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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,435 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 72

Stolen Money Two Men Sent to Gaol

The Daily Express · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

The adjourned case of [?]val Robert M’Garry, alias Moore (38), and A[?]n Herd (32), charged with stealing £13 from Frank Downey, at Wagga on…

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Murder Trial Recalled Madam Fahmy at Cairo Cairo, October 23

The Daily Express · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

M[?] Fahmy, who was recently acquitted on a change of murdering her husband, “Prince” Fahmy, at the Hotel Cecil, London, has arrived…

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Charged with Murder. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 2

At the City Court to-day, Albert Edward Johnstone, was charged with the alleged murder at Lynton Harding, a private inquiry agent…

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Police Court Tuesday, October 26. (Before Mr. W.A. Flynn, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 3

Police v.B. Eggleton, failing to have his name printed on a betting ticket. The case had been adjourned from…

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Court House Lighting

The Daily Express · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 2

Frequent mention has been made of the necessity for the provision of an adequate lighting service at the Wagga Court House and its offices…

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Items of News. Police Changes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 2

Constable Pomray, stationed at Yanco for the last three years is to be transferred to Narandera shortly. He will be succeeded by Constable…

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Glenferrie Murder. Wanted Man in Sydney. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 1

Richard Buckley, with whom the Melbourne police are anxious to get in touch in connection with the Glenferrie murder, is believed to be…

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Slippery Stanley. Kept the Police Moving. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 2

Herbert Robert Stanley (23), who jumped from a moving train at Strath-field on the morning of June 29 last in an endeavor to escape from the…

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Alleged Petrol Patent Inventor Charged with False, Pretences. Prominent Business Men Involved. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 1

Many promient businees men, it is said, are involved in a company for the exploitation of an alleged petrol patent, the alleged inventor of…

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Contempt of Court Rain Guage and Gate Case

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 3

At the Coolamon Police Court yesterday, before the P.M., Mr. W. A. Flynn, in the case of George Whitfield, of Springwood Hotel, v Joseph Brown, a…

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Alleged Contempt of Court. Two Newspapers Cited. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 1

An ex parte application was made to Acting Justice Ralston, in Chambers to-day on behalf of William Scott Fell, M.L.A., calling upon the…

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Conviction Quashed, High Court Orders New Trial. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 1

The High Court, sitting in Melbourne, quashed the conviction of David Kelly for the manslaughter of Ada Overall, and ordered a new trial…

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Glenferrie Murder Another Remand Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 1

Angus Murray, charged with the murder of Mr. Berriman, at Glenferrie, was gain before the City Court this morning and was further…

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Contempt of Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 1

At the instance of Mr. Scott Fell, M.L.A. “Smith’s Weekly,” and the “Bulletin” are [?]ited for alleged contempt of Court in commenting on the…

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Melbourne Burglary. Bond's Lose £1500 Worth. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 1

Thieves took £1500 worth of [?] from the premises of Bonds, the well known silk stocking firm, in Flinders Lane, during the weekend…

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Glenferrie Murder “Wanted” Man at Manly Afraid of Tattoo Marks Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 1

Richard Buckley, the man who is wanted by the police in connection with the Glenferrie murder, visited a chemist’s shop at Manly late…

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Murder for Money Battered to Death Husband Waylaid and Robbed Auckland, October 26

The Daily Express · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 1

The railway junction township of Aramoho, near Wanganui, was the scene of a murderous assault on Friday night, Mrs W. R. Oates, wife of a…

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Attempted Murder a Constable Charged Bathurst

The Daily Express · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 1

At the Police Court to-day Constable Robert Shannon . was committed for tr[?] a charge of shooting superior officer, Sergeant Clarke,…

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Stealing Wool

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 4

The case in which John Hodges was charged with stealing two bags of wool valued at £12, the property of Edward Triggs of Book Book…

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Communists Sentenced the Hamburg Riots' (Reuter Service) HAMBURG, Oct 28

The Daily Express · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 1

The special court which tried this Communist leaders concerned in the recent disturbances here, sentenced one of them to death for high treason…

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