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Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 81

Police Raids Important Arrests in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 6

A police night patrol raided a house in Darlinghurst late last night and arrested two men and two women. one of the women was charged with…

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Thieves Attack Police Sequel to Big Robbery Lithgow

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 2

As a sequel to a big robbery at the Lithgow Supplies Stores, two constables searched the neighbouring hills, and came upon three men hiding in…

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Car Over Cliff The Hurow Tragedy Murder and Suicide Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 2

At the inquest into the tragedy at Hurrow a verdict was returned that Philip Hudson combined suicide by shooting, and that Olive Rutherford…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Case at Cargellico

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 1

At the Lake Cargellico Police Court, David Smith, aged 30, was charged with the attempted murder of William Graham at old Narardhun…

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Savage Assault Man's Dying Depositions May Be Taken Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

An elderly Greek named Christo Parthenas staggered into his employer's cafe in Oxford-street, Paddington, at 4 a.m. to-day and collapsed. When…

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Serious Charge Against Woman Man Dies After Alleged Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day May Flower (54) Was charged with having feloniously slain Alfred James Farmer. Evidence was given that on…

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Divorce Court Collusion Alleged SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 1

The Crown Solicitor in the Divorce Court, to-day, intervened in a suit brought by Jack Turner for dissolution of his marriage with Ethel May…

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Man and Wife Sentenced Eighteen Months Gaol for Fiendish Crime. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 3

Oscar Tasman Ayton (38), laborer, was to-day sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and ten strokes of the cat o' nine tails. He was convicted last…

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Bogus Collector Gets Nine Months Gaol. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 6

Raymond Gibson (38) was charged at the Ryde Court to-day with false pretences. Evidence was given that he called at…

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Arbitration Court's Power May Deregister a Union. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 3

The High Court has decided that the Arbitration Court has power to de-register a union and terminate an award…

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Police Court Offence Against Health Act

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

At the Cootamundra Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. H. M. Cleave, P.M., Angelo Nicholavikis was charged by G. M. Eldershaw…

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Gundagai Sessions Hunt Sentenced to 18 Months

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 5

The case against Arthur James Hunt, on a charge of stealing from the Tumut Cooperative Dairy Company, was heard at Gundagai on May 29…

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Items of News Alleged Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Yesterday Sylvester Finn was arrested at the Home Hotel, Wagga, on a charge of having stolen £5 from a man named Thomas at the hotel. He…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 26. (Before Mr. Gibson, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 4

Robert H. Turner was fined 10s, together with 8s court costs on a charge of driving a motor car without a tall light…

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Traveller Charged Four Separate Offences Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 3

At the Central Police Court to-day, three charge's of inflicting bodily harm and another of driving a car while under the influence of liquor were…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 1, 1925 (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 6

Motor traffic and offences against other traffic regulations were the chief cases heard yesterday. The serious charge of forgery was also preferred…

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Family Quarrel Murder Charge Preferred SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 1

John William Abbott, 20, a wire worker was remanded to the Coroner's Court at the Glebe Police Court to-day, on a charge of having…

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District Court DEEP V. GEHRIG

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

At the Cootamundra District Court this morning before Judge Bevan, Micheal Deep sued Bernard J. Gebrig for the sum of £34/17/11, under a…

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Football Riot Melbourne Police Attacked Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 4

There were riotous proceedings yesterday at the conclusion of the football match between South Melbourne and St. Kilda, played at South…

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Manslaughter Charge Man Before Criminal Court SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 1

Christopher O'Connor, 30, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court today, for the alleged manslaughter of John O'Halloran, who,…

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