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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

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Surry Hills' Murder Trial Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

The re-trail of William Ralph, charged with the murder of Arthur Adolph Lange, at a residential in Riley street. Surry Hill, was commenced at the…

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Murder or Suicide? Man's Body Found in Under. Ground Tank

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

Shortly after noon on Tuesday the camp of an old age pensioner at South Merbein, named William Bowman, was observed to be in…

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Court Cases; Mid—week Cricket Refused to Start Ped Payment of Cheque [?] D and Lost the Verdict

The Independent · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 1

Court, before Judge coyle, and a jury of on Tractors, Ltd, sued V. B. Lineham, [?] ged to be due on a tractor sold defendant [?] erdict…

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Balranald Court Of Petty Sessions Stolen Car — Breaking & Entering (Before R. H. Malcolm, J.P.) Friday, 4th April

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 2

William John Hayward, 22 years, and William Gray, 22 years, were charged with stealing one Chevrolet utility truck, the value of £90, the…

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Golf Secretary Charged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

Hilarie Johu Hilary-Taylor, secretary of the Kooyonga Golf Club, was charged at the Adelaide Court with having Converted to his own use…

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Daring Escape From Gaol

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

William Emanuel Roche 32 years laborer escaped from Ballarat Gaol early on Sunday morning…

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A Purchase of Peaches Ventilated in Small Debts Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

At the Hay Small Debts Court, before the P. M., yesterday, Thomas Taylor sued George Logas, of Hay, to recover 10s. alleged to be due for…

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The High Court of Australia New Chief Justice Sworn In. SYDNEY. Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

The ceremony of swearing in the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (Sir Isaac Isaacs) attracted a distinguished gathering of the…

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Stores Burglary Two Men Suspected

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

When the sale at Miller’s, Stores, Deniliquin, was is blown open over £100 worth, of men’s stolen some months ago some of the local police…

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Five Years for Assault with Intent

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 12

At Sydney Sessions, Leslie Dunn, 24, motor driver, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment on a charge of assault with intent to rob. The…

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Corowa Police Court Monday, April 7,1930 (Before Mr. C. W. Slwney, P,M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 2

ARNE Relchelt was Charged with being drunk in Sanger-street on April 5. He was Convicted and 10 ball was forfeited…

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Teachers and Arbitration Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 46

If the Federal Government's referendum proposals are adopted when the vote is taken, thousands of school teachers throughout Australia will…

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Unrest in India Riots and Disobedience Police Fire on Strikers Calcutta, April 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 15

Mr. Ghandi arrived at Daudi, in the Surat district, yesterday evening, and will inaugurate his campaign of mass civil disobedience this morning…

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Licensing Court Monday April 7, 1930. (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 5

An application for transfer of the license of the Radiands Hotel, Redlands, near Corowa, From John Smith to William Harman, Barman, was…

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Howlong Police Station

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 3

The Hon. H. T. Ball has been advised by the secretary of the Public Works Department that the tender of H. S. Davy of [?]499 has been…

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Murder Mystery Solved Marrakesh

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 2

During the post year the police have been baffled by the murders of seven women, whose mutliated bodies were found in wells in desert villages…

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Howlong Police Court Monday, April 7, 1930 (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney P.M.) Breaches of Liquor Act

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 3

George Gill, licenses of the Court House Hotel, pleaded guilty to a charge of having the bar of the hotel open for the purpose of serving liquor…

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Supposed Murder Near Windsor. Aged Man's Body Found. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 3

The body of John Edward Charles, aged 79, was found in the scrub about seven miles from Windsor, this morning, with the head battered…

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Clever Police Coup Results in Large Opium Haul [?]1700 Worth Seized Man Fined Maximum of [?]100

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 3

As the result of one of the cleverest police coups in the annals of "drug running" in Australia, offered on Sunday last by Detective T…

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Queensland Murder Sensational Evidence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 April 1930 · page 11

Margaret Vines, 36 years, charged iii the Brisbane Police Court with having murdered Walter Clelland M'Hardy at Breakfast Creek on 21st March, was…

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