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Courts & crime, 1921

1,841 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 93

Big Haul. of Alleged Stolen Property. Sydney Police Active. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

The metropolitan police force yesterday secured an extraordinary amount of alleged stolen property. They have over to charges against…

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Coolamon Monthly Court [?] (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd P.M.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

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Junee to Sydney. Without Paying Fare. Man Before Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Jeremiah O'Flynn, aged 30, pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court in day to a charge of having travelled from Junee to Sydney in a railway…

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Slovenliness. in Law Court Documents. Federal Chief Justice's Remarks. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

The Chief Justice Sir Adrian Knox in the High Court When his attention was directed to a number of inaccuracies in the printed record of the…

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Punched and Kicked. Man's Skull Fractured. Accused Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

Edward and Michael Fitzgerald were before the Central Police Court today charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Leonard Dugan…

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Diseased Cattle. Consigned for Sale. an Iniquitous System. Case in High Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 3

The High Court to-day considered the appeals of Charles Alexander and his brother Robert, graziers of Bulga, near Singleton, against the judgment…

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Supreme Court. (Before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J.. Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Street.) A Bankrupt's Application. Foy v. McLeish and others

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 2

Some six years ago John Toy instituted a suit in Equity against Daniel Matthew McLeish in connection with a certain exchange of…

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Junee Police Court

The Daily Express · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 7

Thomes [?]was changed on remand before Meers. J.- W. Hiscock. and [?][?][?] with gleating a rugvalue so the property of H. King of…

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Police Seizure Underworld Education, Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 5

The [?] have seized a quantity of goods. the legal ownership of which is doubted. The articles Include clude 250 [?] pages which…

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Mysterious Death. Melbourne Police Suspicious. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 3

A mystery surrounds the cause of the death of Horace Piegram, aged 19, at Carlton, Melbourne. The young man was found dead in bed on the…

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Beaconsfield Murder. King Further Remanded. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 2

John King, who was arrested for the alleged murder of Frederick and Annie Sheard at Beaconsfield, Victoria, made his sixth appearance…

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Fatal Street Fight Hardman Charged Remanded Pending Inquest SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 1

Thomas Hardman, charged with having feloniously slain Henry King was remanded at the police court to-day, pending an inquest…

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Death of Henry King. Man Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 2

Detectives arrested a man to-day 2nd charged him with the manslaughter of Henry King who was knocked on the head in a lane at Surry Hills…

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A Stolen Stadium Postman Charged Presented Ticket at the Door

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 1

Robert Miller was charged at the Central Court with having stolen a stadium ticket. Inspector Spyer explained that…

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Stolen Motor Cycles. Man Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1921 · page 3

Geoffrey Wilson was charged at the police court to-day with having stolen an Indian motor cycle. Inspector Spyer said a search of accused's place…

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A Stadium Ticket. Postman Charged with Theft. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 2

Robert Miller was charged at the Central Court to-day with having stolen a Stadium ticket. Inspector Spyer explained that the accused was…

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Opium at Redfern. Charge of Stealing. and Counter Charge of Bribery. Constable, Tobacconist and Detective. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 2

Martin Hennessy, a police constable and George Nahos, tobacconist, were charged at the Rediern police Court to-day with having stolen 75 tins of…

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Stolen Materials £5000 Worth A Trio Before the Court SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 1

At the police court to-day Robert Cole was charged with having received and had in his possession a quantity of ladies' wearing apparel valued at £911,…

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Pillaging of Ships' Cargoes. £181,000 Worth Last Year. Water Police Staff Inadequate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 3

The report of Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, who recently conducted the Royal Commission on the pillaging of ships' cargoes states that there…

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[?] Theft

The Daily Express · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 2

A man named Cyril Parry was presented at the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning and charged will having stolen a watch valued at £1…

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