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Courts & crime, 1923

1,435 stories in Riverina's papers · page 65 of 72

Young Men Charged Singleton

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 2

Henry Ravell, aged 21 years, was charged at the Police Court with baring taken Mildred Caldwell, aged 17 years, from her father’s care at…

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Tribal Tragedy. The Murder of an Aboriginal BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 1

The police at Townsville received advice from Ingham of a tribal tragedy at Long Pocket, in which an aboriginal named Julias Caesar was…

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A Betting House Police Accumulate Cash Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 4

John Wilson (31) was fined £100 at the Central Police Court to-day for having used a house In George Street West for betting purposes…

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Police Strikers Finding Other Jobs the Riots Damages Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 2

Many of the police strikers are obtaining other employment in the City and in country districts. Numbers have been given [?] as gripmen on…

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Police Strike Aftermath Sir William MacPherson's Resignation. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1923 · page 1

The Melbourne "Age" to-day states it has been stated on good authority that the outstanding reasons for the resignation of Sir William MacPherson…

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Cocaine Traffic. Police Campaign

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 2

Scotland Yard’s campaign against the traffic in cocaine and other poisonous drugs will be waged more fiercely than ever daring tie winter…

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Proved Not Guilty. Police and a Suspect Magistrate [?] Warning

The Daily Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court, before the P.M. (Mr. W. A. Flynn) George Henry Phillips (43) was charged with that on November 14, being a…

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Melbourne’s Troubles Police Strike Still Occasions Anxiety Fear That Specials May Support Strikers Efforts to Settle Meat Export Trade Lock-out Are Unsuccessful Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 1

The Victorian Police Strike Committee has received a telegram from Senior Constable Ta[?]ty, Secretary of the Queensland Police Union,…

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Serious Shooting a Jockey Charged Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 1

The Daceyville police yesterday received a report that a well-known jockey, while riding a pony near Randwick Course early in the…

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Female Gaol Bird Woman’s Awful History Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 1

Ethel May Benn, 29, a married woman, who is serving two years at Long Bay for larceny and receiving has just returned to gaol with a…

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The “Pink ’Un” Editor in Gaol Unusual Prosecution London, November 22

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 1

William Parker Evans, 42, Editor of the “[?]ing Times” more commonly known as “The Pink ’uh,” was charges at the Old Valley with…

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Mystery Solved Two Arrests in Mosman Suit-case Murder Mother Tells Police How She Killed the Baby Laundry Marks on Handkerchief Give the Detectives Their Clue Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 1

The police have arrested two women in connection with the finding of a baby’s body, with a cord round the neck, at Mosmon has Saturday…

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Police Strikers Back. Dr. Argyle May Resign. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 4

Some of the city Liberals declared this afternoon that they had induced the Ministry to change its attitude to-wards the police strikers and it was…

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Costly Court Cases “Smith’s Weekly” v. Myerson Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 1

The Full Court to-day delivered its reserved judgment in the appeal by Emanuel Myerson against the [?] verdict for “Smith’s Weekly” in his…

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Police Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 2

At Gundagai police court on Friday last, before Mr P. Sullivan, J. P. Sidney John Dempsey was charged with behaving in a…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr. MacDougai, P.M. a Scuffle with the Police

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 2

Louise Raymond, pleaded guilty to being drunk at Wallendbeen, using indecent language, and resisting the police…

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Burglary at Campsie New Method of Entering. Cut a Hole in the Reef. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 1

Breaking through the roof of a shop at Campsie early this morning, burglars secured £100 worth of jewellery. Investigations showed that the gang…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Four Men in Court. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day, four men, Ernest Salon, Leonard Wilson, George Zaloum, and Jack Lloyd were charged with having conspired…

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Wires and Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow. the Murder at Nimitabel. Stephenson on Trial. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 November 1923 · page 1

Joseph Stephenson was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day charged with having murdered John Jarvis, at Nimmitabel…

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