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Courts & crime, 1928

1,194 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 60

Bookmakers Disqualified Application to Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 4

Before Mr. Justice Mr. Fatrlane to-day Cornelius Richard O'Connell, bookmaker, of Mildura, claimed damages and sought to restrain the V.R.C. committee from…

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Maling's Sentence Appeal to High Court SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 1
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In the High Court of Australia yesterday the hearing was begun of the appeal of Silas Young Maling concerning certain constitutional issues…

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Disturbances at Goulburn Police Attacked Constable Fires Revolver GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 1

Shots were fired by a constable in order to quell a disturbance during the week-end. Constables Leahy and Bartley were walking past the…

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Disturbance at Goulburn Police Attacked Constable Fires Revolver Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 1

Shots were fired by a constable in order to quell a disturbance during the week end. Constables Leahy and Bartley were walking past the…

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Three Men Charged Alleged Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 3

At the Central Police Court today Sydney Alfred Mathews, aged 27 years, motor driver; John Morris, motor driver, and Joseph Reid, aged…

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Police Witnesses How They Are Protected Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 1

The precautions that the police take to prevent police witnesses being intimidated were explained today. Yesterday William Smiley was…

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Was It Murder?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 2

Suspicious circumstances surround the finding of the dead body of G. Freestone, a milkman, at South Brunswick, near Melbourne, near his…

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Local and General Bewley Found Guilty and Sentenced

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 2

At Cowra Quarter Session, before Judge Thompson, Thomas Bewley (34), formerly manager of the Cowra branch of the firm of R. H. Spike and…

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Man's Story of Assault Wife Sent for Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 1

At the Central Police, Court today Lilian Donnelly, aged 44 years, was commited for trial on a charge of having inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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Ganmain Police Court Tuesday November 18th an Assault Case

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 6

Before Messrs. Dan and Anderson J’S P Reginald Clive Gumbleton commonly known as Cheetham proceeded against Allured Edward Gumbleton of…

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Infant Strangled Finding of Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 1

The Parramatta Coroner today returned a verdict of wilful murder by some person or persons unknown at the conclusion of the inquest into the…

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Was Opium Smuggled? Wharfinger Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1928 · page 8

The nearing was resumed today of the case in which George Robinson Suaden. wharfinger, was charged with having removed opium from the steamer Changte without…

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Razor Gangster Five Years's Gaol Intimidation of Witness Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1928 · page 1

At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, William Smiley, who had been convicted of the assault of two Surry Hills residents, one of whom suffered a…

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Police Court Today Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Riotous Behavior

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 November 1928 · page 2

Charles Zanker pleaded guilty to the above. Constable Snellgrove stated: found defendant fighting, in Wallen…

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Industrial Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 November 1928 · page 2

Before the Industrial Court Bertram Oldfield was ordered to pay, by consent, Dennis Maher £12/13/6 as wages due, 2 guineas professional…

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Gelignite Plot Mysterious Message Gives Police Timely Warning Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 November 1928 · page 1

A mysterious voice over the telephone said to the Darlinghurst police, "You may not know my voice, but you know me." The voice then went…

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Lockhart Police Court. Unlawful Impounding. Plaintiff Succeeds

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 4

Before Mr. A. G. Hardwicke, Relieving Police Magistrate, Vivian Provan, farmer, Urangeline Soldier Settlment, prosecuted William…

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Reckless Motorist Gaol for 12 Months Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 3

At the Darlinghurst sessions to-day James Campbell Paterson, aged 31 years, was charged with having driven a motor car in a wanton manner…

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Escape From Gaol Prisoner Soon Recaptured MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 1

A prisoner, J. Bailey, escaped from Pentridge Gaol on Sunday morning, but he was recaptured alter a thrilling chase, during which four shots were…

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