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Courts & crime, 1926

1,617 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 81

Clerk Charged with £230 Theft

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

Arthur S. Crook, 35, a clerk employed by the British General Electric Co., Ltd., was charged at the Central Police Court on Saturday with stealing…

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Communist Charged. London, May 16

The Daily Express · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

Charged with possessing documents contraveing the Emergency Regulations, George Steward, Acting General Secretary of the Communist Party…

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Police Court TO-DAY Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Language

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

George Randall pleaded guilty to using language. Fined £3, and 8/- costs, or 14 days. Ernest Briggs pleaded guilty to…

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A Police Raid

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

A posse of police raided a building in Campbell-street, Sydney, on Saturday night and arrested 73 Chinese. The premises were strongly guarded…

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Citizen Defends a Police Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

William Arthur Sowter pleaded not guilty to driving a motor car whilst under the influence of liquor. Mr. Taylor for defendant…

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[?]Endish Goldfields Murder One Thousand Pounds Reward Perth

The Daily Express · Monday 17 May 1926 · page 2

The murderers of Inspector W[?]she and Sergeant Pitman are still at [?]. Most parts of the body of…

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Manslaughter Case. Motorist Charged Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 1

As the result of a motor tragedy at Brighton-le-Sands yesterday, when Sarah Stevens (15) and brother Herbert. (17) of Arncliffe were Killed,…

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Appeal Court Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 2

The Wagga Appeal Court, which was to have been held yesterday was postponed until Saturday morning next, May 22…

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Motorist Charged Deaths of Brother and Sister Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 3

There was a sequel to the tragic accident when a youth and his sister were killed at Brighton[?] Sands yesterday, when Gordon Cann was…

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Too Flash Two Years for Assault and Robbery. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 1

At the Darlinghurst Session to-day, William Brown and Edward Stone, who had ben convicted of having assaulted and robbed a driver of a…

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Goldfields Murder at a Dead-end Perth

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 2

It is reported from Kalgoorlie that the police and black-trackers are up against a dead-end. in -their search tor the murderers of Detectives…

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State of Chaos Seamen's Demoralised Union Books in the Dust Bin Detectives Investigating Alleged Burglary SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 2

An extraordinary stale of affairs was disclosed at a meeting of the Beamen's Union, held at Sydney today. It was disclosed that the books…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, May 17, 1928. Before Mr. J. B. GIBSON, P.M. Licensee Fined. Failure to Keep Bar Closed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 3

Stanislaus Patrick Walsh, licensee of the Union Club Hotel, pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to keep the bar of his licensed premises closed…

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Motor Racing on Roads Police Inquiries SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1926 · page 1

The Commissioner or Police, Mr. Mitchell, stated today that the police are making inquiries concerning motor racing on roadways…

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£500 Reward The Tulloch Murder MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 4
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The State Cabinet to-night decided to otter a reward of £500 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the murdered of…

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Murder of Colonel Tulloch Another Suspect MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 1

I A NOTHER remand was granted at the City Court to-day, in the case in which Harry Pierce is charged with having insufficient lawful…

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Despicable Theft Art Union Tickets' Proceeds Robbery of Sick People SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 2

"One of the most despicable and contemptible thefts a man can be entity of," was the comment of Mr. M'Mahon, S.M., at the Glebe Court…

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Despicable Theft Art Union Tickets Proceeds. Robbery of Sick People. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 1

"One of the most, despicable and contemp[?] thefts a man can be guilty of," was the comment of Mr M'Mahon, S.M., at the Glebe Court to-day, when…

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Obtaining Money Honestly, But Unlawfully Interesting Court Decision DUBRO

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1926 · page 4

Can money, unlawfully obtained, be honestly obtained, unit when obtained, be the subject of an adverse verdiet in court?…

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