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Courts & crime, 1925

1,611 stories in Riverina's papers · page 80 of 81

St. Kilda Murder Thacke Arrested. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 1

Henry Thacke, for whom the police have been searching with a warrant, which charges him with the murder of Mrs. Currell, at St. Kinda, last week,…

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St. Kilda Murder Search for Tacke Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 1

Detectives and black trackers left early to-day to search the hills near Croydon, in the Dandenong ranges, for Henry Tacke, who Js wanted for…

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Woman Motorist Charged Crashes Into Sulky Man Seriously Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 4

William Franks was driving his sulky , out of Kimpton-road into Princes Highway, Rockdale, to-day, when a motor-car driven, by a woman…

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Assault In Car Stranger Given a Lift. Politician and Wife Attacked. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 6

Mr. Ben Watkins, a Labor member of the House of Assembly and his wife were returning home in their car, last night, when they were stopped by a…

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Spanish Gallants Women in a Rainstorm Charged by Civic Guards London, December 22

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 1

A Gibraltar message says that extraordinary scenes occurred at the Spanish customs House between Lallena and Gibraltar, when five…

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Arrest in New Zealand Extradited for Murder Wellington, N.Z

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 1

William Henry Curtis, alias George Lacey, a musician, who was arrested aboard the steamer Makura, on December 7, on a charge of wounding…

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Memorial Gardens Minister Approves Scheme Land Will Be Granted If Cabinet Erects New Police Buildings

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 6

There is every prospect that the area of land upon which the present police buildings are erected will be granted to the Wagga War Memorial…

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Ganmain News. Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 December 1925 · page 2

At the Ganmain Police Court on y[?]day, before Mr. D. W. Beed, P.M. Freak Sarnes, for being break in Yo[?] street, was seed [?] with costs…

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Assault in Motor Car Ungratepui [?] M.M.A. and Wife Injured Hobart

The Daily Express · Friday 25 December 1925 · page 2

When Mr. Watkins M.H.A. and his wife were going to their home on Mount Wellington at about 10.30 last night they offered to gave a man a…

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Constable Killed Stabbed by Italian Struggle in Melbourne Street Man Charged with Murder MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 2

While ,Victoria-Street, North Melbourne, was full of sluppers on Thursday night, an encounter took place between a crowd of Italians and three…

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Girl Shot Brisbane Sensation. a Young Max Charged. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 2

A girl named Marlorie Donald was shot in the back at Mt. Cooths, a pleasure resort, near Brisbane, on Christmas Day. She is reported to be in a…

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Son’s Anger, Leads to Murder Charge Adelaide

The Daily Express · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 2

The police allege that Frederick Hilary Phillips aged 19 was [?] at the sight of his mother walking along the street with a man, that…

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St. Kilda Murder Tacke Arrested on Beach. Foodless at Sorrento

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 2

Henry Tacke, 65, for whom a warrant had been issued on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Rachael Currell at St. Kilda on December 15, was…

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Police In Pursuit Wanted Man's Flight. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 December 1925 · page 5

Two police had an exciting cross-country chase when they sought to arrest Thomas Drury on a charge of having broken his terms of release as a…

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Griffith Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 3

On Tuesday, before Mr. Gibson, P.M., Peter Constantine and Theedore Comenus charged William Abrams at Griffith police court with assault…

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Coogee Assault Curtis Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 2

William Henry Curtis, also known as George H. Lacey, aged 43, musician, who was arrested in New Zealand in connection with the assault…

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Proved Not Guilty. Stealing Case Fails

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 1

To have chief witness for the prosecution declare that the defendant was not the guilty man is rather an unusual occurance in any court of…

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Wild Times at Yenda. Coonenos v. Abrahams. Griffith Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 7

Yenda can always provide some excitement. At the Griffith Police Court on Tuesday afternoon last, before Mr. Gibson P.M.,…

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Leeton Police Coort

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 7

At the Leeton police court on Monday Daniel Armstrong was fined 5/- for being drunk and 10/- or 3 day for indecent language, Richard…

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Resisting the Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 3

James Bell pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language in Fitzmaurice street on Sunday, December 27, and to a further charge of…

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