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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,617 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 81

Illicit Drug Selling. Act to Be Amended "Give Police More Power" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

Members of the Pharmacy Board and the Pharmaceutical Society interviewed the Chief Secretary, Mr. Lazzarini this morning, and advocated…

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Capital Value of Freehold Mr. Stark's Application to Convert Test Case to Determine Value of Irrigable Lands. Evidence Before Land and Valuation Court at Griffith, Continued From Last Issue

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

Mr. Justice Pike, Land and Valuation Court, continued to hear evidence, at Griffith this week, The following evidence is Monday's…

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Miners Sentenced "Flying Scotsman" Derailment London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 1

Eight Cramlington miners were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from four to eight years penal servitude at the Newcastle Assizes…

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Former Aide de Camp Charged with Embezzlement Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

Bentley Connor, who resig[?] the secretaryship of the Minda Homes for Feeble[?]nded Children on June 20. was remanded in the Adelaide Police Court…

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Police Prosecutor Leonard Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 4

Sergeant Leonard, Chief Police Prosecutor at the Central Court, died, to-day from pneumonia…

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To-day's Court Police Doings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 2

Before Mr. Harrison, P.M…

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Small Debts Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 2

Eleven cases were struck out, parties not appearing. Morley Johnston, furniture folk, wanted a garnishee order on…

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Church Quarrel Greeks Ask for Police Protection Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 2

Waring an attempt night be made to break into the Greek Church at Surry Hills, the police were requested last night to place a guard outside…

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Some Prizes, But One Blank What Bill Drew in the Court Cup. The Publican Who Served Beer,. Cleaned Stables and Lavatories

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 5 July 1926 · page 3

A Coolac case was before the Industrial Court at Gundagai to-day (Mr. Harrison, P.M., constituting the bench)…

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Police Court Monday, July 5. Before Mr. Harrison, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

J. Robinson, for falling to return registration certificate of cars was fined 5/- and 8/- costs. William Cooper, charged with…

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Uranquinty Shooting Two Assaults on Police

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 3

As the outcome of two assaults, on Constable Harry Bryson Waddell, at Uranquinty on June 19 and June 30, several men…

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Murder Alleged of Son-in-law Day After Wedding. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

At Ipswich to-day Robert Boughen was charged with the murder of his son-in-law, William Fredeick Lanez. Constable Nolan told the court that…

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Uranquinty Shooting Two Assaults on Police Heavy Fines for Assailants to Pay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 6

As the outcome of two assaults on Cons[?]ble Harry Bryson Waddell, at Uranquinty, on June 19 and June 30. several men appeared at the Wagga…

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Full Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon, Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice Campbell.) Disqualified Licensee. Osborne v. Scott and another

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 2

An application was made on behalf of Edward Ernest Osborne, retired hotelkeeper, of Narandera, for an order to make absolute, a rule nisi for…

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Charged With Murder Girl's Death in Hospital "I Have Not Seen the Girl Before" Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 5

Two women, Honora Kate Phillips (54), and Sarah Gay (56), were charged in the Police Court today with the murder of Daisy Isabella Laing, who…

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Prisoner's Escape. Climbs Pentridge Gaol Wall Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 5

Jack Menson escaped from Pentridge Gaol this morning. After climbing a 16 foot wall he made his way to the sentry at the main gate, and succeeded…

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"Help, Murder!" Woman Wounded in Street She Denies That the Accused Injured Her Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 5

In the Central Police Court to-day Norman Clifford Austin, aged 28, a one-legged musican, was committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Women Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 2

A post mortem examination of the body of Daisy Laing, who died in the Brisbane General Hospital yesterday, [?] death to be due to perforation…

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Lim Kwong's Death. Man Charged with Murder "Was Going to Rob a Chinaman" Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 2

An inquest was opened to-day, into the death of Lim Kiwong, a Chinese market gardener, at Mansfield. Bert Woods, a horse breaker, who is…

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Second Trial for Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1926 · page 2

At Broken Hill the second trial of Walter Arthur Nelson, for the alleged murder of a man whose name is believed [?] have been Oliver, was begun…

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