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Courts & crime, 1928

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Assault Cases Darlinghurst Charge Bail Application Refused SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 5

Application was made to Mr. Justice, James in chambers to-day for bail for the five men committed for trial is connection with the Darlinghurst…

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Wife Murder Cleek Pleads Not Guilty Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

Alexander Lindsay Whittaker, age 82 years, a clerk, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on the charge of having murdered his…

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Wife Murder Clerk Pleads Not Guilty SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 1

Alexander Lindsay Whittaker, aged 32 years, a clerk, was pinced on trial at the Central Criminal Court yesterday on a charge of having…

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PUBLICAN v. Police. Police Say Publican Was Often Stupid Drunk. Publican Says Policeman was "Shik-kered."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 4

Although the police stated in evidence that William See, when licensee of the Mirrool Hotel, had often been "stupid drunk," and his…

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Wife Murder Charge Accused Gives Evidence Guilty of Manslaughter SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

When the hearing of the case in which Alexander Lindsay Whittaker was charged with the murder of his wife was resumed in the Central…

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"Murder of the Soul" Bed Sunday School Teaching "Vampires of the Devil" London, March 27

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

Mrs. Baldwin, carried away by her own eloquence, forgot to carry out the duty of opening a bazaar at Thornton Heath to secure funds to combat the…

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Appeal to High Court Against Farm Produce Act Question of Interstate Trade Raised Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

With the object of testing the validity, of the New South Wales Farm Produce Act William Boughley and Walter Musgrove on behalf of the…

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Against Farm Produce Act Question of Inter-State Trade Raised Appeal to High Court Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

With the object of testing the validity of the New South Wales Farm Produce Act, William Roughley, and Walter Mosgrove on behalf of the…

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General Telegrams Whittaker Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

Alexander Whittaker, who was convicted at the Central Criminal Court yesterday for the manslaughter of his wife was brought up for sentence…

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Mitcham Murder Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

The Mitcham murder trial was continued to-day. Kleinert. the accused giving evidence, emphatically declared that he got the blood on his…

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Police Court (To-day) Before Mr. E. Harrison, P. [?] Liquor Case

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

Patrick McGuigan was charged with supplying liquor to a prohibited person. Mr. Kinsey appeared for defendant,…

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Court of Appeal Wanted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 6

When the Public Service Association Conference resumed to-day a number of addresses were delivered in favor of a court of appeal for which,…

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Commission Penalises Citizenship Racecourse Trustees Receive Supreme Court Writ

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 5

Throughout the length and bread[?] of the State, the general complaint is the great lack of citizenship in all the towns of the State. Great…

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Tamworth Murder Condemned Man's Appeal Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 1

Cyril Thompson, who was convicted at the Tamworth Circuit Court of the murder of Frederick Thorley, and who was sentenced to death, appealed…

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Man From Nowhere. "Speed King" in Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

Lewis Lyle Bartlett, the motor record breaker, was defendant in two cases at Gundagai police court to-day. He was charged (1) with…

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Royal Oak Court-martial Some Remarkable Evidence Petty Incidents Recalled Admiral As Band Critic Alleged Insubordination LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

The Royal Oak court martial was opened with the reading of charges against Commander Darnel. The judge-advocate quoted from Commander…

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Police Court. Monday, April 2. Before Mr. Harrison, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Police v. Lewis Lyle Bartlett, for driving a motor car upon a public street at a speed dangerous, to the public ; also for failing to exhibit…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing to Be Heard at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

Thomas J. Clark, aged 37 years, was charged at the Central Police Court Sydney, March 21, 1928 that he did at Leeton, on or about 26th…

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Licensing Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Application for transfer of license of the Club House Hotel from J. J. Tracey to W. P. Hayes.—Granted. Mr. West for applicant…

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Industrial Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Frank Stevenson v. Eli Elphick, falling to pay to complainant in full £20/5/4, being balance of wages due under Builders' Laborers State…

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