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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

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A Domestic Case. Husband Charged with Wounding. Sydney, Friday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 2

The case in which Alfred Cecil Lorraine Aldridge (26), labourer, is charged with having maliciously wounded his wife, Maud Aldridge, in…

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A Police Patrol. Crash Into Motor Waggon. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 3

Four members of the police wireless patrol had a remarkable escape from death last night, when a high-powered Studebaker car, in which…

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Death Pact Alleged Strange Story Told in Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 39

A strange story, involving allegations of a death pact between a young woman and a married man, was told at Kogarah Police Court, when William…

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Found Trespassing Two Men Sentenced to Seven Days

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

Hubert Morris, a labourer, his brother William a baker, 27 and 22 years respectively were charged at the Balranald Police Court on Monday with…

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Stealing Wood. Summons Case

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., Mr. Johnstone, yesterday, Douglass Reilly, a young man, was charged, on summons, for that…

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Husband Charged with Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 16

With three terrible wounds in her head, the dead body of Mrs. Hertha Elizabeth Weber, 32, of Loxton (S.A.), was found in the back yard of the…

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Five Years' Gaol Corryong Shop-breaker Sentenced

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 44

At Wangaratta, on Tuesday, before his Honor, Judge Woinarski, in general sessions, William Henri Purss was charged with breaking into the shop of…

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Protecting the Police. a Magistrate's Views. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 3

In the Central Court to-day Edward O'Brien (40), mechanic, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for assaulting Constable Bright whilst in…

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Police Court Cases Heard Yesterday

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with yesterday by Mr. Johnstone, P.M.:— MOTOR TAXATION CASE When the case of Police v. Alan J. D…

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Ten Years Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 27

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions Court Frank Johnston, 39, laboror, who had been convicted of maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on…

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Theft of £11,431

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 33

For the theft of £11,431 from the Alliance Assurance Company, Christchurch (N.Z.), by whom they were employed, Clarence Alfred Palmer, 30,…

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Albury Police Court No Funds to Meet Cheque

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

When Clarence Richard Donelan was charged on Monday with falsely pretending to John thomas M'Grath that a cheque purporting to be drawn on the…

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Removal of Gaol Deputation to Minister

The Independent · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

An assurance that every consideration would be given to the [?]ts of the case before a decision was reached, was given by the Minister for Justice (Hon. L. O. Martin) in replying to a deputation which waited on him in the Council Chamber on Tuesday…

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Licensing Court

The Independent · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

An application by Hans Bateman Larson for the transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel, Barham, to him was granted by Mr. Johnstone, P.M.,…

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Proposed Closing of Gaol Building Site May Be Sold

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

In the evening at t h e council chambers, arguments against the proposed closing of the Deniliquin gaol were put before the Minister for Justice. The…

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Court Actions Settled Charges Against Priest

The Independent · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

An amicable settlement between the two parties having been agreed upon, permission was granted yesterday in Deniliquin Police Court…

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Assailant Zingara Sentenced Miami

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 3

Zingara has been sentenced to 80 years' imprisonment following pleas of guilty for attacks on Roosevelt, Margaret Kruise, Russell Caldwell,…

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Disturbed Germany. Minister's Instructions to the Police. Berlin

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

Herr Goering has sensationally instructed the police that activities and organisations hostile to the Senate, must be rigorously opposed, and if…

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Theft by Hypnotism Gipsy Sent to Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 39

When Stephen Sterio, aged 25, a Greek gipsy showman, appeared at Auckland (N.Z.) on four charges of having stolen money amounting to…

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Theft of Petrol

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 5

It was reported to the Albury police on Wednesday that the lock of a bowser at Mr. C. L. Galer's motor garage at Balldale had been broken,…

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