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Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 81

An Aboriginal Rising SEQUEL: 6 Months' Gaol Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

At the town of Balaclava on Saturday a number of aborigines, after partaking of a large quantity of liquor, ran amok, and attempted to…

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Man Confesses Murder But Is Taken to Reception House Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

At an early hour this morning a man walked into the Darlinghurst Police Station and stated that he believed he had murdered his wife. He said he did…

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Alleged Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

Stanley Richard Codrington. aged 26, was charged with stealing on March 24, 1924. at Islington, near Newcastle, a gold Waltham watch,…

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Police Court (Before Mr. Scoble. P.m.). Indecent Language

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

Harry Do Block a stranger 85 years of age, was charged with using indecent language in Wallendoon street on Monday last Pleaded…

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"Three-Finger Jack" Clever Forger Sentenced. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, K.C., Common Serjeant of London, sentenced Owen K. Jennings (26) to three years' penal servitude for forgery. He…

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The Boland's Charged Bail Application Refused Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

At the Central Police Court today Joseph Patrick Boland (27) and Francis William Boland (28), who had been charged with having feloniously slain…

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Hearse Driver Charged Drunk While with Funeral Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

A taxi driver named Chase was sentenced to seven days gaol and his license was ordered to be suspended; at Auckland yesterday for being drunk…

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Motor Murder The Gurr Tragedy Two Men Committed for Trial

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 1

Two brothers, Joseph Patrick Boland, 27, and Francis William Boland, 26, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day Charged with feloniously…

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Melbourne Sensation Detectives Charged Conspiracy and Menaces Alleged Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

The hearing began this morning of the charges against Detective Inspector Olholm, Senior Detective W. R. Fowler, and Detectives L. O'Sullivan…

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London Mystery Two Men Found Dead Police Reticence London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

A tradesman calling today to collect an account at Cooked old School of Anatomy at King's Cross, where hundreds of doctors have done…

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Volumnia's Captain Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 6

Captain Thomas, of the steamer Volumnia, was remsaded at the Central Court today on a charge of having on February 18 wilfully and wrongfully…

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The Police Trial Callaghan's Evidence Continued Extraordinary Story Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 4

TUe police court was crowded to-day when the charges against three detectives of conspiracy, demanding money by malice, and stealing £1000 was…

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Handling Gelignite Shipping Companies Warned Jacob Johannsen in Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 6

In the Central Summons Court today Jacob Johannsen was charged with having counselled a strike by certain persons on January, 28. There was…

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Girl's Story of Assault MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 2

The Sunshine police were informed last night by a young girl that, while she was walking home along a dark thoroughfare, a man suddenly…

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Is It Murder? Melbourne, To-day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 4

Foul play is suspected in connection with the man Willcocks whose body was found in a creek at Moe, Gippsland, with a deep wound in the skull…

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Furrier Charged with Negligence Non-suit Granted SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 1

In the Banco Court, to-day, Mrs. Priscilla Hutchison sued Samuel Bilber, a furrier, trading as Davis and Bilber, to recover £300 damages…

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Murder Trial German Charged COLOGNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 1

Swabode, who has been charged with the murder of a New Zealand soldier during the occupation of Germany, was again remanded. The…

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Is Wagga a City? Point Raised in Court Magistrate Decides in the Negative

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 5

An interesting point was raised yesterday in the Wagga Police Court, when the case came before the Bench of William…

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Police Court. Monday, April 6. (Before Mr. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 2

A NUMBER of persons were charged with having unregistered dogs on their premises, and were fined 10/-and 8/- costs…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 6, 1925. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M )

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 1

A lengthy list of cases occupied the time of the magistrate in the Wagga Police Court yesterday. Unregistered Dairymen…

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