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Courts & crime, 1924

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Melbourne Murder Charge. Accused Allowed Bail

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

John James H[?] Richards (21) was charged at the City Police Court to-day with murdering Albert Edward John[?] Austral Wine Saloon, North…

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Murder Suspected. Women Found Dead in Bed. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

A single woman named Kate Duggan was found dead in bed in a house in a poor quarter o fthe city. She had been dead for about three days and…

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Wagga Court. Statistics for 1923

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 6

The Clerk of Petty Sessions, Mr. R. C. Atkinson, and his assistants Mr. J. Thorman, assistant C.P.S., and Mr. W. Ryan, depositions clerk, have…

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Alleged Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

At the Hillston Police Court on Tuesday Martin Strand was charged with having two bottles of whiskey and two bottles of brandy in his…

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Hillston Police Court. (Before Mr E. Harrison, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Bernard Morris pleaded guilty to having a wild dock in his possession on 12th December (close season). Mr M J. McGuinn appeared for…

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Outside Melbourne Gaol. a Suspicious Proceeding

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 7

At the Melbourne Police Court to-day Albert Arms was remanded on a charge of loitering a public place. It is alleged that accused was seen…

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£4000 Jewellery Theft. Suspect Committed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 1

Antonius Zetto was committed for trial at the Paddington police court to-day on a charge of stealing diamonds and other jewellery valued at…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 9. Before Messrs. Sullivan and Passmore, J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Martin Nellson was charged with ruing indecent language in a public place; also with behaving id an offensive manner in a public place…

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Stealing and Forgery Money Lost on Races Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

At the Central Police court to.day William Benjamln (44), who [?] was arrested at Philadelphia and brought back under arrest, was…

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Dr. Tozer's Murder. Case of Mrs. Mort

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

Efforts are being made to secure the release from Long Bay Gaol of Mrs. Mort, who was convicted in 1921 of the murder of Dr. Tozer…

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City Burglaries. Safe Robber Before the Court. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 1

John Swannie was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having been in the shop of Eastway Bros. on January 3, and there stolen…

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Faking Ballots an A.W.U. Scandal Application to Equity Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 1

Sensational allegatlons of corruption in connection with the recent election of the A.W.U. Executive officers for 1924-25 were made ln the…

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Cocaine Trafficking. a Communist Charged Rome

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

Mingrino, a Communist member of the Chamber of Deputies has been arrested on a charge of tracfficking in cocaine. Police agents went to…

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Charged with Arson a Sydney Fire, Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 1

A fire this morning destroyed a shop and damaged rooms of other buildings In Oxford Street, [?] occupied by Mrs. Rose Gilmore…

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Jobs for Police Strikers. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

The State Government entertains no a[?] towards the former members force who went on strike and to prove it is offering…

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Wheat Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

William T. Fitzgerald, of Tarrawingee, was charged before. Mr. T M. "Williams, P.M., at Wangaratta with having in his possession a quantity of…

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Police Court. To-day Before Mr. Cohen, P.M. STRAYERS

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

bERTRAM Oldfield was charged with allowing two-horses to stray. Inspector Armstrong described them as a public nuisance for some time…

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Parcels Office Theft. Women Suspected. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Women are suspected of having broken into the parcels office at the Albion railway station. A number of parcels were found open and the…

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Fire and Burglary. City Premises Ransacked Fire Fighters Discovery. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Detecives were sent, for early this morning when the firemen found, when the had been called to a fire in White and Co.s premises, Goulburn-street,…

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Severe Sentence Theft by a Young Woman Hobart

The Daily Express · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Una May Wills (23) was sentenced by Mr. Justice Crisp to seven years’ pena[?] servitude, for the theft of a di[?]mond ring valued at £60, the property…

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