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Courts & crime, 1923

1,435 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 72

A World Court a Live Issue President Harding Insists New York, April 9

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 1

President Harding has made plain his determination to stress the World Court issue this summer with the assistance of members of the Cabinet…

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Ariah Park Police Court Before Mr. H. McDougal. P.M.

Ariah Park News · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 1

Edgar David Wells was charged with obtaining money and goods to the value of £4 from Beard, Noble and Co…

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Milgrove Murder. a Detective's Evidence. Kelly's Alleged Confession. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Ada Overall was continued in Melbourne to-day. Detective Clugston gave evidence of an interview…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 2

At the petty sessions court held at Leeton on April 10, before Messr. W. C. Darker and W. Brighton, Js.P., Albert William Dompsey, aged 18…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. W.A. Flynn, P.M.) Tuesday, April 10

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 2

Victor Brown was fined 30s together with 8s court costs, for using indecent language. Tommy Poy and George Sam Yet…

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Alleged Motor Stealing. Men and Woman Committed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 3

Patrick Bourke (40), Percy Breakhall (24), and Mary Breakhall (26) were, charged at the Central Court today with having stolen a motor car…

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Court of Petty Sessions at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 2

The authorities have at last recognised the urgent need for a Court of Petty Sessions of Griffith, and the court will be held as soon…

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Witness at a Wedding. Finds Himself In Court. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day, Frederick Sainsbridge was charged with having, at Sydney, in September. last, abetted and…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow. Man Found Hanging, Once Sentenced to Death. Left a Letter. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 1

A man found hanging from a tree guard, at Maroubra Beach was identified as Frank Hewitt, aged 62. Three years ago be conducted a…

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Assault on a Woman. a Man Sentenced. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 4

After having been beaten by a man in a lodging house in Fitzroy, Vera Hart, a waitress, in order to avoid a further attack, jumped over the…

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A War Fraud French Doctors Charged Paris, April 12

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 1

Thirty-four Marseilles doctors have been arrested on a charge of defrauding the French Treasuy of £43,000. During the war they filled in…

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Maltese Gamblers a Police Raid Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 1

The police raided an alleged gambling den in Surry Hills yesterday afternoon, and after a number of obstacles had been surmounted, reached…

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The World Court Ex-president’s Opinion New York, April 14

The Daily Express · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 1

The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia “Public Ledger” quotes a letter Mr. Woodrow W[?]on has sent to the chairman of the…

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War on London How the Rebels Would Attack England Police Seize Plans of Amazing Completeness Captured Documents Indicate Fighting Will Stop

The Daily Express · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 1

Following closely upon the police revelations after the London mid night raid on the I[?] rebels’ plans for a war on London on a grand scale,…

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Stealing From Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Hardly anything more contemptible than stealing from a hospital could be imagined, yet that is what has been happening in Temora. At the…

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Melbourne Abduction. Smith Guilty of Assault. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

The trial of Gordon Smith on a charge of having taken away by force a little girl. Dorothy Bayne, from the possession of her parents, was resumed…

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Court's Night Sitting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

A large number of cases was set down for hearing by Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M., in the police court yesterday, and many of the cases took…

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Police Cases at Ariah Park

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

Albert James Briggs was committed for trial at Cootamundra Quarter Sessions on a charge of forging a cheque purporting to be signed by Harod…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 16, 1923. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.m.) Riding on Footpath

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 4

Arthur John Barker and Caleb Alexander Morgan were each fined 10/ with 8/ costs for riding a bicycle on the footpath of Junee-road, at…

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Burglary

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 2

An entrance was made to the Terminus Hotel last night, via the cellar, and the cash register was taken to the cellar, and prized open, £4 being…

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