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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

382 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 20

At Point of Gun Cowboy's Threat in Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1932 · page 5

Threats that he would clear himself with a gun, if necessary, when he came out of prison, were made by William Cody at the…

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Police Court Tuesday, June, 1932 (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney. P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 5

David Hensl[?]w was charged with driving an unregistered motor lorry. Mr. W. M. Strong appeared for defendant…

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Licensing Court Hotel Licenses Transferred

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

At a special quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court on Tuesday, Mr. C. W. Swiney. S.M., granted a transfer of the license of the Terminus…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Telegrams. Supreme Court Writs. Stevens v. Lang and Eldridge v. Stevens. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

A writ has been issued on behalf of Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, claiming £6000 damages against Mr. Lang for alleged slander. The writ does not…

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Charge of Stealing Wood. Three Men Convicted

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 4

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., Mr. Sheridan, on Monday, Martin Aughtie, William Pocock and Bert Pocock were charged, on…

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The West Australian Murder. Convicted Man Executed. PERTH

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 3

John Thomas: Smith, alias Snowy Rowles, was executed to-day for the murder of Louis Carron. He met his death calmly and declined to make…

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"Prohibited Hours." Cases Before the Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., yesterday, Alfred Draper was charged on summons, with being on licensed premises during…

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Stealing Bicycles

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1932 · page 4

At the Yarrawonga Court of Petty Sessions held on Monday of last week, before Messrs A. A. Manning and E. M’Conville, J’s.P., George…

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Police Court Doings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 5

At the Court of Petty Sessions in Yarrawonga, George Hobbs was fined £10, in default two months imprisonment for having stolen a bicycle the…

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A Charge of Horse Stealing. Before Hay Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., Mr. Sheridan, on Tuesday, Robert George Gillman, was charged, that between the 2nd and…

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Police Court. Yesterday’s Cases

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 2

Before Mr. Sheridan, P.M., yesterday, the following cases were dealt with: F. A. Burchfield pleaded guilty to failing to put a duty stamp on a…

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Moxley Sentenced to Death Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 2

William Moxley, the Holdsworthy murderer was found guilty to day, and sentenced to death. The Judge said that Moxley had been…

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Moxley Convicted Sentenced to Death Sydney

The Independent · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 1

William Cyril Moxley Was convicted of the murder of Frank Wilkinson and Dorothy Denzel at Moorebank a fewmonths ago, by the Criminal Court…

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An Eviction Riot. Disturbance at Tighe's Hill. Police Draw Batons and Revolvers. Twenty-four Hospital Cases. Newcastle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 1

In a sensational encounter between police and a mob of 150 to 200 anti-eviction pickets, at Tighe's Hill, yesterday afternoon, over 30 were…

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Deniliquin Licensing Court Company Loses Claim

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 June 1932 · page 3

On the 16th inst., at Deniliquin before Mr. N. C. Sheridan, Licensing Magistrate, an application was made in the name of F. O'Brien for the…

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Alleged Murder. a Woman Charged. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 1

At the Central Court, to-day, Catherine O'Byrne, 46, domestic, was charged with the alleged murder of Archibald Cecil Gibbs, and also with…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Case at Walbundrie Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 1

At the Walbundrie-Police-Court last week,. Gustav Adolph Yensch and John Sullivan were each called upon to show in What manner…

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Alleged Horse Stealing Case Dismissed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 4

In the Moama Court of Petty Ses Flower was charged before Mr. N. L. sions on Thursday Albert John Edward Sheridan P.M., that he did on or…

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Charge of Theft. Stranger Convicted

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., Mr. Sheridan, on Monday, James Sparks was charged with stealing an eiderdown and other bed…

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Assault Case Argument at Racing Stables

The Independent · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 2

Before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P.M., in Deniliquin Police Court, on Thursday last, Arthur Ernest Harry, a youth, proceeded against Samu[?] Park,…

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