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Courts & crime, 1924

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Eastbourne Murder Mahon Found Guilty. London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 1

The jury, after a four minutes retirement at the inquiry on Miss Kaye, whose mutilated body was found at Eastbourne, returned a verdict of…

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Married in Gaol. Embrace Before Leave-taking. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 2

Surrounded by soldiers with bayonets fixed, John Downey, a prisoner in Balliaslow Gaol, was married in his cell to his young finances. The guards…

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"Daddy Christmas" in Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 2

In the course of the hearing of a case at the Criminal Court, Sydney, yesterday, presided over by Mr Justice Ferguson, who was arrayed in scarlet…

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Burglary Next Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

On Thursday morning a safe in the Clay field (Queensland) branch of the Commonwealth Bank was blown opon. The bank is alongside the police station…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 3

At the Leeton Police Court, before Mr. Hook, J.P., Maurice Francis Dore was charged with Stealing a watch, the property of Harry Turner, a…

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Alleged Burglary at Henty

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

Michael King, Thomas Murdock, Joseph Allen and Herbert Morgan were charged with that they did [?] April 20th, at Henty, break and [?]…

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Breaking, Entering and Stealing at Clear Hills

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

Robert Moore and James Frank Kennedy were charged with that they did, on 22nd May, at Clear Hills, break and enter the dwelling house at…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 10, 1924. (Before Mr. Chippendall, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 1

John Pannowitz was fined £5, together with £2 2sp professional costs gether with £2 2s professional costs quately destroy rabbits on his holding…

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Licensing Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

The Narandera Licensing Court (Mr. Chippendall, P.M., chairman) started an inquiry at the "Narandera Police Court on Tuesday last with…

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Eastbourne Tragedy. Verdict of Murder Against Mahon. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

The inquest was concluded today on the remains of Miss Kaye, who was murdered at "The Crumbles," a bungalow at Eastbourne, a popular seaside resort…

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"Too Bad to Die" Adelaide Murder. Remarkable Letter. Adelaide

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Doris May Halden, sister of Mrs. Hunter, for the murder of whom Hori Morse has been sentenced to death, has written a…

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Conspiracy Charge Central Court Case Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 1

At the Central Police Court this morning Charles Gerard, a salesman, Alice Mason, a saleswoman, and May Barnett (a typist) were charged…

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Long List of Murder Charges Twenty Cases Listed at Dublin Sessions London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 1

Twenty charges of murder are among the 174 cases for trial at the session at the central criminal court, which opens at Dublin to-day…

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District Court. Damaged Car. Verdict Against Gundagai Shire

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

At the District Court on Tuesday and Wednesday last Rupert Masters, builder and contractor, of Tumut, sought to recover from the Gundagai…

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Gundagai District Court MASTERS V. Gundagai Shire Council

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 5

Rupert' Clarence Masters builder and contractor Tumut proceeded against Gundagai Shire Council for £130 damages caused to his car at…

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Field Glasses. Were They Stolen? Interesting Court Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 1

Charles Walker appeared at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having in his custody a pair of field glasses reasonably suspected of having been…

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Gundagai Quarter Sessions Anneal Court P.P. BOARD V. Irvine Crain

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

The appeliant in this case was at Adelong in March last convicted for the non destruction of rabbits and fined £10 and £3 odd costs. At…

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Republican Programme American Convention at Work. Bold Bid for Agricultural Support. Support for Proposed World Court. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

The Republican Convention at Cleveland, U.S.A., has agreed upon what, might be termed a facing-all-ways programme. It attempts to lift the party out of the reeking atmosphere of the oil scandals, and it The Republican convention at Cleveland, during a brief session, adopted a permanent organisation, cheered President Coolidge, and then went into…

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£250,000 Theft. Rich Collection Ruined. England's Wealthiest Woman Robbed. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 4

Burglars rifted the famous Werune jewel collection at Bath House, Piccadilly, which the late Sir Julius Wernher collected as the result of a lifelong…

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Hart in Court. Objects to Being Photographed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 8

Louis Hart who, on June 2, escaped fro ma room at the High Court, Darlinghurst where he had been in custody awaiting the hearing of his appeal…

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