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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

1,644 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 83

Wires and Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow. Another Murder? Woman's Body Found. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 1

The body of a woman was found in the scrub at Long Bay yesterday, and has been identified as that of Mary Richmond, a married woman, 80 years…

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Brisbane Police Dispute. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 2

It is expected that an amicable settlement of the police trouble will be reached at a conference that is to take place between the Ministers and the…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, May 14, 1924. (Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, C.m.) a Stolen Rug

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 6

William Jones and William Allan were each charged with having had in their custody on May 13, a rug, suspected to have been stolen. The case…

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Cootamund[?] Police Court

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 3

At the Cootamundra Police Court on Monday, before Mr. H. H. MacDougal, P.M., Stanley William Barnes, Walter John Wadsworth and…

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Alleged Assault. Young Man and Woman Charged. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

The young couple, Clement Robert Larkham and Mercy Evelyn Margaret Hockey, who were arrested in the Windellama district last week, appeared at…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 13. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

John Sims v. Sophia Anderson, insulting words; John Sims v. Crief Anderson, alleged assault; Crief Anderson v. John Sims, alleged assault…

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Jockey Sentenced. Three Years for Receiving. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day George Fairburn (28), described as a jockey, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on a charge of receiving…

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Unique Court Position

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

Mr. Lebbeus Hordern, the respondent in a pending divorce suit, left on Wednesday on a trip to Hongkong. His wife is at present in England and…

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Long Bay Murder. May Anderson's Movements. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

In connection with the Long Bay murder it has been discovered that last Friday morning the murdered woman, May Anderson, arrived at a house in…

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Special Licensing Court. Tuesday, May 13

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 4

William Thomas Davis applied for the transfer of the license of the Victoria Hotel, Narandera, to premises proposed to be erected at Griffith…

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Sheep Stealing in Myall Country

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 6

Sheep stealing is reported to be rife in the Myall Creek (Inverell) district. The police are not in sufficient numbers to patrol the country properly and it…

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"Squizzy" Taylor. Charged with Killing a Girl. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 6

Leslie ("Squizzy") Taylor was charged at the City Police Court to-day with having killed Daphne Allcorn on May 5…

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Police Court. To-day. Before Mr MacDougall, P.M. a Young Man Plays Up

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

Charles McDonnell wan charged with being drunk and disorderly, also for using indecent language. Defendant: I have been here 12 years…

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Long Bay Murder No Fresh Developments Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 1

There has been no fresh development in regard to the Long Bay murder. The detectives continue to receive…

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Long Bay Murder. Reward Offered. Clairvoyant Offers Help. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

On the recommendation of the Inspector General of Police the Government has offered a reward of £200 for information leading to the apprehension…

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Bedlam at Bathurst. Unruly Prisoners. Police and Warders Attacked. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

A serious uprising of prisoners in the Bathurst gaol has occurred during the past couple of days. The trouble started with a conflict on Thursday…

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Local and General Prevention of Stock Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

On Saturday the second meeting of the Wallendbeen and District Association for the Prevention of Stock Stealing was largely attended, and was…

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Wagga Police Court. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.m.) Monday, May 19, 1924

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 4

The following are the more important of the cases dealt with by Mr. Flynn in the Wagga Police Court yesterday:—…

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Roy Mitchell's Appeal the Cowra Murder Case. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

The appeal on behalf of Roy Thomas Mitchell, the bush boy now under sentence of death for the murder of Richard Tethybridge, in the Cowra…

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This Morning's Court Work Six Months' for Assaulting a Policeman. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 1

At the Central Police Court this morning Francis McGregor was sentenced to six months' with hard labor, on two charges of assaulting the…

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