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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,435 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 72

Murder and Arson Records for March

The Daily Express · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 2

The Belfast “Telegraph”' publishes a table of the outrages in the Free State during March, showing that 135 persons were killed or [?]…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr McDougall, P.M. a Hit on the Jaw

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 3

Richard Fitzpatrick v. W.'Donnan, alleged unlawful assault. Plea, not guilty. Mr Taylor, who appeared for…

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Police Art Union. Sydney, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 2

The first three winning numbers in the Police Art Union are: First prize No. 1051944. second prize 1058616, third prize 107592…

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Alleged Murder Plot Remarkable Accusation London, April 6

The Daily Express · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 1

John Kersie, of Liverpool is charged with inciting a man named Connolly to murder Mrs Kersie in order to secure certain newspaper…

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Police Art Union the Drawing Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 2

The Police Art Union was drawn last night by Dame Margaret Davidson The winning number of the first…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

On March 29 before Mr. W. C. Barker, J. P., Joseph Douglas, aged 20 steaing one saddle and bridle to the years, pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Police Court Procedure. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 1

When Mr. Peisley took his seat on the Central Court bench to-day he said he had just received a letter, from the Minister for Justice…

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Alleged Fraud. Railway Servants Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

In the Criminal Court to-day four railway employees, John King, Chas. Stephen, Charles Clark, and Ernest Grant, were charged with conspiracy…

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Railway Frauds Four Employees Charged Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 1

The trial was called to-day at the Criminal Court of four railwaymen, —Stephen, 35, John Bede king, [?] Ernest Grant, 20, and Charles Clarke…

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Sentenced for Manslaughter. Released As First Offenders. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 4

Convicted at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of manslaughter, Hubert Haubert, Hairdresser, and Alfred Williams, engineer's…

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A Toilet Business. Three Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

George Kaylor, William Rockwell and John Baker were charged at the Central Police Court with, having conspired to defraud a man of large…

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Coal Mines Working. Miners and the Magistrate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

Mr. Willis, general secretary of the Coal Federation said according to information received from the northern fields, all the mines in the…

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Extra Police at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., has been advised by the Inspector General for Police as follows: With reference to representations made by you personally…

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Court Procedure Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 1

The Justice Department has given directions to Mr. Piesley S. M., that h[?] to read over all charges to defendants before evidence is taken in…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 9, 1923. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.m.) Weed Infested Land

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 4

Ethel May Stanford pleaded guilty to a charge that she did not take reasonable steps to clear 88 acres in the Kyeamba Shire which was infested with…

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District Court Case. Williams v. Waide

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

The reserved judgment in connection with the above case, which was tried before Judge Bevan at the Narandera District Court, has been made…

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Paralysed But Able to Shoot Murder at Nice Paris, April 9

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 1

News has been received [?] a sensational murder at N[?] Bores, a well-known, [?]anthropist who is 75 years of age…

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Mambrino Chief. Case Mentioned in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 4

Aubyn Cook appeared before the Central Police Court to-day charged with having made a false statement regarding the trotting horse…

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Magistrate Not to Be Moved. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 3

Mr. Oakes, the acting Premier, said to-day, "The Government is not likely to accede to the demands for the removal of Major Crane simply because…

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Victoria’s Mystery [?] Mrs Overall? [?] on Murder Charge Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 2

An inquest was open [?] the death of [?] who disappeared mysteriously from her house at Millgrove last year…

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