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Courts & crime, 1927

1,628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 82

Sentenced To Death Foreign Legion Deserter

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

A message from Casablanca, Morocca, states that Kelms, a German who deserted from the French Foreign Legion to join Abdel-Krim's Riff army,…

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Bigamist Sentenced a Notorious Imposter Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

To-morrow Alexander Westland Robertoson, aged 27 years, was to have led a girl into a bigamous marriage, according to evidence given at the…

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Wharf Pilfering Three Men Sentenced Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

At Darlinghurst sessions to-day three men were sentenced for steeling goods from the wharves, namely Frank Donnelly labor[?] two years,…

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Alleged Fraud Solicitor Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

Harry Waldemar Baum, solicitor, who was brought back from Port Said under police escort, arrived at Sydney…

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Railway Officers Leave Federal Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

In the Federal Arbitration Court today Sir John Quick grained the application by Mr. Conat[?]gioe who appeared for the N.K.W. bracon of the…

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Railway Officers Withdrawal From Arbitra-tion Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 4

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day Sir John Quick granted an application by Mr. Connington, who appeared for the New South Wales branch…

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Items of News Fruit Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

At Mildura (V.) last week a man named Frederick Higgia was sentenced to imprisonment for one month on a charge of having stolen growing fruit…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

John Thomas Quinlan and Ernest Edward Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to being found on the Star Hotel, at 11.15 on a Saturday night,…

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Arrested at Gaol Gates. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

George Collins was arrested outside the gates of Goulburn Gaol, from which he had been released yesterday. At the Police Court a charge…

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Murder Suspect Found Dead Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

J. Thomas who was wanted for the murder of Mrs. Martin and her son at a Fremantle hotel on Monday night last, was found yesterday dead in…

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Wanted for Murder Man Found Dead Perth

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

J. Thomas who was wanted for the murder of Mrs. Martin and her son, at a Fremantle hotel, on Monday night was yesterday found dead in…

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Items of News Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. T. W. Cohen. P.M., two residents of Wagga were fined for having allowed stock to stray in the street…

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What Is a Common Gaming House? Police Magistrate Puzzled Albury

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

Two points puzzled the police magistrate at the court to-day. They were:— (1) Are banker and poker unlawful…

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Rum Running Mayor Imprisoned City Governed From Gaol New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

A message from Edgewater, New Jersey, states that arrangements are being made so that flic Mayor, Alderman Henry Wisel, who was sentenced…

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Fruit Raiders Police Catch Two Grape Stealers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

At the Leeton Police Court on Saturday last, February 12, Raymond Thomas, aged 21 years, and Sydney Michael Claude Miller, aged 18 years…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Britz, J.P. Alleged Forgery

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

Clarence Hall Smithson, 37, was charged by warrant with forgery. Mr. Taylor for defendant. The police tendered the warrant…

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Railway Increase Refused by Federal Court Rise of 3/ Asked for Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

In reserved [?]udgement given to-day the Deputy President of the Arbitration Court, Sir John Quick recited the claim of the Australian…

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Charge of Stealing

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. J. Daley, J.P., John Edward Hodge (18), was charged with having stolen a bicycle, valued at…

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Money and Murder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 6

How many murderers have died as wealthy as was the Chinese, Lock Ah Tam, of Liverpool, who, it is announced, left £12,000? Very few. Not…

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Murder Trial Ends Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 3

The trial of George Devitt, charged with the murder of Emma Hill, aged 17, who was found dead with her throat cut in Alexandra Avenue, on…

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