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Courts & crime, 1920

1,335 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 67

Narandera District Court. Friday, March 26. SCHULTZ v. MONFRIES

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 3

Schultz v. Monfries.—Claim for £32 17s work and labor done. Mr. Quirk appeared for plaintiff. Mr. Breckenridge, instructed by Mr…

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Wool Tips. Case in High Court. Mr. Hughes Sued. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

In the High Court to-day, Sir Edward Mitchell, K.C. appearing for the Wool Scouring Company, of West Melbourne, moved for a mandatory order…

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Leeds Murder Commutation of Sentence. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 4

The Home Secretary has [?]mmended that the death sentence upon Redfern, the Leeds murderer, be commuted to imprisonment for life…

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Industrial Court. Station Hands Wages

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Higgins, President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, in Sydney, two applications were heard…

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Beautiful Girl's Frauds. Ambition, High Life—and the Dock. to Wed on Leaving Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 8

"Your great abilities, your charm of [?] and appearance, and your opportunities have led to one thing only—your appearances in the criminal…

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Russian's Death. Murder Theory Discounted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

The finding of the body of a Russian, Matrofan Koropets, aged 32, in the Sydney Domain, on Thursday morning, with a bullet wound in the…

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Man Beaten to Death. Youths Charged with Crime. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

Wallace Irvine (17) and Henry Brown (20) were charged at the Central Police Court with having feloni[?]usly slain a man whose name is…

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Burglary Arrest. Lockhart Farmer's House

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

About two o'clock on Friday afternoon, Mrs W. F. Anderson, of "Collaton," Lockhart, returned to the residence to find that whilst she had…

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Police Make Raid

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Four car loads of troops raided a refreshment room in the centre of the city of Dublin and arrested the proprietor and six others. A number of…

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Forty Years' Gaol. J.W.W. in America. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 2

Seven members of the I.W.W. have been sentenced to terms varying from 25 to 40 years for murder in connection with the infamous Armistice…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M., Michael Egan, 35, was remanded on his own recognisances on the charge of…

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Theft of Chairs. Daring Exploit. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 1

The factory of the Australian Chair, Co. in the city was broken into and £200 worth of chairs carted away last, night…

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Bricklayers' Society. Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

The Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society appeared before Judge Rolin in the Industrial Court to show cause why it should not be dealt with for…

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Alleged Theft of Gold. a Remarkable Story

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 3

An astonishing story concerning a sum of £14,000 in gold was told in the Adelaide (S.A.) police court. Henry Smithson. 45 who arrived at the…

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Police Court. Yesterday. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. No Tail Light

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 8

A. E.D'Arcy, for 'whom a plea of guilty was made was fined 10/, and 6/ costs…

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Hillston Police Court. Wednesday, April 7th. (Before Mr. M. Loagfield, P.M )

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

Police v. William Ledwidge.— Riotous behaviour—Information dismissed. Police v. Thomas Denis…

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Doris Cullen's Death. Shot in Tram Car. Husband in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 3

The death of Doris Cullen, who was shot in a tram car in Sydney last month, was inquired into by the City Coroner to-day…

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Importer Charged with Theft. Strange Story. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 4

Samuel van Engergen, an importer was charged at the Criminal Court to-day with stealing a number of articles of clothing and jewellery valued, at…

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Huge Theft. Postal Employees' Pay Money Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 4

Reuther's correspondent in Paris states that 80,000 francs, postal employees' wages, have been stolen…

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Chinese Brandy. Police Make Big Haul. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 6

At the Central Police Court to-day a Chinese storekeeper named Phillip Lee Chin was remanded after being charged with having sold Chinese…

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