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Courts & crime, 1923

1,435 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 72

Electoral Rolls Revision Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 1

Yesterday an Electoral Revision Court was held at the Wagga Court House, the Police Magistrate (Mr. W. A. Flynn) presiding…

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Police Court. Yesterday (Before Mr. H.MacDougall, P.m.) Skin Cases. Alleged Conspiracy. All four were committed for trial

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

Cecil Ronald Johnson, John Robert Mills, Thomas Joseph Murray, and Hector Arentz, were again before, the court, after several postponements…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Monday, October 15, 1923. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, L.M., (chairman) and Mr. J. J. M'Grath

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 1

A meeting of the Quarterly Licensing Court was held at the Wagga Court House yesterday morning, Mr. W. A. Flynn, L.M., (chairman)…

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Police Court Cases

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 2

In the police court yesterday before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, J.P. Albert James Cuminings, alias James Carroll, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing on…

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Charged with Murder. Husband Finds Wife with Another Man. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 2

A man named Cosgrove was killed in the scrub at Punchbowl to-night. It appears that he was in the company of a woman whose husband suddenly…

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Suburban Sensation Murder at Punchbowl Man Arrested and Charged Sydney, Tuesday

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 1

Information was received at the Police Headquarters to-night of a murder at Punchbowl at about 10 o'clock. The circumstances of the case are…

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Punchbowl Murder. Wright Remanded SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 1

George Wright was charged at the Burwood police court this morning with the murder of Gordon Cosgrove, at Punchbowl last night, and…

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Murderous Assault Woman Attacked in the Presence of Friends Serious Injuries Inflicted with a Razor Alleged Assailant Tracked and Arrested by the Police

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 1

A man, name unknown, went to the house of Mrs. Simpson, In Doyle Street, Manly, just before 10 o'clock to-day and, after an argument,…

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Roy Governor Trial at Circuit Court the Prisoner's Plea Dubbo

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 1

Roy Governor was presented at the Circuit Court to-day before Mr. Justice Gordon, charged with shooting at Sergeant Young with intent to…

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Governor Sentenced Twelve Years in Gaol. Guilty on Two Counts. DUBBO

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

Boy Governor was sentenced at the Dubbo Circuit Court to-day to twelve years' penal servitude in Bathurst gaol on each, of two counts, the…

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Punchbowl Tragedy George Wright Charged Sydney, Wednesday

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 1

George Wright was charged at the Burwood Police Court this morning with the murder of Gordon cosgrove at Punchbowl last night…

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Counterfeit Coins. Seamen Charged with Uttering. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

At the Kogarah Policy Court, James Smith and Arthur Ward, ships' firemen, were charged with being in possession of counterfeit coins and with uttering…

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Fight in Maitland Gaol. Two Prisoners Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

Two desperate criminals were the principal factors in a grim battle in the Maitland gaol this week. As a result one is in the gaol hospital with a…

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Murderous Attack Fight in a Gaol Life Sentence Men’s Feud Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 1

Two desperate criminals Theodore and Freeman, both serving life sentences for murder fought a sanguinary battle within the walls of…

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Riots in Germany. Bread Shops Looted. Collisions with Police. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 2

A sudden jump in the price of the loaf to 480,000,000 marks from 34,000,000 marks has infuriated the people of Berlin, The police have…

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Roy Governor Guilty on Two Charges of the Indictment Sentence of Twelve Years’ Penal Servitude Jury Finds Verdict of Acquittal for Attempted Murder

The Daily Express · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 1

The aboriginal outlaw, Roy Governor, was to-day found guilty on two counts of the indictment and sentenced to twelve years penal servitude…

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Gaol Appointments Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

The State Cabinet has de[?]lded to appoint the Governor of M[?]bour[?] [?] Mr. H. Barci[?]y to be Governor of [?] the [?]…

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Police Changes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 2

Constable Pemroy, who has been stationed at Yanco for the past three years is leaving on the 22nd instant on transfer to Narrandera. He has been…

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Roy Goveonor Convicted 12 Years Gaol. "Chased by Wolves."

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 2

Sentence of 12 years' gaol was passed on Roy Governor on two counts of having shot at Sergeant Young, with intent to cause grievous…

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The Overall Murder Kelly’s Appeal Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

“The case is wrong from start to finish,” exclaimed Mr Justice Starke to-day when the High Court was considering an application for special…

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