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Courts & crime, 1927

1,628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 82

Fair Rents Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 5

The first case under the jurisdiction of this Court in this district came before Mr Soane, P M., at the local Court House last Tuesday…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. K. M. Dash, J.P. Alleged Larceny as a Bailee

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 2

John Bagot, who was serving a small sentence "under the vag," was again in the dock, this time charged with larceny, as a bailee, of £25/4/,…

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Police Court. Thursday, August 4. (Before Mr. Harrison, P.m.). Assault

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

The case-McAllster v. Broadhurst-which was tried at an earlier court, when Broadhurst was committed for trial, was reduced to one…

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Tumut Police Court Tuesday, August 2 Alleged Embezzlement

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 4

Norman Cecil Adams was charged that, on June 10, 1927, being then a clerk to the Council of the Municipality of Tumut, he did, by virtue of his…

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Rand Wants Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A.. recently asked the Commissioner of Police, on behalf of the Band branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, that a…

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Griffith Court House

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3

If funds can be provided it is hoped to make an early start with the erection of Griffith Court house. This was the text of a letter to…

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Canecutters' Strike Murder of Picket Innisfail (Q)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day concerning the death [?] a strike picket, Jack Hynes, who was shot dead on the night of July [?]. Joseph Ste[?]ne one of the strikers said…

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Tumbarumba Courts Thursday, July 28, 1927. Before D. F. Parker, Esq., P.M. POLICE

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

Police v. Jos Mullins, illegally on licenced premises after bones-- Withdrawn. Wilham Alfred [?], stealing…

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Elderly Wan Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 3

John M'Farlane, aged 68 years, who was sentenced at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to three years' penal servitude on seven charges of false…

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Labor and the Court Engineers' Defiant "Will Go to Gaol" SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 8

Although no further development in connection with the engineers trouble has occurred, it is stated that the men at their mass meeting on Sunday may…

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Police Bribed Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 8

Following on the consideration of a report by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Leane, Detective V.E. Melbuish, and Constables C.R. Dedman, W.H…

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Objectionable Customer Restaurateur Charged with Assault. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

The proprietor of a Campbell-street restaurant was arrested last night and charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on a man who had…

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Alleged Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

Robert Buckley was charged with assaulting, on 23rd July, William John O'Dare. Defendant applied for an…

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City Burglary Cash Taken, But Jewels Left SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 1

At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, Constable Hume found the front door of W. Kerr's jewellery shop, in George street, open and the glass…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

Arthur Jackson pleaded guilty to allowing, certain liquid from the soap works to run out of the property. Mr. Vaughan, for defendant, said…

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£825 SHORTAGE Griffith Book-Keeper Charged GRIFFITH

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 1

George Roy Moxey Michael, formerly book-keeper at the Griffith Co-operative Society, was before the Griffith Police Court on a charge of…

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An Altered Cheque Postal Employee Charged GRIFFITH

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 1

Stanley John Joseph Freeman was charged at the Griffith Police Court on two counts, the misapplication of money received by him in the course…

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"Two-up" School Police Make 44 Arrests Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

The police last night raided an elaborately fitted up and carefully guarded "two up" school in a building in Lonsdale-street, opposite the Melbourne…

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Court Defied "Class-biased Order" Engineers Determined Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the Sydney branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union it the Trades Hall to-night passed a resolution endorsing the action of the…

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Police Court. Thursday, August 4. (Before Mr. Cohen, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 3

Sidney O. Plummer was fined 5/, together with 8/- court costs, on a charge of failing to return an expired motor vehicle license…

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