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Courts & crime, 1923

1,435 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 72

French High Court Paris, May [?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 2

The Minister[?] Cou[?] olded to introduce a bill ame[?] the constitution by creating [?]ed Superme Trib[?]al which [?]…

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Irish Envoys Deportation Question Appeal to High Court Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 1

The High Court to-day commenced the hearing of an action in which two members of the Board appointed to deal with the Irish Envoys, and the…

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Murder Appalling Outrage Police Make an Arrest Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 1

The police have been since last night searching for a man who, at Arhc[?]ff[?], yesterday afternoon, brut[?]lly murdered a five-year-old boy…

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Alleged Stealing Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 1

Leslie Rowland B[?]eter (24) was to-day remanded on a charge of stealing £16, the property of his employers Mesrs. Mac[?]ntosh and sons Ltd…

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A Sydney Murder. Boy Asphyxiated. Tragedy in Suburb SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 2

It is how certain that the boy, Percival Carratt, who was found dead on a vacant piece of ground at Arncliffe last night, was murdered. "A…

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Arncliffe Tragedy. Youth Before the Court. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 1

Leonard Henry Lovett, aged 18, was charged at the Central Court to-day with the murder of Percy Carratt, at Arncliffe, on Monday night…

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The Rebel Envoys High Court Appeal a Development Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 1

The fight on behalf of the Irish [?] was continued in the High Court to-day. A new chase was disclosed when…

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Sheep Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

Wagga O'Leary was charged with that ho did, on 2nd May, near Carathool, steal one sheep, the property of George Chapman aud another…

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Alleged Common Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

Nesbitt Connolly hatf-caste, a and intelligent locking young low, was charged with common assault upon Nellie Malone, school…

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Cowardly Assault. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 1

A man visited a restaurant in George street North last night. After completing his meal he was about to leave without paying, when the restaurant…

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[?] Charge of Murder an Alleged Confession Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

The detectives low no time in procuring tangible evidence relating to the murder of the boy Carrett at Arno[?]e…

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Boy Assaulted. Another City Horror. Police Investigating

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 1

A report was made to the the Pyhnont police last night to the effect that a boy, aged 4, had been assaulted by a man on Tuesday night. The police…

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Irish Envoys. High Court Proceedings. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

In the application on behalf of the Irish Envoys before the High Court, Mr. Watt contended the proceedings of the Board amounted in effect to…

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"Mind My Cows." a District Court Case. What Bill Said to Fred. & the Reply

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

At the District Court on Monday, W. E. Guy, of Gundagai sued Geo. Frederick Morton, of Sydney, and formerly of…

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Sheep Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

Wagga O'Leary was charged with that he did, on 2nd May, near Carathool, steal one sheep, the property of George Chapman and another…

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Theft of Shoes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

In the Police Court yesterday Mark Spicer, 26, was charged with stealing a pair of shoes valued at 4/6, the property of William Alfred Smith…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 29. (Before Mr. Flynn, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 6

James Wanderson was [?] £2, together with 8s come costs, on a charge of ill [?] a horse. It was [?] that defendant drove…

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Peculiar Assault Postmaster Robbed Perth

The Daily Express · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

George Su[?]livan, postmaster at Maylands suburb, reported last night that while on his way home he was way[?] and [?] by two men and taken…

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A Burgomaster Charged Paris, May 30

The Daily Express · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 1

At Belgium’s request the French authorities arrested the Burgomaster of D[?] who will be tried by a Belgian Council of War for…

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The Akalis Again Cold-blooded Murder Lahore, May 30

The Daily Express · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

A revolutionary band of so-called [?] committed another brutal murder in the Hosba[?] district. They surrounded the house of an…

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