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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

1,644 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 83

Items of News. Alleged Theft of £80

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

Alfred Thorn was charged at the Central Police Court Sydney, yesterday, with having, at Melbourne, misappropriated £80 belonging to the…

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Valueless Cheques Youn[?] N Sentenced the Judges Warning

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

What and become known as the gund[?] Ch[?] case reached finally yesterday at the Wagga Quarter Se[?]na whon before Judge Bevan,…

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District Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 3

For the sittings in the District Court the following cases are listed. The court will open to-morrow morning:— Ye[?]sch [?] Savage, claim concerning…

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Boy Fires Buildings Sentenced to 12 Months'. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 1

Francis Bridges, aged 14, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions for having set fire to buildings at the…

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Old Man Robbed. Three Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

Three young men—Arthur Bav[?]well, Charles Gough and John Dempsey— were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with assault and…

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Must Go to Gaol “Squizzy” Taylor’s Appeal. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

In the Court of General Sessions, Les[?]e, S[?]izy Taylor appealed against the decla[?] of the St. Kilda Court in sentencing him to six…

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End of Rofe Case the Verdict. Scene Outside the Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 1

Mr. Justice Gordon to-day concluded his summing up in the case in which T. E. Rofe claimed £25,000, for alleged libel, against “Smith’s…

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Cattle Stealing Charge. an Acquittal Given

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 4

The first case was a charge of cattle stealing against James Cullen, of Yerong Creek. The Crown challenged one juryman. Mr. T. L. Selk, of Henty,…

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Cattle Stealing [?] Charges. Detective Tireless Search [?]

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 2

The biggest cattle stealing [?] over heard in the North were con[?] at Tenterheld to-day. when Stanford Turnes who charged with…

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Mahon's Trial Queue for the Court London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 1

Unprecedented scenes marked the commencement of the trial of Mahon, charged with the murder of Miss Kaye, at Eastbourne. People flocked…

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Cattle Stealing. the Tenterfield Cases. Tenterfield

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

St[?]ford and Arthur [?] charged at the Tenterfield Court with cattle stealing, have been committed for trial off several charges. They…

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[?] Divorce Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

Since the first law term commenced in divorce jurisdiction the total number of petitions fired has been 1502 and decrees nisi have, been pronounced…

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Settled. Yesterday’s District Court

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

The list for the sittings of [?] Wagga District Court was considerably reduced yesterday by the settlement out of court of many cases,…

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Bungalow Murder Mahon on Trial. Immense Public Interest. London, July 15

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 1

Unprecedented scenes marked the commencement of the trial of Mahon for the Bungalow murder. People flocked to Lewes from all parts of…

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District Court. Wagga, July 16, 1924. (Before Judge Bevan)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

A number of cases heard in the first half-hour of the sitting and two lengthy hearings occupied the attention of Judge Bevan in the District Court at…

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Australian Boxer. Three Years' Gaol for Burglary. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

Solomon Bra[?]burr (21), who claimed to be the bantamweight champion of Australia, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to three years' penal servitude…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 15. (Before Mr. Chippendall, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 5

George Synold, Thomas Turner, and Thos. E. Winnacott were each fined 5s, together with 8s court costs, on charges of allowing flock to stray…

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Assault Case. Trouble over a child

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

AT the Cootamundra Court on Monday, Frank Barrett and his wife were charged, before Mr. Macdougal, P.M., with assaulting…

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Ex-soldier Helps Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

At the Sydney Police Court yesterday Thomas Clairborough was charged with having assaulted Constable MacNamara. MacNamara said that when…

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Bungalow Murder. Trial Interrupted. London, July 16

The Daily Express · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 1

The trial of Mahon in the Bungalow murder case was resumed to-day, but shortly after the proceedings opened, a junior fainted. After an…

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