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Courts & crime, 1927

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Police Court Yesterday Afternoon. Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Petty Larceny

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

Three strangers who had served a week in the local lockup, "under the vag," got out on Monday, and were immediately re-arrested on other…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

Mr. H. T. Adams, P.M., held the Quarterly Licensing Court at Wagga yesterday. Inspector Parker reported that all the hotels in the Wagga…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, August 8. (Before Mr. H. T. Adams, P.m.) Traffic Breaches

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 6

For having driven motor vehicles lifter sunset with only one headlight, Horace Stanley Wetland, John Bailey, and Andrew Grainger were each fined…

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Court Disobeyed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 2

Fitters at the State Electricity Commission's, works at Yallourn insist on working only 44 hours, despite Judge. Dethrldge's order that they must work…

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Constables Charged West Australian Massacre Case Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

The hearing of the case in which Constable Regan and St. Jack are charged in connection with the alleged messacre of aborigines in the East…

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Arbitration Court Should Unions Withdraw? Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

The Victorian branch of the Carpenters' Union passed a revolution that it would take of its members on the question of withdrawing from…

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"Cradle Snatchers" Police Report on Moral Tone Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Brigadier-General Blamey) deputed a constable to see the play, "Cradle Snatchers," which is being produced, and…

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Radio in Gaol. What Prisoners Like

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 4

With respect to the recent proposal to have radio receiving sets installed in New South Wales prisons, it is reported that some time ago a…

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New Police Quarters Tender Accepted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 3

Messrs. C. Hardy and Co., Wagga, were informed yesterday by the Department of Public Works that their tender of £9988, the lowest received,…

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Theft of Cars

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 3

Motor thieves appear to be [?] busy than ever in Sydney city and suburbs. Almost, daily there are reports of stolen cars and even more…

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Wagga Electorate Revision Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

Mr. H. T. Adams, P.M. presided over the Electoral Electoral Revision Court held at the Court House yesterday. The lists of electors for the Wagga…

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Warsaw Murder Kowerda Struck with Crowbar London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 2

The British United Press Association's correspondent at Warsaw states that while in the prison yard Boris Kowerda, who wag sentenced to…

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Heart Seizure Delays Court Case

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

Applying for an adjournment in a small debts case at Griffith court last week, in which George Louez was the plaintiff and J. T. Barnett the…

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Stolen Two Years Ago Youth Charged at Griffith. Released on Behaviour Bond

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

Over two years ago a five pound note was stolen from John Elliott, at Ballingall. The sequel to the theft was the appearance of A. E. Gribble…

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Sydney Murder Police Baffled Clients to be Interviewed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 1

The murder of Daniel Robert Condon, money lender, at Sutton Chambers, Pitt-street, city yesterday is still shrouded is still. The detectives…

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Respite for Italians Victory for Defence Appeal to Full Court LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 1

Counsel for Nicoia Since and Bartolemeo Vanzettl, Italian Communists under sentence of, death tor the murder of a factory paymaster in 1920,…

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Alleged Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

William John O'Dare proceeded against Robert Buckley, alleged assault and occasioning serious bodily harm…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

George Rowe a railway employee, was charged with stealing a case of apples, worth 23/, and a stretcher, worth £2…

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"We Will All Go to Gaol."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

It is threatened that if the engineers, summoned for non-observance of the Beeby Award, are imprisoned, other metal trades employees will…

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Industrial Court. TO-DAY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 2

Before Mr. Harrison, Industrial Registrar. Shop Girls Paid Less than the Award. Mick Deep pleaded guilty to paying…

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