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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

1,628 stories in Riverina's papers · page 61 of 82

Ariah Park Police Court Monday, August 25, 1927(Before the P.M.)Straying Stock

Ariah Park News · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 4

M. Reid was fined £1 and 8/-costs for allowing a cow to stray upon Railway premises at Ariah Park…

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Small Debts Court

Ariah Park News · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 4

Young & Troy v Constable Young and Troy claimed £16/8/7 for meat delivered to Mrs Callaghan and booked to W…

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Darlinghurst Murder Death Sentence Passed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 2

Norman Clyde M'Pherson. aged 33 years, was charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day the murder of Martha. Quinn at Darlinghurst. The…

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Murders That Were Never Solved. Cases in Past Ten Years. Police's Difficult Jobs

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 6

During the past decade 199 cases of wilful murder have occupied the attention of N.S.W. police. Of these, seven still remain to be…

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Coolamon Police Court Assault at Bannock

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 3

At the Coolamon police court on Friday last, before Mr. H. L. Adan[?] Police Magistrate [?] Faderick Syled of Bannock, [?] [?]…

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Magistrate's Duty Must Administer [?] Law Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. Ferry, S.M., fining a [?] baker [?] to-day for having [?] between the [?] of [?] p.m. and 6 a.m. remarked "I have to…

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Charge of Theft Postal Assistant Committed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

James Dwyer aged 29 years, [?] assistant, was committed for trial today on a charge of having [?] the property of the…

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Newcastle Murder Second Trial Death Sentence Passed SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 1

HAVING BEEN granted a new trial, George Andrew Buckley, aged 52 years, miner, was again arraigned at the Central Criminal Court…

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Newcastle Murder Second Trial Death S[?] Passed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

Having [?]…

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Police Buildings Demolition Decided Making Acquisition Certain Council Takes No Risks

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 6

A letter was read at last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council, in which the Chief Secretary acknowledged the council's offer of…

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Football in China Brawls and Fights Police Clear Ground Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 6

A serious riot broke out here to-day at a football match for the championship of the Far East between China and Philippine Islands. The largest…

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General Telegrams Solicitor Charged Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 8

Alleged to have fraudulently omitted to account for £231, Ian Vallantine, solicitor, of Tamworth, appeared before the City Court to-day. Detective…

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Theft of Money an Unusual Story Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 8

A strange story was told in the City Court to-day when William Watt was charged with having stolen money from a young Englishman Frank…

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Coogee Murder Man's Alleged Statement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 3

A man who was arrested at Parramatta yesterday on a charge of having used threatening words to Constable S. Brown, is alleged to have said to…

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Picture Theatre Assault. Management Sued an Unusual Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 8

An unusual case was beard in the No, 1 Jury Court to-day when Herbert Campbell sued Union Theatres Ltd to recover £500 damages for alleged…

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The Elections Anti-soclialist Pact Mr. Bavin Sanguine "Insult to Police" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 4

The lender of the Opposition, Mr. Bavin, expects that the Nationalist and Country Parties will win at least 50 seats at the forthcoming election…

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Theft of Letters Charged Clerk Arrested Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

Since October, 1926, complaints have breen made by several Melbourne firms that cheques posted to them had been placed in banks under their names by…

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Assault and Robbery Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 3

Cecil Bell was walking to his home at Erskineville at 11 o 'clock lost night when he was accosted Ay three men, one of whom pointed a revolver at him…

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Police Court Before Mr. Denton, J.P. offence at Wallendbeen

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

Mathew John Williams was charged with being drunk and using language. Constable McKenzie said that…

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