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Courts & crime, 1927

1,628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 82

Bogus Officer Police Arrest Man Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 2

Seven, [?] or files [?] probably will be [?] against a [?] who was arr[?] by Detectives Watkins Kennedy and [?] yesterday…

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Night Club Raid. Fashionable People in Court. Huge Profits From Liquor. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 1

Limousine after [?]drove up to the Marlborough-street Palice Court yesterday, dropping about 100 fashionable persons, who had been called…

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Police Court. Friday, January 14

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

Bernard Aherne was charged with stealing one suit case, a suit of clothes, one coat, three shirts, one razor, and one stove the property of…

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Police Court. Saturday, January 15

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

Basil Norton was charged with stealing the sum of £6 1s 6d, the property of Theo. Sotiros. Constable Patterson deposed that…

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Escapes From Gaol Robart

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

The Commission "which recently inquired into the escape of three prisoners from Hobart Gaol reports that there was no negligence, and that…

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Hobart Gaol Enquiry Hobart

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

A commi[?] which recently inquired ints the [?] of three pris[?] from Ho[?] report there [?] no [?] that [?]…

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Post Office Burglary Mail Matter Missing. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

When the postmaster at Enfield opened the premises this morning he found the mall room in disorder letters being scattered all over the floor…

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Manslaughter Charged. Motorist in Custody. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

The City Coroner today held an inquest into the death of Joan Barron, aged six years, who was knocked down and killed by a motor car at Waverley…

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Hard on the Police

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

Accused at the wagga Police Court yesterday of having been seen in the company of a [?]derly person, a defendant asked the Constable: “Do…

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Petty Debts Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 3

In the Petty Debts Court, Augustus | Archibaid M'Inlyre sought to recover from G. J. Rich, of Dhulur. 3/14/3, said to be due to him for…

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Wagga Police Court 1 Monday, January 17, . (Before Mr. T. W. Coben, P.m) Dangerous Driving

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 3

Thomas {?}borough, of Uranquiuty, pleaded not guilty to a charge' of having driven in a dangerous manner…

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No Money Foe Police Buildings

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., has been informed by the Public Works Department that, although the plans have been prepared for the new Wagga…

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Wagga Dropped Police Station Shelved Government Has “No Money” Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

Mr. M. Kilpatrick,M.L.A has been informed by the Public works Department that although plants had been prepared for the Wagga Police…

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Recent Disestrons Bosh Fires. INquiry at the local Court House. Railway Servants to Blame

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

At the court-house on Saturday Mr. Harrison, P.M., opened a court of enquiry touching upon the cause of the recent bush fires on 10th…

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State Cabinet. Many Subjects Discussed Another Supreme Court Judge. Marketing and Milk Bills. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

A long meeting of the State cabinet, was held to-day, at which many subjects were discussed. An amendment of the Supreme…

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House Broken Into Burglary at South Goulburn. GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

A thief or thieves broke into the residence of Mr. W. J. Bartlett on Sunday afternoon, but it has not yet been ascertained whether any…

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Constable Loses Temper. Fined for Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 3

At the Central Summons Court to-day [?] attached to the motor cycle brang of the police force, was fined £2, with £14 costs, for…

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Adelaide Murder the Boot Factory Case Adelaide

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

At the Adelaide police court to-day Ernest Edward Aistrope 28, was charged with having murdered James Flam[?] aged 64 at an Adelaide…

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Typhoid Epidemic Is it Spreading at Gaol? Another Prisoner Taken to Hospital GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

AFTER a lull of several days, there was a fresh development yesterday in regard to the typhoid fever epidemic at the Goulburn Goal…

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Young Woman's Death. London Police Mystified. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

The police are strenuously inquiring into the death of Mrs. Dorothy Rushton, a young woman, whose mutilated .body was found on the railway near…

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