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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Boy Chared With Murder. Joan Smith’s Tragic Eno

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 6

The police have arrested James [?] (16[?]) are char[?]ed his with the [?] off Joan Smith. He was remanded un[?] January 10…

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Safety First a Police Bulletin Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

A police traffic bulletin issued to-day, referring to the number of holiday, accidents, deplores the fact that safety-first rules had been…

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Fair Rents Court the Year’s Work Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

The annual report of the Fair Rents Court for the year ended December [?] shows the total number of applicants received was [?]1; compared…

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Treaty Ports Evacuated. Shanghai Quiet. Extraordinary Court Judgments. Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

As a precautionary measure all the foreign women and children in Hankow, Tchang and Kiu-Kiang were evacuated last night. Two steamers,…

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Attempted Burglary Man on Shop Roof

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 6

A daring attempt at burglary was committed on the Cash Store, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hewitt, of Edward street, Wagga, at 2 o'clock on…

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Quick Police Work

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

It was reported to the Wagga Police yesterday that a saddle had Seen stolen during the parvenus night front Mr. Tilden’s slaughteryards at…

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£1000 In Notes.. Alleged Theft From Bankk Sydney, Friday.r

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 4

In the Central Police Court to-day Arnold Pemberton Walker, aged 34 years, Was charged with having stolen 200 five-pound Commonwealth notess…

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Theft From a Child Gave 8d for Two £5 Notes Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 8

Whiles walking along a street in North Sydney of[?] Wednesday a 7-year-old boy offered two £5 notes to Sydney Hobert Rea, aged 30, a painter…

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A Serious Charge Police Have No Evidence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

After having been [?] on five previous [?] on a charge of hav-ing assaulted a young woman with intent to commit a criminal offences, [?]…

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Newspaper Ta[?] Referred to Fill Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

The application by the city daily newspapers to restrain the Government from imposing a newspaper tax was before the Chief Justice in…

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Police Case Or[?]ped on Charge Against Brauner Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

Having been [?]del on [?] previous occa[?]ns on a charge of having assa[?]led [?] women with Intent to commit criminal [?]…

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Newspaper Tax. Legal Battle Begins. Case Referred to Full Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 8

The legal battle between the Sydney newspapers and the Lang Government, to test the legality of the newspaper tax, began in the High Court of…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

Arthur Trussell, Bert Ogllvie, and James O'Brien were fined 10/ and court costs 8/, or 24 hours, for keeing unregistered dogs…

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Alleged Assault. Three Men Injured Young

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

Three youths were arrested all Wombat on a charge of having assaulted Luke Robert [?] a well-known grazier, and his son, Luke Tierney, and…

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Wombat Assault Three Youths Arrested YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 7
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Three youths were arrested at Wombat on a charge of assaultive Luke Robert Tierney, a well-known grazier, his son Luke Tierney, and an…

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Old Murder Recalled Loeb and Leopold Sued New York, Jan. 7

The Daily Express · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

A Chicago message states that Loeb and Leopold the youthful murders, were suer, for 100,000 dollars, by Charles Ream, chaffeur, and charged…

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Gaol Typhoid Outbreak Five Prisoners Now in Hospital Another Case Admitted Saturday Bacteriologist Seeking Cause of Trouble GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 1

IF THE epidemic of typhoid fever at the Goulburn Gaol is not soon combated, the Isolation block at the Goulburn District Hospital…

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Fined for Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

J. G. Rich, of Dhulura, proceeded against Augustus M'Inty[?] for having assaulted him at the Wagga railway wheat dump on December 20. M'Inty[?]…

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Assault Quarrel Over Money

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 2

Arising out of a dispute in cc[?]nection with [?] afeged to be owing. Augustus Archibald McIntyre, a lahore, appeared at the. Wagga…

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