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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

733 stories in Murray's papers · page 22 of 37

Overseas News Murder in Algiers. Head of Moslems Stabbed. ALGIERS

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 2

Advancing toward the Grand Imam, the local head of the Moslem Church, apparently in order to pay the customary tribute of a kiss on the…

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The Transport Question. Riverina Hauliers First Shot in Legal Battle. Writ to be Issued Against Transport Board and State of Victoria High Court Decision to be Sought

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 2

Questions of such importance will be involved that it is expected the Commonwealth and individual States may intervene in the High Court…

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Mathoura News Police Court Mathoura

The Independent · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. J. Farrell and J. M. Innes, J's P., in the local court yesterday J. Clark, P. White, J. Scrimtezi and C. Logan were charged…

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Failure to Destroy Rabbits Landholder Fined "Heavy Penalties in Future" Says Police Magistrate

The Independent · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 3

At the Denlliquin police court on Tuesday Mr. Collins, P.M., in dealing with a case against a grazier for failure to destroy…

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Horseless Races Two New South Wales Police Raids Daring Men Swim the Stream Week-end Excitement

The Independent · Thursday 6 August 1936 · page 2

Five hundred men sitted to be all residents of Midura and allegedly betting on the [?] races on the river bank opposite Mildura were…

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Police Court Many Traffic Prosecutions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 3

The following cases came before the police Magistrate, Mr. Beavers, at the monthly Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday morning last:--…

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Henty Police Court Friday, July 31. (Before Mr. I. Beavers. P.M.)

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 3

John Lawson was convicted for using indecent language, and was fined £2, and court costs 8/-; in default five days' hard labor…

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Post Master Charged Alleged Intent to Defraud

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 32

At Wodonga Court of Petty Sessions a young man, Denis Doran, who acted as postmaster of a non-official post office at Mitta Junction for over a…

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Postmaster in Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 3

Denis Doran, who has acted as postmaster at Mitta Junction for more than a year, was charged before Mr. Williams. P.M., and Messrs…

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Riverina Transport High Court Writ Issued

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 16

On behalf of Riverina Transport' Pty. Ltd., a High Court writ was issued on the Attorney-General of Victoria and the Transport Regulation…

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New Guinea Police Attacked by Native Religious Sect

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 45

The Government has received advice from the administrator of New Guinea that a party of natives attacked the police patrol, killing one…

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Wagga Man's Well Probate Granted by Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 46

The executors of the will of John Alexander, Philp, insurance superintendent, of Wagga, applied to Mr. Justice Nicholas in the Probate Court in…

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Coroner's Court the Late Mr. C. A. LINDNER

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. T. L. Selk, held an inquest on the body of the late Carl August Lindner, deceased, at the Court House on Saturday, 1st August…

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Police Court at Denilquin Two Men Charged with Drunkenness

The Independent · Monday 10 August 1936 · page 3

At the Deniliquin court on Saturday, before Mr. Collins, P.M., an aboriginal named Norman Sampson, appeared on a charge of offensive…

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Prisoner Escapes. From Hay Gaol. Escaper Still At Large

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 2

The escape of a prisoner from the custody of the Hay Gaol is of so rare an occurrence (it has only happened once before) that there was some…

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District Court. Breach of Promise Action

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1936 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with at the last sitting of the Narrandera District Court, before His Honor Judge Coyle:—…

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Prisoner Escapes From Hay Gaol Re-arrested at Deniliquin

The Independent · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 2

Reginald Arthur Dawson, a prisoner, escaped from Hay gaol at 6 a.m. on Monday. Dawson was serving a sentence of…

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Albury Police Court Grazier Wins Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 47

George Andrew Olsen, grazier, residing near Oaklands, was charged with having attempted to sell sheep infested with vermin. He pleaded…

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Murder Most Perfect

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 18

ALBERT LITTLEJOHN carefully removed the letter from the typewriter, attached it to the report which lay beside him on his desk, and…

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Flood Gates Removed At Oiltree Lagoon Outlet Police Investigating

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

A rather serious matter was brought under the notice of Shire councillors on Monday last by the Shire Engineer (Mr. G. E…

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