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Courts & crime, 1920

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An Avowed Rebel Bonar Law Explains M'sweeney's Case. Liable to Be Shot Immediately. Sympathy for Wives of Murdered Police. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Privy Seal, replying to the Labor party's appeal for the release of the Lord Mayor of Cork, points out that M'Sweeney was one of…

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Hospital Tennis Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

Next Wednesday the new tennis court at the Wagga and District Hospital will be formally opened by the Mayoress, Mrs. I. Cullen. Mr. S. L…

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Eastbourne Murder. Local Men Arrested. Dramatic Case. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

The two men who have been arrested for the murder of Irene-Munro, the London typiste, at Eastbourne in August, are local residents…

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Tumut Police Court. Before Mr. H Malone, P.M. P Winslett sued C Piper for assault

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

Mr R Lester appeared for plaintiff and Mr. W. Fraser for defendant. The assault was the outcome of a row near Gilmore. After hearing evidence from…

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Verdict of Murder Against Daniel Ligores. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 1

The Coroner’s inquest on the death of Gertrude Ligores, who was shot at Holt Place, Surrey Hills, was held to-day, when Mrs, Ligores’ husband…

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Charge of Theft

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

Before Mr. George S. Shepherd, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, Reginald Thomas Hardie was Charged with the theft…

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Police Court Thursday Before Mr. Hugh Malone, P.M. Drunk

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

A man who had been up before was fined 10/ or two days; and in another case the money had been paid in…

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Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. W. G. Ha[?]ell, C.M.)

The Daily Express · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 3

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, Reginald Thomas Hardy, known as Dick Hardy, was charged with stealing one single furrow…

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Police Association. Officers Elected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

The election of officers of the Police Association resulted in Sergeant Pauling being elected president and Constable Fortescue, secretary…

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REPRISALS Avenging a Constable's Murder Tied to a Post and Riddled

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 1

A message states that, following the murder of a constable at Galway, a nearby house was raided. One of the occupants died in the hospital,…

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Custody of a Child. Application to Court. Adjournment Granted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

The case in which Helen Duval is applying for a writ of habeas corpus directing the Mother Superior of the Magdalene Retreat at Tempe to…

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German Police Force Plan of Re-organisation. London, Sept 10

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 8

Reports from Berlin state that the scheme for the re-organisation and demilltration of the German, police on a numerical basis of 150, 000 used…

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Turmoil in Ireland. Police Shot Dead. Hard Fights Reported. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

Sinh Feiners ataced the police patrol at Callow, Country Carlow, last night and shot Constables Delaney and Loughlin dad and…

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Wagga Police Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

Valent[?] Leighton was charged with using in[?]cent language in a public place to wit, Bayll[?] Street Wagga on 11th [?]ts. He pleaded…

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Charged with Stealing His Own Car Jury Finds an Acquittal. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

A remarkable case was heard In Da[?]ingnuret Court to-day, when Charles Harnath was charged with stealing his own motor car…

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Police Motor Chase. Man Pleads Shell Shock. Magistrate on Nerves. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day John Talbot Wright, 32, mechanic, was charged with stealing a motor car valued at £850, the properly of…

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Picton Murder. Body Down the Cliff. Some Remarkable Evidence. Round Lad Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

The inquest was opened at Picton to-day concerning the death of Ernest Weekes, a S ate boy, aged 10 years, whose dead body, was found last month,…

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Conspiracy Charged. Large Sum Involved. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

The case in which Robert Blake, clerk, William Milne, engineer, and Edward smith, clerk, ate charged with conspiracy to defraud the…

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Hospital Tennis Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

An announcement with regard to the opening of the Wagga District Hospital Tennis Court appears in this issue. The official opening will…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, September 13, 1920. (Before Mr. Geo. S. Shepherd, P.M.) Indecent Language.s

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

Valentine Leighton, a young returned soldier, pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language. Constable C. C. Laycock stated that…

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