas O'Brien, so years, lying beside him dead at…

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Alleged Stealing Nine Head of Cattle Barham Rodent Charged

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

Thomas Martin. Donovan, a well known resident of Barham, was charged at the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Coyle and a jury, with…

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Newcastle Murder Case. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

At the Newcastle police court to-day Ronald Henry Edwin Channon 30, a mechanic, was remanded on a charge of having murdered Alfred Wallace…

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A Tamworth Murder Case. Tamworth

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 3

The Coroner, to-day, committed for trial, Charles Jefferies Britten, who is charged with the murder of his wife, Henrietta Britten (48), who was shot…

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Police Court Saturday, March 28, 1930. (Before Messrs. A. C. Leslie and A. G. Phillips J's.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 3

Phillip Charles Higgins, charged with drunkenness. Fined £1 or 14 days. CHARGE OF STEALING…

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The Chief Justice of the High Court. Sir Adrian Knox Resigns. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 3

The Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (Sir Adrian Knox) has handed his resignation to the Government, and it has been…

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Alleged Stealing Nine Head of Cattle Barham Resident Charged

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

Thomas Martin Donovan, a well-known resident of Barham, was charged at the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Coyle and a jury, with…

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Razor Slashing Man Sentenced to Three Years

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

At the Daniliquin Quarter sessions, John Daly was found guilty of maliciously wounding Lyail Butterworth at Barham…

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Alleged Assault in a Car. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

At the District Court yesterday, Mrs. Dorothy Patston, of Kensington, brought an action against David Ireson, also of Kensington, for…

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