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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Police Officer to Retire Long Service of Inspector F. G. Ruffles Future Home in Sydney

The Independent · Thursday 18 November 1937 · page 1

After having been in charge of the Deniliquin police district for three years, Inspector F. G. Ruffles will retire next year, when eight months'…

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Murder in Street House Manager Charged Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 1

Clarence H. J. Thomas (36) was shot dead at the intersection of Park and Castlereagh streets, city, yesterday afternoon…

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The Grazier Murder. Young Man Sentenced to Death. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

Found guilty of murdering Thomas Bowler (58), farmer, of Seacombe, on October 4th Michael. James Joseph O'Brien (18), labourer, was…

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Albury Police Court Sheep Killed by Lorry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 9

Robert Henry Peel, of Tumbarumba, was charged with having driven a motor lorry negligently on the Sydney road near Bowna on September 20…

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Carrathool News. Wool Stealing at Uardry

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

About 11.15 p.m. on Thursday night last, the 11th inst., the lights of a motor lorry, which appeared to be acting in a suspicious manner, were…

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Assault Charge. Defendant Remanded. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

At the Ceneral Court, to-day, John Finnie (35), labourer, was remanded, without bail, on a charge of having assaulted Gerald Vincent Reilly…

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Four Years' Gaol for Attack on Constable

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 30

After a retirement of less than half an hour, the jury in the Sydney Quarter Sessions found Douglas Kyle, aged 26 years, laborer, guilty of…

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Motor Bandits Rob Lorry Driver Assault Near Yass

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 3

Two motor car bandits assaulted and robbed J. Cummings, a lorry driver, on the Hume Highway late at night near Yass. Cummings was admitted to…

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Daylight Murder. In Sydney City Street. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

In a crowded city street, this afternoon, Clarrie Thomas (38), a man with a long police record, was shot through the heart and killed…

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Murder Charge. Defendant Has Pistol License. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

At the Ceneral Court, to-day, Richard Gabriel Reilly (29), described as a house manager, was charged with having murdered Clarence Henery…

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Police Fired on Station Bobbers at Bay in Bush

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 5

Following the robbery at Rollingstone railway station, police from both Ingham and Townsville have been searching for two men reported to have…

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London Sensation Man Dashes Towards King Seized by Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 12

There was a remarkable scene at the Cenotaph at London during the two minutes' silence. A man dashed out of the crowd and through the…

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The Police and S.P. May Cause Review of Department. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 2

The position of the Chief Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mackay, and the administration of the Police Department generally, will shortly be given…

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The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. N.S.W. POLICE. Chief Criticised in Parliament. Eighty New Constables. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 1

Speaking on the Budget in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Sanders (U.A.P.) declared that in his opinion Mr. Mackay should not be the head…

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Assault on Constable Jordan. Recalled by Man's Death. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 2

A man who died in the Sydney Hospital, yesterday, following an operation, is said to have been one of the men who, two years ago, committed…

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Man Admits Guilt Although No Recollections Charged With Injuring Woman SYDNEY--Monday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

When Alick Bannerman, 62, was charged at the Quarter Sessions today with having inflicted grevious bodily harm on Mrs. Dorothy…

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Police Evidence Attorney General’s Assurance Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 1

“At time had Police Commissioner Mackay ever questioned, but on the contrary lie had always acknowledged to the full the duty of all officers to…

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Jury Directed Judge Orders Acquittal In Murder Charge Case SYDNEY--Monday

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 3

At the Central Criminal court today at the close of tho Crown case, Mr. Justice Owen directed the Jury to acquit, Royal Whiffen on a charge…

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Failed to Give Name and Address. Charge Heard in Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1937 · page 4

At the Yarrawonga Police Court, before Messrs Williams, P.M., and Bott, J.P., John Win. Edwards, carrier, Mt. Gwynne, was charged with…

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Guilty of Assault Released on Bond

The Independent · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 4

In the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before Judge Betts, Stanislaus Patrick Goldstraw, 28, pleaded guilty to a charge of common assault on a…

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