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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 76 of 81

The Railway Picnic Accident Car Driver Before the Court Fined £5 for Dangerous Driving

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 1

Joseph Thomas Jones, of Adjungbilly, was charged with that he had, on November 2, 1925, driver a motor car in a manner to the danger of the…

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Brutal Assault Cairns

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 2

A brutal crime was outlined at the Police Court to-day when Thomas Purcell and Norman O'Brien were charged with seriously injuring John…

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The High Court Decision

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 4

During the proceedings connected with the proposed deportation of Messrs. Walsh and Johnson, drawn out for over three months, there have…

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Dreadful Injuries Battered for 15 Minutes. Alleged Assault at Cairns. Cairns

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 3

Thomas Purcell and Norman O'Brien Cooper were charged with occasioning grievous bodily harm to John Burke Burke gave evidence that he was…

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Memorial Gardens Inspection by Mr, Kerr Police Buildings Must Go

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 2

Under arrangement with the Committee of the Wagga Victory Memorial Gardens Fund committee, Mr. Thomas Kerr, one of the Officers in…

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Walsh and Johnson Released High Court Says Act Is Unconstitutional Sensational End of Historic Case Jubilation in Labor and Union Circles SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 4

The High Court to-day unanimously ordered the immediate release of Thomas Walsh, president of the Australian Seamen's Union, and Jacob Johnson, assistant secretary of the same organisation. The court…

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WALSH & Johnson High Court Orders Their Immediate Release Reasons for Decision Not Yet Declared Most Important Judgment in Commonwealth History Costs £12,000 SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 1

The High Court this morning gave judgment on the application for a rule nial for a writ of habe[?] corpus in the case of Thomas…

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Prison Official Charged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

Sergius Forster, a clerk in the office at the Pentridge prison, Melbourne, was arrested a on a charge of larceny, as a public trustee, of £192…

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Police Court TO-DAY Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Language in a Billiard Room

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

Frederick Ricardo pleaded guilty to using indecent language in M[?]gan's billiard room. The police stated that pool was…

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Threatened Murder Deluded Man Sentences London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

John Fairclough, employed as a porter, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for sending a letter threatening murder to Mr. H…

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Escape From Police Girl Crawls Under Trains Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

"I jumped from the the platform on to the railway line, and crawled under two trains." According to the evidence of…

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The Court's Ruling Labor Comments Deprecated Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 1

The Prime Minister on Saturday said he greatly regretted statements that had been made by various member of the Labor…

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Lively Captures Thieves Raid Fur Store. Civilians Capture Burglar. Police Revolver Stops Another. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 2

Shots were fired by the polite at Chippendale, today, while chasing two men, who were believed to have broken and entered the premises occupied…

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Police Court. Adelong, Wednesday, Dec. 8. Dairy Inspector v. C. T. ASIMUS

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 1

Asimus was charged with having contravened the provisions of the Pure Foods Act in that he did not keep clean premises, etc., at his dairy,…

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"Sign the Pledge!" Magistrate's Advice to Two Youths

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 3

At the Leeton Petty Sessions Court Yesterday morning two youths were charged with being drunk. One was the son a much-respected and…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, December 14, 1925. Before Mr. D. W. Reed; Relieving. P.M.

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 1

The following were the principal cases dealt with in the Wagga Police "Court yesterday TRAFFIC: BREACHES…

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Walsh and Johnson Released High Court says Act is Unconstitutional

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 1

The High Court on Friday unanimously ordered the immediate release of Thomas Walsh, president of the Australian Seamen's Union, and Jacob…

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Many Writs Walsh and Johnson Claim Heavy Damages Total Damages Set Down at £150,000 Writs Issued by Each Against the Commonwealth Mr. Bruce and Police Chief. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 1

Messrs. R. D. Meagher and Co-solicitors, to-day issued out of the Supreme Court write totalling £150,000 on behalf of Thomas Walsh…

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Manslaughter a Fatal Assault Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 1

The City Coroner to-day failed' to solve the mystery of the death of Arthur Burrows 35 a bank clerk who was found dying in his room…

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Teller Acquitted Stealing Bank Money. "Defective Lock" Explanation Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 3

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Wilfred John Nadebaum (30) a teller employed by the National Bank of Australia Ltd. was charged with stealing…

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