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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Murder Mystery. Body in Locked Garage. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Scotland Yard is investigation the mystery surrounding the murder of Vivian Hessiter (55), the Southampton [?] of an American Oil…

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Ra[?]aul Rising. [?] in Court [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

The [?] of the [?] police who took [?] the [?] were [?] Court with [?]…

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Arbitration Court Defied. Timber Trade Award. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

The Labor Council has carried a resolution calling on all unions not to appear in the Arbitration Court when Judge Lukin presides, as a protest…

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Motorist Maltreated Extraordinary Case Magistrate's Comment BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Edwin Goulding was charged at the Toowoomba Police Court to-day with being under the influence of liquor while in charge of a motor car…

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Town Hall Mystery Charge of Theft SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

In the Central Court to-day George Cunningham, 33, clerk, was charged with having stolen a cheque drawn on the Commonwealth Bank of the value…

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Murder Charge Man Shot Dead a Family Feud BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

At Woody Point, Queensland, on Saturday, night Richard Devers, aged 34, was shot dead at the gate of the cottage of his father-in-law, Thomas…

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Died After a Meal Police Investigating SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

The police are making investigations regarding the death of Elsie Annie Wallace, who died yesterday after she had a meal with her husband the…

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:-: Timber Workers Decide To Withdraw From Court:-: Salvation Army Fight for Power Officers Suspended LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Although a majority of the high councillors were absent from Sunbury Court, uniformed officers closely, guarded the doors over the week-end…

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Bank Clerk in Court Six Charges of Theft SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

Which Fredsdeg Thomas, 27, hank work, was remanded at Avcllandition call on six charges of that [?] Commercial Bank of…

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Murder of Soviet General "Avenged Brdber's Execution [?] MASOD[?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

Deneral Siachew, [?] is of Wrangel's arm[?] del years had been [?] with Milftary Colleg[?]…

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Native on Murder Charge Illegal Racyniting Expeditipns SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

A reuiting expedition recently fount some natives fishing in a river ap Napuogo, New Gninea They reelsted and a native famed Alimel is…

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Four Hoggets And Alleged Theft a Shannon Vale Case "No Proof of Ownership"

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

Before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., in the local Police Court yesterday James Lynn was charged with having on or about December 7, 1928, stolen…

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Local and General Mews. Demolition of Gaol Buildings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

A tender has ben accepted for the demolition of the old goal buildings at Armidale. The Teachers College will be erected on the site…

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Who Said Free Air? Ratepayer Sys Council Charged Him

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 8

D. M'Rae Wood, Faulkner-street, smith, wrote us follows to the Armidale City Council on Monday night: "I beg to living before your Council…

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Two Racehorses Destroyed. Fell to Concrete From Railway Bridge. Shot by Police

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 6

Two racehorses were destroyed on Sunday. after they had fallen through the railway bridge, crossing Cottage Creek drain, and been badly injured…

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Violent Scene. in Inverell Police Court. Defiant Migrant

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 5

Amazing scenes occurred in the Inverrell Police Court on Wednesday, when a young migrant, charged, among other things, with attempted…

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Youth Charged SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

A young man who was arrested last night and later changed in condition with assaults on girls, up[?] in the Children's Court this…

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Sold Two Pints of Liquor; Gaol for Life. Amazing Sentence Under U.s. Law

The Uralla Times · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

New York, Friday.—Unless her appeal succeeds, Etta Mae Miller, mother of ten children, must spend the rest of her life in the Michigan State…

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Dead in Bed. Tamworth Hotel Case. Magistrate's Strong Comments

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

When a magisterial inquiry was held at Tamworth on Saturday, by Mr. W. C. Keikie, P.M., touching the death of James Osborne,…

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When They Were Broke Arson and Murder BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

Joseph Phillipson, aged 21, draughtsman and Isabel Williamson aged 53, have been remanded on a charge of wilfully setting fire to a dwelling…

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