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Courts & crime, 1926

1,617 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 81

Solicitor Charged Omitted to Pay £2525 Second Charge of Fraud Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 1

In the Central Police Court to-day, Walter Groom (47), solicitor, was charged with having fraudulently omitted to pay to Jas. Barry, trustee of…

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Lockhart Court Cases

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 2

At the Lockhart Police Court yesterday, Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.B., fined Harry Orme, of the Borce Creek, £10 and 8/ cost, for careless use of fire. The…

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Life Saving Sydney Police Team Ambulance Benefit Carnival

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 2

The Wagga swimming beach was crowded yesterday when the New South Wales Police Life-Saving Team gave a fine demonstration of…

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LIFESAVING Police Experts' Visit Civic Reception by Mayor Practical Demonstrations at Beach

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 6

Eight members of the Metropolitan Police Life Saving Club arrived at Wagga yesterday morning. The team comprised Sergeant W. Shakespeare,…

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Youths Sentenced Petty Theft Charges

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 8

At the Wagga Police Court Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M., passed severe sentences on the three youths who had been convicted on several minor…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

At the Leeton Police Court yesterday. George Anderson was charged that on he 3rd March, having an unlawful purpose, to wit to steal, was…

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Fined A Fiver for Stealing Lemons

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 4

At the Whitton police court on Monday last, before Messrs C. B. Scot and W. S. Osborne Js.P., Harry James Wildon, aged 19 years…

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A Sentence Ended Typhoid in Gaol Goulburn, Thur[?]

The Daily Express · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

The name of the prisoner wh[?] at the Goulburn Hospital from typhoid of which there is an[?]pidemic in the Goulburn [?]rol,was Leslie, Lindsay,…

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Australian "Gentleman" Sentenced in London, Sent Defamatory Letters London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 1

Rupert Killingly, whose solicitor said that he bore a number of excellent references from people in Australia, including the Mayor of…

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To Be Re-tried. Bank Manager Charged Dubbo

The Daily Express · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

After being locked [?]for the [?]ght, the [?] disag[?] in the [?] Quarter [?] in which [?] Bennett, was charged, [?]…

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Jury Disagrees Bank Manager Charged Forgery of Two Cheques. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 1

The jury has disagreed in the case in which Percy Henry Tomley Bennet, who had been formerly a bank manager of the Australian Bank of Commerce…

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Alleged Forgery Woman's Message to Police. Was Forced to Cash Forged Notes. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 1

George Sydney Ballard and John Hill were committed for trial at Canterbury, charged with the possession of materials with the possession of materials with [?]view to forging…

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Police Life Savers To Give Demonstrations Fackender's Dam, Leeton on Saturday, River at Yanco on

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

An urgent telegram was received on Tuesday afternoon to the effect that the Sydney Police Life-Saving Team would visit the area during…

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Alleged Capital Assault

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 8

At Paddington Police Court yesterday. George Greentree (35) was remanded on a charge of having committed a capital assault on Eliza Anne Merrison,…

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Youth Convicted of Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 4

At Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday William Henry Firman (18) was sentenced on three charges of stealing to eight months on each charge: the…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 2

Patrick O'Dwyer (42) was fined £2 at the Wagga Police Court on Saturday by Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M., for offensive behavior. Robert Henry…

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Items of News Burglary at Uranquinty

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 2

During the week Mr. J. Crichton was the victim of a burglary; his shop being entered, the till forced, and the contents, about £5, stolen…

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A Cool Theft Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day James Growley, laborer, was charged with stealing 230 yards of silk georgette, valued at £1/15/. the property of…

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Parramatta Gaol Mutiny Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 1

It has been ascertained that four warders were injured in the Parramatta gaol riot on Saturday. Two were punched and kicked, while never…

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Impudent Theft Railway Station Robbed Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 1

An audacious youth robbed the Railway Commissioners of £[?] yesterday. During Saturday afternoon he…

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