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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Also Horse Stealing and Larceny

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

Arthur McAvady pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault, neat Ganmain, and robbery of 17/. He also pleaded not guilty to horse…

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To-day's Wires and Cables Attempted Murder. Husband Charged. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 1

Walter West was remanded at the Central Court on a charge of having wounded his wife, Gladys West, with intent to murder…

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Barmedman Assault Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 3

Edward French Ewen was charged with that he did on 5th November, at Barmedman, assault and occasion actual bodily harm to Frank…

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Whitton Police Court. Alleged Shooting Case at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

FREDERICK WILLIAM McDOWELL, of Griffith, carpenter was charged with stealing £15 from, a man named Brown, on the 9th inst…

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Stealing in a Dwelling House

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

Joseph Thomas Bates, on bail, did not respond when his name was first called three times outside the court, but turned up later, and…

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Stealing in a Dwelling House

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

William Laurence Roberts pleaded guilty to stealing, on 31st. January, at Tocumwal, from the dwelling of James Henry Hussy, £12, the…

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District Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

A Workman's compensation case from Gundagai—a much postponed affair—was mentioned this morning before Judge Bevan, and again…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

Evidence was taken in the case of Phillip Joseph Carlon, farmer who appeared at the Wagga Bank [?] Court yesterday, before the Ragistrar,…

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From Gaol to School Darlinghurst Remodelled Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 1

The Minister for Education [?] a stone at Dar[?] Gaol this afternoon, which has been [?]sip [?] into a technical college with…

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Gun Alley Murder. Trial of Ross Commenced Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

The trial of Colin Campbell Ross on a charge of having murdered Alma Tirtschke, the victim of the Gun Alley tragedy, was commenced at the Crim…

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Local and General. Licensing Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

At the Wagga Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.M., the licence of the Golden Age Hotel. Wagga, was transferred from…

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Geypt Campaign of Murder Five Cases Reported. London, Feb. 19

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 1

Cairo reports state that Brown was shot by a revolver in a busy street when he left his office at lunch time, Brown’s servant, who was behind…

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Gun Aliey Murder. Ross Trial Begins Thirty El[?] Jurors Challenged. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

The trial of Go[?] Ross was begun today and the [?] were even mor[?]intense than during the Coroner’s inquiry…

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Two Up As BUSlNESS a Police Catch. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day thirty men were charged with playing two Twenty nine pleaded guilty. The police gave evidence that the…

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District Court. Saturday, February 18, 21. Before Judge Bevan

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 3

Daniel Price v. John Frederick Fuller claim £12 1s 11d, goods supplied. Mr Oliver for plaintiff: Mr…

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Theft of £850. Man Before the Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 4

Thomas Morris was before the Redfern Police Court to-day, on three charges of having stolen in the aggregate, £850, the property of…

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To Day. Alleged Attempted Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 2

Eric James Moran, remanded from the Cootamundra police court in January, pleaded not guilty to a charge that he attempted to discharge…

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Ross Trial Gun Alley Murder Astounding Evidence. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 1

Dawn by the sensational evidence at the Ross trial yesterday, even a larger crowd assembled outside the court this morning…

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Assassination Plot Frustrated by Police. Vancouver, Feb. 20

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 1

The United Press Tokio correspondent states the authorities have arrested a young Japanese and charged him with attempting the…

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Police Conference. to Be Held Next Week Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 2

One of the chief matters to be discussed at the conference of delegates of the Police Association in the various States, which will be held in…

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