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Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 81

Theft From Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

On Tuesday night a stranger hooked [?] room a the Federal Hotel, Wagga. He went to bed early in the evening. In the morning he could not be found…

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A Violent Quarrel Stepson Charged with Shooting Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

Leslie William Linnerston, aged 17, was remanded at the Cessnock Court to-day [?]on a charge of having shot at his step-father, Reginald Wallace King,…

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A Murder Mystery Woman's Body Found London, July 15

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 4

The dead body of Mrs Laura Ryan, 25, wife of as Australian solder, John Francis Ryan who now is in Australia, was found covered with…

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Fraudulently Allured Girls Said to Be Decoyed a Man Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

At the Newcastle Police Court to-day Sidney Robert Robins, aged 31, was charged with 'having fraudulently allured and taken Edna Keible Conoulty,…

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Colossal Scandal (Published by Arrangement) Police and Prohibition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

The worst prohibition scandal since America's dry era began cables the special correspondent of the London "Daily Despatch" to…

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A Violent Quarrel Stepson Charged with Shooting

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

Leslie William Linnerston, aged 17, was remanded at the Lessnock Court on Wednesday, on charge of having shot at his step-father, Reginald…

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Dinner Drinks. Hotels May Serve Them. Magistrate's Decision

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 1

The effect of a magistrate's decision is that hotels may legally serve drinks to diners. Last Tuesday week, Randolph…

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Bournemouth Murder a Suspect Arrested (Reuter Service)LONDON, July 16

The Daily Express · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

Edwin Manns, to a gardener, is charged with sur[?] Mrs Ryan wh[?] body was formed[?] in the bracken new [?]…

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Busy Week at the Court House

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 2

Owing to the District Court Sittings and the Petty Session Court at Leeton, falling on the same date; Mr. G. C. Hook, the local C.P.S., will have…

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Strikers Militant Clash With the Police LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 1

Five thousand strikers surrounded a rock colliery at Glynneath, Glamorgan, where 700 men, were still at work. They refused to disperse. The…

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Strikers and Police Clash at Welsh Colliery London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1925 · page 1

Five thousand strikers surrounded the Rock colliery at Glynneath. Glanmorgan, where 700 men are still working. They refused to disperse and 100 police…

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Items of News Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 2

In the Wagga Police Court on Saturday, Thomas Hore (16) was fined £2, in default one month's hard labor in Albury Gaol, for having…

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Desperate Assault Woman and Daughter Hurt Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 1

Following a quarrel between William Cole and another youth, at Woollahra, the father complained to the police that his son had been attacked…

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Brutal Assault Mother and Daughter Battered Two Men Arrested Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 3

Attacked by two men, a mother and her daughter received serious wounds when they were battered on the heads with a spanner at their home, in…

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Slow Starvation French Wife Looked Up. Husband and Woman Charged Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 2

In consequence of an anonymous letter, the police visited the chateau of Charles Soler, a litterateur and explorer, at Chetenayen, France, and…

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Police and Gunmen a Desperate Battle. Fatalities at Warsaw. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Warsaw correspondent states that after an exciting wild-west chase by motor can through the main streets, the police…

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The Coal Crisis Court of Inquiry Ignored ((Reuter Service) LONDON, July 17

The Daily Express · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 1

The Court of Inquiry appointed by the Government to investigate the dispute between the coal-owners and miners opened to-day, but adjourned…

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Back to Gaol Brisbane

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 1

John Dennis 23, an habi[?] criminal who made a sensational escape from Bogg[?] Road Gaol last October, was recaptured to-day by the police…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 14. (Before Mr. Gibson, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 2

Stock Inspector v. Ernest George Fisher, depasturing stock on a T.S.R. Defendant was fined £3, together with 5s 6d costs, £1 lls 6d professional…

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