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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

733 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 37

Labourer Remanded Intent to Murder Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

At the Newtown Court to-day John Joseph Finnic, 34, labourer, was remanded until November 12 on a charge of having at Newton on…

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Attempted Murder Alleged Wool Shed Fired Forbes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 44

Marino Pontarola, aged 37 years, was remanded at the police court to-day on a charge of attempting to murder Rudolph Jones and on a second…

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Murder Threats From Dreaded "Iron Guard" Bucharest

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 5

The dreaded "Iron Guard" Rumanian Fascist organisation, which was responsible for a number of political assassinations including the…

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Riots in Belgium Police Charge Mobs Brussels, October 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 14

The precautions taken by the police to ensure that the huge demonstration organised by the Rexists should not bo held yesterday did not prevent a…

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Alleged Stealing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 3

David McGregor, (18), was charged at the Balranald Police Court this, morning with having on the 29th inst., stolen various articles, including the…

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Late Mathoura News Alleged Theft

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 2

Arrested by Constable Hart on Saturday, Byron Dawson Smith was charged at the Mathoura police court, before Mr. J. H. Innes, J.P.,…

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Bailiff and Small Debts Court

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 1

In the Jerilderie, Police Court before Messrs. W. W. Elliott and R. B. Alexander, J'e.P, Herbert Gordon Glasson, of Deniliquin, was…

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Fair Rents Court Ald. Hynes and Walters Eulogised at Progress Association Meeting

The Independent · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 3

zMr. Maher said he had noticed in the local Press the report of statements made regarding a Fair Rents Court. He eulogised Aid. Hypes and…

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This Is Legalised Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 1

A FEW days ago Judge Nield, at Newcastle dealt with a case in which a man named Makins, a former bus-owner who had been deprived of his service without compensation, was charged with breaking into and stealing from a dwelling house. When the…

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Prisoner Faints On Being Sentenced. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 3

A sentence of two and a half years imprisonment was passed on Edward Ccnstantine Goode (36), engineer of Benalla, to-day, when he was found…

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A Solicitor Sentenced. Appeal to be Lodged

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 3

It is announced that an appeal will be lodged in the Court of Criminal Appeal against the sentence of twelve years' imprisonment passed upon A…

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Sheep Stealing Charge. Allegations Against Sandmount Farmer at Cobra. Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 4

The story of the recovery of a number of missing sheep after advertising had failed to elicit information as to their whereabouts, was…

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Transport Act. Court Hearing Delayed in Victoria. Riverina Application

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 1

The hearing of the application to test the validity of the Transport Regulation Act, under which the Transport Board cancelled the…

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Police Court No Headlights on Motor Cycles

The Independent · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 3

At Deniliquin police court on Tuesday John Danckert and Clifford Allitt were each fined £5, with 11/ costs for riding motor cycles…

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Supreme Court Judge Injured Car Overturns

The Independent · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 3

Suffering from head Injuries and Shock received when his motor car overturned on the Hume Highway on Monday, Mr. Justice Macfarlan, of…

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Transport Act. Court Hearing Delayed in Victoria

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 3

The hearing of the application to test the validity of the Transport Regulation Act, under which the Transport Board cancelled the…

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Shot Baby Son Father Found Guilty Opinion of Police Surgeon

The Independent · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 3

The police surgeon (Dr. McKenzie) told the Jury In the criminal court that, after observation of Michael Joseph O'Sullivan, he had formed the…

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Assault Case Dismissed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 5

Lindsay James M'Grath, on bail, appealed against the sentence of three months each on charges of assaulting his wife, Lilian M'Grath, and his…

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Released on Bond Recent Burglary at Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions held at Albury on Wednesday, Ronald James Cullen, 22, and Cedric John Cullen, 30, motor mechanics, who were committed…

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Brothers Bound Over on Theft Charge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 5

Two brothers, Cedric John Cullen, 30, and Ronald James Cullen, 22, were charged with breaking and entering the garage of Stanley Robert Doig at…

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