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Courts & crime, 1926

1,617 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 81

Nearing the End State Arbitration Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

When an appeal against a decision of the Industrial Magistrate at Orage [?] before Judge Rolin in the Full Arbitration Court to-day Mr. A…

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44-Hour Week High Court Test Case HAIRDRESSERS' 44 HOURS Industrial Commissioner MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 2

The 44-hour test case was continued to-day, before the High Court. Mr. Piddington, K.C., who appeared for the New South Wales employees,…

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Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice James and Mr. Justice Long Innes.) CAHILL v DIXON

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 6

This was an appeal by the plaintiff in an action fried before Mr. Acting Justice Ralston and a jury at Darlinghurst in November last…

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Chaffcutters Compulsory Conference Strike Men to Resume Work on Tonnage Rates Settlement Accepted As Temporary, Pending Inter- Predations by the Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 1

The dispute between the owners the owners of travelling chaffcutters and their employees in the Wagga Coolamon district. which has been in progress…

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Insanity Rose Bay Assault Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 1

At Darlinghurst Sessions today William Gray was charged with inflicting grevious bodily harm on James Smith. Evidence was given that Smith…

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Dropped Dead in Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 4

Alfred Onslow, licensee of the Australian Arms Hotel at Bombala, dropped dead at the Court House yesterday morning, while defending a case…

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Murderers Meet a Fight in Gaol Accusation of False Evidence Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 1

Pentridge authorities have furnished an official report of a fight in the gaol between Francis Perkins and Douglas Robertson, both…

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Divorces District Court Findings Desertion Issued Proved

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 2

In the matrimonial causes jurisdiction of the District Court last night [?] found the issues of desertion proved in two cases His…

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Taxi-cab Murder a Family Tragedy Sequel to War Wedding London, March 11

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 1

The war-time marriage of a Russian woman and a Scotch advertising manager, culminated to-day in a taxi-cab tragedy in Trafalgar…

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Agents Commission District Court Action Henty Bakery Sale

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 2

Yesterday Judge Bevan sat very late in the District Court to finish the hearing of the claim of a Henty agent for commission on the sale of a…

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Police Court TODAY Before Mr. Reed, P.M. Riotous Behavior

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 3

Patrick Molonoy pleaded guilty to the above, on 6th March. Jantes Davin was similarly charged, but did not appear, and was dealt with…

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Jewellers' Protest Inadequate Police Force New York

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 1

While the Metropolitan Retail jewellers Association announced that plate retails jewellery stores would close for one day, as a protest against…

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Shares Disowned Lady Coghlan Wins at Court London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

Lady Coghlan, wife of Sir Timothy Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, applied to the Chancery Court for the deletion of her name from the…

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Shot Dead Motor Thief’s Doom Brilliant Police Work. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 1

A man who has been identified as Desire La Court, to-day was shot dead |by the Police at Richmond, 3[?] miles from Sydney…

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Push Brawls Police Roughly Handled Crowd Enjoy the Battle Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 1

A brawl between police and civilians occurred at Fitzroy last night. One constable was so severely injured that he had to be taken to hospital, while…

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District Court Lockhart Grocer’s Claim a Husband’s Liability

The Daily Express · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

In the District court an Saturday with Judge [?]evan presiding, a jury of four gave a verdict for the [?]ull amount claimed in a case in which…

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District Court Before His Honor, Judge Bevan. Wagga, March 13, 1926

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with by Judge Bevan, sitting in the District Court, at the Wagga Court House on Saturday. The business of the…

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Man Shot Dead Determined Escapee Sensational Police Chase Ended By Constable's Fatal Bullet SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

A suspected motor car thief was chased and fired at by the police early this morning at Lindfield. He escaped, but he was struck by one or more…

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Attempted Murder. the Cudgee Assault Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

Henry Curtis, 43, was to-day at the Criminal Court sentenced to eight years, imprisonment for wounding An[?] T[?]son a widow of Coogee,…

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Curtis Sentenced "Eiht Years' Gaol. Stance." "No Extenuating Circum. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, William Henry Curtis (43) a musician, pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding Annie Timson with…

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