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Courts & crime, 1922

1,698 stories in Riverina's papers · page 65 of 85

MO[?] v. Police Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 1

To constables were attacked by a mob at Erskinsville yesterday afternoon. When they spoke to a man for using indecent language a crowd…

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Police Court. Monday, October 2

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 2

Several defendants were fined for drunkenness and language. George Gasse and John H. Derepas were charged with stealing a £1 note,…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, October 2, 1922. (Before Mr. George S. Shepherd, P.m.) Alleged Theft

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 1

For the alleged theft of a horse, sulky and harness from Mr. Thomas Carey, of Wagga. Thomas Jackson was committed for trial at the October…

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Fitzroy Murder. Fry Before the Court. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 2

Calmly and with apparent indifference, George Lawrence Fry, aged 32, a butcher, stepped into the dock this morning at the City Court, charged with…

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Another Murder London, October 1

The Daily Express · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 1

Philip Cosg[?] the President’s uncle was killed in a raid an a Dublin public house…

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Circuit Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 2

The Wagga Circuit will be held this month, commencing on Thursday, 12th inst The court will be presided over by Mr Justice Campbell,…

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Alleged Embezzlements Five Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 3

At the Central Court three men, David Duff, Leslie Twyman and Alfred Grinrod were charged with having conspired among themselves to cheat…

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Brutal Murder. Discovery in Centennial Park Man Lured to Death. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 2

A brutal murder, was committed at Centennial Park this evening. The meagre fact now in possession of the detectives present unusual features…

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Centennial Park Mystery. Dead Man Identified. Police Mystified. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 1

The body found in Centennial Park yesterday has been identified as that of Charles MacLennon, 45, who had been an inmate of Woodville…

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Black and Tans. Not for Australian Police Force. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 3

Forty Black and Tans came to Australia by the steamer Diogenes which arrived in Sydney yesterday. They declared that not one of them made the…

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Warden's Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

At Gundagai Warden's Court on Monday, Mr. W. Scott. Acting Mining Warden, dealt with the following matters:—…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr. Scott, P.M. Trespassing on Albert Park

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

Henry Boll pleaded guilty to his horse offending. Inspector Armstrong: I do not ask for a heavy penalty in this case…

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Police Tyranny (Published by Arrangement.)

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

This is the soil of thing that occurs in U.S.A. since Prohibition was feinted on to the people. It is taken from the New York “Tribune”…

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Licensing Court. To-day

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. Scott, E. Doidge, and P. C. Legge, Ls.M. The quarterly report was before the bench, but there was nothing requiring…

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The Murder Mystery. Suit Recovered. Detectives Hopeful. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 1

The police are confident of being able to effect an arrest shortly in connection with the Centennial Park mystery…

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Murder Mystery Body in a Sydney Park Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

The police are busily engaged an attempt to solve the mystery which attaches to the finding, in Centennial Park last night, of the…

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Cowra Circuit Court. Cowra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

At Cowra Circuit Court the judge ordered the prosecutor in an alleged assault case to be imprisoned for 48 hours for appearing in court in a…

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Park Murder. Victim Identified. Affair Still a Mystery. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

The body of the man found in Centennial Park yesterday has been identified as that of Charles MacLannon, aged 45, who had been an inmate of…

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Police Tyranny. (Published by Arrangement.) Woman in Hysterics

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 3

This is the sort of thing that occurs in U.S.A. since Prohibition was foisted on to the people. It is taken from the New "York "Tribune":—…

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State Parliament. Police Appeals Bill. New Act Explained. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day Mr. James M'Girr was informed by the Minister for Education that the amount of money provided at the Sydney University for…

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