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Courts & crime, 1927

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Died In Gaol GOULBURN

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Alexander Victor Gett, whose sentence of five years imprisonment in the Goulburn Goal, was to have expired next week, died to-day from…

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Begging Alms Old Man Sentenced. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 4

In the Adelaide Police court to-day John Grey, an elderly man, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for having begged alms…

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Smart Police Work

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

Acting upon complaints received as to careless use of fire, Constable Shipway. of the Wagga police yesterday went along the Narandera [?]…

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Alleged Theft Money in Pickle Bottle Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 4

On a Charge of having stolen £308 the property of her husband. Amy Pederson, who was arrested in Sydney, was committed for trial in the St…

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Child Murder Coroner's Comment Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

[?] Coroner, Mr. Fletcher, [?] holding inquests into death of [?] newly born female infants to-day [?] the number of on wanted newly…

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Committed for Trial for Theft, From Husband Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

On a charge of having stolen £308, the property of her husband, Mrs. Amy Pederson, who was arrested in Sydney, was committed for trial at…

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Died in Gaol on Eve Of. Release Goulburn

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 4

Alexander Victor Gett, whose sentence of five years’ imprisonment in Goulburn gaol, was to have expired week, died to-day of Bright’s…

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Murder of Sirdar Ninth Execution Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Fahmey Bey, who was sentenced to death for his part in the murder of Major General Lee Stack, Governor General of Lee Stack, and Sirdar of…

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Sindar's Murder Fahmy Bey Hanged London, Dec. 30

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

A Ca[?]ro message states chat fahmy Bey was hanged to-day he displayed remarkable sang frold, even assisting his gaolers to…

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Supreme Court Writs Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 4

The official returns made available to-day show that during the year 6630 write were issued out of the Supreme Court, or four less than in the…

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Wagga Court House Statistics for 1928

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

The following statistics of business dealt with at the Court House, Wagga, for 1926, were last night supplied by Mr. S. R. T .Allen, acting Clerk of…

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Newspaper Tax Opposed Appeal to High Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

The daily newspaper have decided to appeal to the High Court of Australia against the Newspaper Tax of ½d per copy. The writ was…

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Amazing Burglary Harrods Great Stores in London the Scene Burglars Get Away with £10,000 of Jewellery Modern Alarms, Patrols and Watchmen Audaciously Beaten London. Dec 30

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

Harrod's, the great departmental store at Knightsbridge, was the scene of one of London's most audacious robberies last night…

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Newspaper Tax Dailies Issue a Writ Appealing to High Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 1

The daily newspapers of Sydney have decided to appeal to the High Court against the Newspaper Tax of a halfpenny per copy…

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Police Car Smash Collision with Tax Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 3

The police patrol car driven by Constable J. C. Griffiths, in turning from Elizabeth street into Cleveland street, Redfern. at 3.15 a.m…

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French Barrackers. Football Ground Rushed. Police Protect Referee. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

Disgraceful scenes occurred at the conclusion of the Rugby football match between France and Ireland. A section of the spectators, who were…

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Joan Smith's Death Police Difficulties Seeking for Proofs Broken Hill

The Daily Express · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

Detective Sergeant Anderson has arrived from Sydney to assist in unravelling the mystery of the death of John Smith…

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Joan Simth's Death. No Proof of Cause. Police Task Difficult. Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

Detective Sergeant Anderson has arrived from Sydney to assist in unravelling the mystery of the death of Joan Smith. whose body was found…

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Double Gaol Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

Two young men, named Pilkington and Wallace, escaped from the Begs goal last night by breaking through the iron bars in the window of their cell…

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Police Court. Friday, December 81. (Before Messrs Sallivan and Riworthy. J' s.p.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 3

Harry Howditch v. Rhenben Morton, for using threatening language, Defendast plasded not gulity. Constable Wilson deposed: About…

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