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Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 73 of 81

Palmer Street Murder the Sentence Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 3

Harold Herbert Wild Collins, who yesterday was convicted of the manslaughter of Molly Lawrence, to-day was sentenced by Mr. Justice James…

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Pay Sheet Ghosts Timekeeper and Ganger Charged. Sorry, Boys There Is No Work. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court, Frederick Wintle (48, timekeeper), Edward John Panton (36, ganger), formerly employees at the railway…

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Exciting Chase and Desperate Encounter Police Arrest Alleged Burglars Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 4

There was an exciting incident at Brunswick early this morning. Four bicycle patrol policemen, having their suspicions aroused by the action of…

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Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice Campbell). District Court Appeal. Grant v. LOVELL And Another

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1925 · page 3

This was an appeal by the plaintiff in an action tried before District Court Judge Bevan at Leeton, in which Malcolm F. Grant sued E. J. Lovell and…

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The Coogee Assault Police on Trail Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 1

The police have telegraphed to Wellington (N.Z.) to Intercept a man who as[?]about to arrive there in connection with the out[?]ge on Mrs…

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Assault and Robbery Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Wm. Redding, 21, Who bailed up the stationmaster at Cheltenham, threw pepper in his eyes and then stole the…

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Toe Roumanian Revolt Bolsheviks Sentenced Bucharest, December 3

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

The trial has ended of 283 Besaraib[?]an peasants who. in October v/ere charged with compactly in the Bolshevik rebellion against the…

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Police Pensions Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

A Bill to amend the Police Super—annuation Act was read a first time in the Assembly to—day. It provides that where a member…

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Five Years' Gaol Pleads Guilty to Serious Charge. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

At the Darlinghurst Sessions, to-day, Frederick Nicholson (53), quarryman, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of having assaulted two little…

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The Java Mystery Murder of Mrs. Macfie Unsatisfactory Evidence Natives' Conflicting Stories WELTEVREDEN (Java)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

Evidence in the Java murder case, in which Mrs. macfie, of Sydney, was killed in a Java hotel, so far, has revealed little. A Sudonese boy living…

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Mr. Watt's Argument Pre-Federation Australians Walsh's High Court Application Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 4

Sir Robert Garran continued his argument, to-day, in the application on behalf of Walsh against his proposed deportation…

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Left For New Zealand Man in Coogee Case Police Wish to Interview Curtis Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 2

Supt. Mankey, chief of the Criminal Investigation Branch, stated this morning that he had learned that the man Curtis, whom the police wish to…

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Murder Beats Coppins. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 4

In the cycling matches on the Sydney Shorts Ground last night H[?] Horder [?]eat W. Coppins By half a length in [?] half-mile match race…

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Alleged False Pretences Solicitor Charged SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Oscar Frederick Alexander. 37. solicitor, was charged with obtaining £300 from Joseph Phillip, on April 11 last…

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Gaol Escapee Must Now Finish His Term Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 1

Alexander Cameron, who is alleged to have escaped from Custody in Victoria more than two years ago, is being sent to Melbourne to-n[?]ht. [?]…

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Hit with a Shovel Charge of Murder Dubbo

The Daily Express · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 4

Mary Carr, a resident of Dunbo, died yesterday as the result. of injuries received, it is alleged, through having been struck on the head with…

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Tennis Talks Court Craft Developing Foresight

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 1

It was the French who first discovered one great truth—"the ball comes to the good player." Several centuries ago they made a proverb of…

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Kill the Rabbit Cases at Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 2

Leo S. Hunt pleaded guilty at the police court to-day with failing to destroy rabbits on his holding of 412 acres at Tarrabandra. Fined £3,…

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Fight with Seamen a Police Victory Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 1

[?]eamen belonging to the British steamer Euripid[?], caused a serious [?]bance at the Walsh Bay wharf last night…

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Wholesale Murder Bodies in a Cellar Constable's Crime London, December 4

The Daily Express · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 1

A probationer constable named Herbert Burrows, has been committed for trial at the Worcester Sessions for the murder of a publican, George…

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