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Courts & crime, 1924

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 2

Mary Rafferty, or Maycock, (48), appeared at the Sydney Police Court yesterday on [?] provisional warrant charging her with having murdered…

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Murder Charge Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

To-day, John Murray, 37, laborer, was charged with having feloniously slain Oswald Brierley in October, 1922. It was stated that two years…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, July 31. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 4

Owing to the lengthy list at Monday's court sitting, the following cases were adjourned until yesterday, when Mr. W. A. Flynn dealt with them…

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Relived of Duty Magistrate in Trouble and Not [?] SYDNEY, Tuesday

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 2

The Crown Law authorities, [?] relieved from duty Arthur [?] [?] the result of comments [?]…

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Byfleet Murder. Vaquier's Appeal Dismissed LONDON, July 25

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

The Court of Criminal ,Appeal has dismissed the appeal by Vaquier, was convioted of the murder at the "Blue Anchor" Inn at Byfleet…

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Murder and Suicide Peculiar Case London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 1

Extraordinary evidence was given at London the resumption of the inquest on the two school teachers, William Holmes and George Kay, the…

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Byfleet Murder. Movement for Reprieve London, July 29

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 1

The Premier of France, M Herriott, has written to Mr Henderson, Home Secretary, appealing for the life of Vaquler, the By-fleet murderer…

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, Wagga Valuations. Municipal Appeal Court

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 2

Yesterday the Police Magistrate (Mr. W. A. Flynn) conducted a Municipal Appeal court for the hearing of apepais against the Council's…

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Murder in Portugal. a Cold-blooded Affair Lisbon, July 29

The Daily Express · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 1

The mysterious absence of the wife and three children of a mi ller named Secundlno (nicknamed "Linanies" on account of his cringing…

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Hillston Police Court. Alleged Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 6

At the Hillston Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr W. K. Earls, J.P., Robert Hyde, Orto Brettschneider, and Joseph Brown were charged…

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Matong Burglary

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 2

At the Narandera Quarter Sessions last week, before Judge Bevan, Charles Ledger, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering the…

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Byfleet Murder. M. Herriott's Appeal London, July 30

The Daily Express · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 1

M. Herriott's entourage emphatically deny that he interceded on behalf of Vaquier, the Byfleet murderer; the French Government would…

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The Tendency to Strike Arbitration Court President's Protest. "Workers Do Not Benefit." Industrial Dislocation Should F.e.d. and F.a. Members Cease Work

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 1

Mr. Justice Powers, President of the Arbitration Court, yesterday reiterated the warning that has often been given that the Workers do not gain by going on strike. His remarks were made in connection with…

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Electric Lights in Police Buildings

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. Emblen, Wagga town clerk, has received, through Mr. M. Kilpatrick M.L.A., information that tenders are about to be called for the installation…

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An Assault Charge Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 1

Frederick Martin, aged 33, was remanded at the Central Court this morning, on a charge of having assaulted Frederick Williams, at the…

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Murder Suspected. NEWCASTLE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 2

The body of a man was found in a water-hole at Cessnock to-day, and it is strongly suspected that he was murdered. It had apparently been there…

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Interfering with Arrest Man Gets Six Months' Gaol Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 1

Thomas Douglas was charged at the Central Police Court this morning with having interfered with the arrest or another man in Castlereagh street,…

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Looks Like Murder Man's Body Found. Mystery of a Water-hole Maitland

The Daily Express · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 2

Circumstances suggesting murder surround the discovery of the body of a man believed to be [?] Murphy, a travelling tinamith,…

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Defy the Court. Enginedrivers Show Fight. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 3

The Victorian branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association has aided with the New South Wales branch in refusing to…

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Hold-ups in Melbourne Gang Attacks Bookmaker. Assailants Bolt When Shots Fired. Chief Secretary Wants More Mobile Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 1

Hold-ups of citizens in the streets of Melbourne and suburbs by ruffians whose object is theft, are of too frequent occurrence for the comfort and peace of mind of the public, and it is felt that a little more concern…

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