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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Liquor Act Cases

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

Robert Holder pleaded guilty to being on licensed premises in prohibited hours, and was fined £2, and 8 costs…

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Mustapha Kemel's Assailants Sentenced to Death CONSTANTINOPLE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 1

Reuter Constantinople correspondent cables that the second important trial at Angora arising from the alleged plot against the life of Mustapha…

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Wagga Police Court Thursday, August 26, 1926 Before Messrs. E. J. Daley and W. J. Blake, J.'sP. Dangerous Driving

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 3

On a charge of driving a motor lorry while under the influence of liquor. David Hunter M'Vean (40) pleaded guilty and was fined £5 in default two…

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Land Court Decisions. His Honor, Judge Pike, Appointed Arbitrator

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

At the Land and Valuation Court, held at Griffith last week, His Honor, Judge Pike, informed the court that the he had a letter from the Premier…

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Valentino's Death Rioting at Undertaker's Police Struggle with 200,000 People New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

Because of the disorder aud rioting for two days the public will be barred after midnight on Wednesday from viewing the body of Rudolf Valentino…

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"Caveman" in Court Youth Charged with Abduction "A Coward," Says Magistrate Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 6

William Herbert was found not guilty at the Grafton Court on a charge of abducting Myrtle Russell, aged 17, with intent. It was stated in…

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Wagga Police Court Friday, August 27, 1926 Alleged Cheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 6

In the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. E. J. Daley, J.P., Bobert Boborts (22) pleaded not guilty to a charge of cheating while playing a…

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Hit with Bottle Two Men Committed for Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 7

Thomas Reginald Hannam was committed for trial from the Newtown Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Timothy M'Carthy at…

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Theft From Stores Shop Assistant Convicted Kept Money and Gave Goods to Friends Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 6

In the Central Police Court to-day, George Gilbert, aged 37, a married man with three children, pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from the Civil…

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Attempt to Poison 13 Year Old Girl Charged Spirits of Salts in Beer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

A girl, aged 13 1/2 years, was arrested by the police to-day, on a charge of having maliciously attempted to administer poison to her stepmother. The…

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British Coal Strike Miners Clash with Police Downing-street Negotiations London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

The coal negotiations were resumed to-day, four officials of the Miners' Federation meeting Mr. Winston Churchill, Sir A. Steel-Maitland and…

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44 Hour Week Federal Court Hearing Henry Ford's Book Quoted Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 7

When argument was resumed in the Arbitration Court to-day, when two 44-hours case was resumed. Mr. Myhill, employers' representative, read from…

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Woman Charged with Murder Of Baby SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 1

HENRIETTA O'CONNOR, 35, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day for the alleged murder of her day old baby…

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Police Sergeant Killed Car Capsize at Coolah Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 2

The Sydney police head-quarters have received advice that Sergeant Williams, attached to the Coolah police station in the Mudgee district…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, August 30, 1926 Before Mr. J. B. GIBSON, P.M. Alleged Pickpocket

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 4

Jas. Wilson. William James, and James William Searle were charged with loitering on the Wagga racecourse on Saturday with intenu to commit a…

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Doctor Threatened Court Sequel SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 1

ANDREW GRANT was charged before the Central Criminal Court to-day with having discharged a revolver at Dr. Henry Cyril…

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Ford's Hours Forty of Forty-eight Conflicting Evidence in Federal Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

The 44-hour test case was resumed before the Arbitration Court to-day. A. W. Fister was granted permission to represent New South Wales…

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Wagga Police Court Tuesday, August 31, 1926 (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.m.) Boarding House Theft Show Sharper Again Fined

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 3

The ease was continued in which Robert Roberts pleaded not guilty to a charge of having in his possession a watch chain reasonably suspected of…

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Goldfields Murder "Not Very Long to Live" Treffene "Not Being a Hero" Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 3

When the goldfields murder case was resumed to-day, Mr. Parker, for the Crown, suggested that Treffene, Coulter, and Clarke, should be paraded…

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Turkish Plots Another Sentenced to Death London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1926 · page 2

The Pera Tribunal at Angara has passed sentence of death on Abdul Cadin in connection with the Smyrna plot, but granted clemency and…

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