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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

481 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 25

West Wyalong District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 19

At the West Wyalong District Court, before Judge Goyle, the Gemmed Power Co., proceeded against A. T. Franke, a farmer, of Bannedman, for the…

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Silam Hypnotism Exposure in Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 10

In the Yarrawonga (Vic.) Court of Petty Sessions, Ernest M'Millen, of Mulwala, and Raymond Holian, of Yarrawonga, laborers, proceeded against…

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Car Stolen at Wangaratta Police Pursuit and Capture

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 33

Mr. W. H. Starr left his motor ear, valued at £300, outside the office of Hill, Mason and Robbie, at Wangaratta (Vic.) on Monday afternoon, and…

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Fight on Stairs Man Keeps Seven Police at Bay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 14

Police from the Redfern station had an exciting time on Saturday evening in attempting to arrest a young man who had become demented. Before he…

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Certain Reporters Excluded. From a Queensland Court. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 1

The Queensland Full Court upheld the order of Mr. Justice Brennan, in excluding the reporters of "The Morning Bulletin" and "The Evening…

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Cruel Theft at Caulfield. Aged Woman Robbed. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 2

Two thieves entered a house at Caulfield, near Melbourne yesterday afternoon, brutally assaulted a woman aged eighty, and a housemaid, bound…

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District Court Bishin Singh v. Public Trustee

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 1

The case commenced at the District Court, before His Honor Judge Coyle, yesterday afternoon, of Bishin Singh of Savernake, by the public…

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Identifying Bloomers Police Sergeant's Problem Proving the Ownership of Them

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 October 1931 · page 1

Sergeant Luther having received complaints that clothing, especially women's understanding, was disappearing off clothes lines when left…

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Golf Hazzard. Ball-stealing Crow. Magpie to the Rescue

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 4

A ball-stealing crow and a magpie were objects of great Interest on the Canberra golf course recently. The birds played a small part in a match…

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Albury Police Court Electricity Supplies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court on Tuesday the Municipality of Albury sued George Henry Paddison, bootmaker, David-street, Albury, to recover £6…

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Estate Agents Sentenced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 8

Despite an appeal for leniency, Judge Curlewis at the Sydney Quarter Sessions, passed a heavy sentence on Thomas Brown, aged 50 years, and…

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Albury Police Court Occupancy of Houses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 33

At the police court on Monday, three applications for extensions of [?]vacate premises were heard by Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M. The owner of the…

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Alleged Horse Stealing Case From Tallangatta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 14

At the Talalngatta Police Court, before Mr. Williams, P.M., and Messrs. Perry and M'Kay, Js.P., John Thompson, alias Snowy Thompson, of…

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Capone Sentenced Imprisoned for Eleven Years Chicago, October 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 15

"Al" Capone, the Chicago gang leader, who was convicted by a jury in the Federal Court last week on five out of 23 counts of having evaded the…

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Albury District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 4

On Thursday, before His Honor Judge coyle, Edward Daniel Heppner, manufacturer, of Walla Walla sought to recover £12/7/6 for repairs to a…

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District Court Bishin Singh[?] Public Trustee Verdict for £93

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 3

At the District Court at Corowa before His Honor Judge Coyle, on Monday last, Bisbin Singh, of savernake, proceeded against the…

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Labour Troubles at Cloncurry. Serious Clash With Police. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 2

A clash occurred some distance from Cloncurry, last night, between strikers at the Mount Oxide, Dobbyn, and Orphan Mimes, and the police and…

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CONCERT & FARCE Entitled.—"MY Turn Next" Second Night of Races (19th November) Land Valuation Court

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 2

Notice appears in the current Government Gazette that a sitting of the Land and Valuation Court will be held at the Court House Sydney, on…

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Police Court Monday, November 2, 1931. (Before Mr. C. W. Swlney, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 1

Two young men from Balldale were charged with having stolen from a bowser at Balldale, four gallon of patrol the property of Mr. Geo. Azzi…

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Corsican Bandits Have Brush with Police. Fatal Results on Both Sides Ajaccio, Corsica

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 2

The notorious bandit, Caviglioli, and two nephews, who recently held up Guagno, a holiday resort, and shot dead an hotel guest, to-day ambushed…

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