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Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 81

Sirdar's Murder Confession at Cairo Brother Betrays Brother London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports that it transpires that the two men arrested on February 2 in connection with the murder of the Sirdar,…

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Shot Dead His Wife. Murder Reported From Northern Hamlet. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

The Inspector General of Police last night received a telegram from the Tamworth police sating that Lionel Withers, of Kingstown, had shot dead…

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Attack on Police. Tour Men Arrested. Wilcannia

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

Sergeant Robson and Constable Clarke are reported to have been savagely assaulted by four sailors off a river boat last night. Both men were…

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Wool Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

In the Wagga Police Court on Saturday morning before Mr. J. B. Gibson P.M., Alfred Harold Edmonds (21) pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Vera La Bruce Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 1

When Vera La Bruce appeared before Acting Judge Rowlands for sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of false pretences and charges…

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Bank Clerk Sentenced Sydney, Today

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 4

At Darlinghurst Session today, Raymond Singleton, bank clerk, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the embezzlement of £1500 from the…

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Vera La Bruce Sentenced Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 1

Vera La Bruce, who was convicted of false pretences and stealing, was to-day at Darlinghurst Sessious sontenced to two years hard labor…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr.Scoble, P.M Drunk

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

Thomas Farrelly was charged with being found drunk on Saturday Fined 5/. A woll-known club Secretary was…

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£1500 EMBEZZLED Bank Clerk Sentenced SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 1

At the Darlinghurst Session to-day. Raymond Singleton, 24, bank clerk, was sentenced to three years penal servitude on a charge of having…

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Alleged Wife Murder. Uralla

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

At the coroner's inquest to-day Samuel Withers was committed for trial at the Circuit Court at Armidale on the charge of having…

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Murder of a Statesman. SOFIA

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Mileff, Bulgarian Minister designate at Washington, has been assassinated. The assailant escaped. The crime is attributed to the…

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Crimes of Violence Murder Alleged an Anonymous Letter Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

William Ashby was remanded until February 24 at the police court on Saturday on a charge of having murdered Robert Trenorden at Beverley…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 16, 1925. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M.) Hotel Robber Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Frederick George Cleveland, the man arrested by Constable Jorgensen at The Rock on Sunday in connection with the theft of a gold, watch and…

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Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

At the Wagga Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.M., the transfer of the license of the Federal Hotel, Wagga, from Joseph…

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Sydney Courts £1500 Embezzled Bank Clerk Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 3

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Raymond Singleton (24), a bank clerk was sentenced to three years penal servitude on the charge of having…

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A Wanted Man Staghorn Flat Murder at Wagga on Saturday. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

Alexander Clarence Thomas, a young man for whom the police are seeking on a charge of having murdered Miss Bridget…

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Murder Charge Hampton Bank Shooting Trial of Francis Perkins Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 2

The trial of Francis Forking charged with the murder of Charles Frederick Almeida, a Hampton bank teller, started before Chief Justice Sir…

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Saved by Police. Wealthy "Drunk" Attacked. Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 1

On being searched at the local lockup last night, after being arrested on a charge of drunkenness, a passenger about to sail for England on the…

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Aliened Stealing from Person

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 3

Thomas Flanagan was charged with attempt to steal from a person at Ganmain, Harry James. Accused pleaded not guilty, and…

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Chinese Charged with Wounding. Accused Discharged. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

Wah Lee, a Chinese cabinet maker, was charged at the Sessions to-day with having wounded Mrs. Florence, Rebecca Jones, a young married woman,…

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