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Courts & crime, 1927

1,628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 82

Revolver Shooting a Man Charged Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

Thomas Kelly, 36, a car proprietor was remanded at the Central court on a charge of having shot at Frank Frederick Hays with intent to do…

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Sentence Commuted Murder Appeal Dismissed Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 1

The Executive Council will to-morrow commute to imprisonment for the death sentence imposed on Albert Feltham, by Justice James on…

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Reinstatement of Police Strikers Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

The Victorian Government is considering a proposal for reinstating the police who were dismissed as the result of the police strike of four years…

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Murder at Warsaw Soviet Ambassador Victim Eight Shots Fired Warsaw

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

The Russian Ambassador to Poland was assassinated at Warsaw to-day by a Russian named Boris Kowocada, aged 19 years. The Ambassador was…

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Exciting Chase Motor Thieves Escape Police Car Grazes Tram Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

In on of the most exciting Pursuits experienced since its inception the No. 1 night police patrol early yesterday morning just falled to…

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Pastoral Industry Workers' New Claim Arbitration Court Considers SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 1
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At the hearings in the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday, before Chief Judge Dethbridge, of the claims of the A.W.U., for a new award in the…

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Memorial Gardens New Police Buildings Probable Correspondent In May Estimate Called for

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 1

The site of the police buildings on the bank of the Wollundry Lagoon is not likely to be available for memorial gardens purposes until May of next…

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New Police Buildings the Plans Completed Work Expected to Soon Begin Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

The construction of new police buildings at Wagga, in place of the present buildings in Morrow Stree on the s[?]te of which the war…

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Assault Charge Young Man Charged GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 1

A charge of having assaulted Charles Nixon and occasioned actual bodily harm, was preferred against James Edward Tinham at the…

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Whose Sheep? Man Sent to Gaol

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 2

James Edward Hearne was sentenced to six months' hard labor at the cootamundra police court for having in his possession portion of a…

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Soldiers Club Diggers' League Proposal to Utilise Police Buildings

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 2

Now that ii bas been definitely decided to dem[?] the old police buildings in Morrow street in order to cleat the way for the Victory…

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Victorian Police Execution of Distress Warrants Reinstatement of Mutineers MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 2

A deputation from the Police Association to-day asked the Chief Secretary, Mr. Prendergast, to abolish the practice of using the police to execute…

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Warsaw Assassination Soviet Ambassador Shot Russian Youth's Act Revenge for Murder of Czar Warsaw

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 2

As the Russian Ambassador to Poland, M. Voikoff, was about to enter a train to proceed to meet M. Rosengolz, the former Soviet Charge…

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Russian Assassination Soviets Accusing Note to Poland Murder of Tsarist Family Recalled Ambassador Vokoff Declared As ' One of the Tsar's Murderers London, June 7

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 1

Warsaw reports that following the assassiantion of the Soviet Ambassador, Volkoff, the onlookers seized his assailant, Kowkerda, and Volkoff was…

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Sheep Stealing Case Five Men Charged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

At Narandera District Court, yesterday, five men. Donald Mooney Bowyer. David Stewart, Neville Samuel Reid, John Humphries and…

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Ganmain Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

At the Ganmain Police Court on Friday, June 3rd, before Mr. J. F. Ledgerwood, J.P., Albert Euzene Green arrested at Matong, pleaded…

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Coolamon Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

At the Coolamon police court on Wednesday last, before Messrs. A. W. [?] and P. Iverach, J’s.p., Thomas McGregor for using indecent language…

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Alleged Theft of Liquor

The Daily Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

Arrests were made at Gross Roads yesterday by Constables McMahon and Fitzgerald of two men, named Dale and Jones alleged to have…

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Trunk Murder Charge Against Clerk Used Match as Clue Police Methods LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

At the Westminster Police Court to-day the hearing of a charge of murder preferred against John Robinson, clerk, was resumed. Robinson is…

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