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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

382 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 20

Kicked in the Face Rough Wrestling Police Intervene and Stop Bout

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

A wresting bout between Dean Detton and Harry Mamos was stopped by the police in the fifth round at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday…

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Tighe's Hill Eviction Riot 29 Men Before Court Newcastle

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 3

Special precautions were taken by the police to prevent a disturbance outside the court when 29 men appeared on charges arising out of the…

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Stealing Charges. Sentences Total Two Tears

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

At the Tocumwal Court, before Messrs D. T. Boyd and H. W. Tuck, J’s.P., Alexander Charles Thompson, alias Alex, Lane, was sentenced to…

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Offensive Behavior Four Youths Charged

The Independent · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 1

Four Deniliquin youths, William Preston, Peter Peers, Gordon McCann and Jack Willoughby, were charged before Mr. Sheridan, P.M. in the…

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Garden Assault Case Men Have to Serve Term Sydney

The Independent · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin, M.L.A.), said to-day that, after carefully considering the petition for the release of the release of the New Guardsmen who…

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District Court Bishin Singh v. Public Trustee

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 5

At the District Court on Monday last, before His Honor Judge Coyle. Bishin Singh, of Savernake, storekeeper, proceeded against the Public…

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Gruesome Discovery Near Glen Innes. Police Are Mystified. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

The police are mystified by the discovery of a human skeleton on a property fourteen miles north of Glen Innes. The bones, which were found…

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Man Charged with Inflicting Bodily Harm. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 2

At the Glebe Court to-day a middle aged man was remanded on a charge of having, it was alleged, inflicted bodily harm on Ruby Ellis…

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Ownership of Horse Case at Moama Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 4

An interesting case was heard at the Moama court on Friday before Mr. Sheridan, S.M., when James Boyle, of Moama, fanner, claimed a mare,…

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'Possums and Cyanide. Police Charge Two Defendants. Substantial Fines Imposed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 4

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., yesterday, Albert Sydney Baird and Sidney Dutton Gall were each charged that on 11th July…

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Mulwala Police Court Illegally Receiving Food-relief Order "Spent It in Gambling and Drinking"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 6

(From Our Mulwala Correspondent) At the Mulwala Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. W. G. Cross, J.P., Thomas Benjamin Riggs pleaded…

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Cooma Double Murder Suspect's Narrow Escape Cooma

The Independent · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 1

The murderer of Mrs Main and Ettie Tucker is still at liberty. Detective-Sergeant McRac arrived from Sydney this morning and took…

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Daring Bank Robbery. Teller Beaten Insensible. Theft From a St. Kilda Branch

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 2

Taking advantage of the absence of the manager at lunch daring bandits attacked Lionel Gurney, teller in the St. Kilda branch of the National…

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Moxley's Appeal. Refused by Full Court. Sydney, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 2

The application by Wm. Cyril Moxley for leave to appeal against his death sentence for the murder of F. Wilkinson and Dorothy Denzel was…

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Bodies Found in Shed Double Country Murder Daughter Finds Mother and Domestic Dead Tragedy at Cooma

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 2

Following a trail of blood on Wednesday night from her home to a small shed nearby, a young girl named Moys Haine was horrified to…

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Balranald Police Court Wednesday, 20th JULY, 1932 (Before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P. M.) Small Debts Case

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 July 1932 · page 4

John Turner, labourer, residing at Balranald, sued William Frederick Wilkes for the recovery of £12 12/ for wages and work done…

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Rutherglen Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 4

At this Court on Wednesday, before Mr. T. M. Williams, P.M., the following cases were dealt with:-- DRUNK AT WAHGUNYAH…

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Moxley's Appeal Refused by Full Court Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 1

The application by William Cyril Moxley for leave to appeal against his death sentence for the murder of Frank Wilkinson and Dorothy Den[?]el,…

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Rush for Job 500 Men Answered Call Police Had to Clear Street

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1932 · page 1

About 500 men answered an advertisement for "a handyman" at an address in Surry Hills on Thursday morning last. The first applicant…

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Shearers’ Wages. Court’s New Award

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1932 · page 1

By a new method of wage adjustments adopted by the Arbitration Court all rates of pay in the [?] industry have been allered…

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