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Courts & crime, 1927

1,628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 82

Condemned Italians Appeal to Full Court. Boston (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 4

Four Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, sitting as a full Bench, heard arguments in exceptions taken by counsel for Nieola Sacco and…

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Ga[?]main Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

(Before Mr. H. T. A[?] P.M.) At the Ga[?]main Police Court on 9th August the following cases were [?] w[?]:—…

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The Condon Murder Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

The strange behavior of a young man on one of the ferry boats was reported to the police, who are inquiring as the man's description some…

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Small Debts Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

G. M. Neilson made no appearance to answer the information laid by J. A. Downie and Co., that he was indebted to them for a sum of…

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Leeton Petty Sessions Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

The Petty Sessions Court, Leeton, was only opened for a few minutes on Wednesday morning, when the police magistrate, Mr. Adams, dealt…

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Triple Murder Charge Death Sentence Passed. Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

One of the most sensational trials in the history of South Africa concluded to-day when de Leeuw, the town clerk of a small Orange Tree State town,…

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Sydney Murder Reward Offered. Deteotive's Startling. Experience. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 1

The Commissioner, for Police, Mr. Mirchell, to-day recommended to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Gosling, that a reward of £250 be [?] for the arrest…

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Engineers' Dispute Settlement Terms Court to Sit on Tuesday Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

The terms for the settlement of the. engineers dispute were agreed to to-day by representative of the employers and employees at a conference with…

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Delibeate Faking Mr. Lang Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1927 · page 2

"The lengths to which the Premier. Mr. Lang, will go to misrepresent the platform of the Country party never had a better exemplification that to-day when he…

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Alleged Burglary

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court on Saturday before Mr. H. T. Adams, P.M., Murray Butcher, aged 41 years, was remanded for a week on charge of…

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Speed Cyclist's Police Raid While Test in Progress Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 3

The police went to Regent's Park yesterday, where motor cyclists were participating in an acceleration test, and took the names of about 50 riders…

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Speed Cyclists Police Raid While Test in Progress SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 3

The police went to Regent's Park yesterday, where motor cyclists were participating in an acceleration test, and took the names of about 50 riders…

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Italian Radicals Reprieve Sought Supreme Court Petitions Many Meetings of Protest WASHINGTON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 August 1927 · page 2

With the hour of the execution of Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, for the murder of a factory paymaster in 1920, rapidly approaching, their…

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Domain Speaker Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 4

Harry Meather[?]ingham, aged 30 years, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having addressed in the Domain yesterday an assemblage…

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Domain Speaker Charged Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 1

Harry Meatheringham, 30 was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having addressed in the Domain on Sunday, an assert…

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Conciliation Committees High Court Judgment. Chairman's Casting Vote. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 8

The High Court of Australia, in an important judgment to-day, decided that the chairman of a conciliation committee had a right to vote when…

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CONCILIATION High Court Decision Chairman has Casting Vote SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1927 · page 3

The High Court, in an important judgement yesterday, decided that the chairman of the Conciliation Committee had the right to vote when voting…

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Police Officer Bitten Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 4

Only one arrest tow made after n demonstration outside flip American Embassy. The charge against this man is "biting a police officer."…

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Geneva Riots Police and Communists Geneva

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 4

"The continuance of fierce ori[?]an feeling resulted in a hurried meeting of the Geneva State Council, which communicated with the Federal…

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Legal Wit Laughter in Court Jests by Judges

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1927 · page 6

Court trials are not always dry and baring. Now and again humor creeps into the proceedings says "Answers." "Is it the pleasure of the court that…

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