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Courts & crime, 1928

1,194 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 60

A £5 Note Theft Charge Dismissed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 1

Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, Vincent Massey pleaded not guilty to a charge of having stolen £5 from…

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Extra Police Further Protection Sought

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 December 1928 · page 1

Following a suggestion made in the "Irrigator" that, the large influx of itinerant workers during the fruit harvesting so greatly added to the…

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Sought by Police Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 4

When the name of the Walter Eastland, aged 43 years, company director, was called at the City Court today he failed to appear. He was charged with…

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Shot by Hindus Murder at Lahore, Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 4

J. V. Saunders, aged 21 years, a European assistant to the Superintendent of Police at Lahore, was brutally murdered when leaving his office…

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Shot by Hindus Murder at Lahore CALCUTTA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1928 · page 1

J. P. Saunders, 21, a European assistant to the Superintendent of Police at Lahore, was brutally murdered when leaving his office last night…

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Theft of Motor Car

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1928 · page 4

A motor car, owned by Mr. C. Bye of George street, Junee, was taken from in front of his residence on Tuesday night after 11 o'clock. Its…

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General Telegrams Alleged Criminal Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1928 · page 2

Thomas Clarke and John Hooper, laborers, were charged at the Burwood Police Court to-day with having attempted in ca[?]t criminal assault…

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Solicitor Charged Misappropriation Alleged Women's Evidence of Loss Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1928 · page 1

When Percy David Wynne, aged 44 years, solicitor, was charged at the Central Police Court today on five counts of fraudulent misappropriation…

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Alleged Theft of Motor Car

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1928 · page 2

While attending to some business, Mr. Clement Foulder, of Wagga, parked his Chevrolet motor car in Kincaid Street at 2.15 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon…

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Darlinghurst Assault Appeal Adjourned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1928 · page 8

The appeal of William Smiley against his conviction and sentence to six months' imprisonment for the brutal assault of two men during a…

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Parkes Assault New Trial Ordered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1928 · page 8

The Full Court of Criminal Appeal to-day ordered a new trial in the case in which Bertie Littler, Walter Harold Littler, and Arthur Callaghan…

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Damaged Coffins Youth Charged at Geelong Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1928 · page 8

Following the arrest of a man in connection with desecration at the Geelong cemetery, where the Armitage family [?]t was entered and coffins…

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Alleged Murder Young Man Remanded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1928 · page 8

Sydney Smith, aged 26 years, laborer, who was charged with having murdered Ernest Neville at Marrickville on December 13, was admitted to…

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Application Refused A.W.U. Organiser to Remain in Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1928 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Long-Innes in the Equity Court today application was made on behalf of James Joseph Mahoney, organiser of the Railway Workers' Industries…

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Minimum Reduced Height of Police Recruits Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1928 · page 4

The Chief Secretary Mr. Bruntnell, has approved of 5ft. 9in, being regarded. In future, as the minimum height for police recruits. This is a reduction of half an inch…

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Woman in a Car Man Charged with Abduction Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1928 · page 5

Constable Manning on Saturday arrested a man on a warrant and charged him with having, on December 10, unlawfully deprived a young…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1928 · page 4

The police and court officials were busy during the holidays. Yesterday 32 persons were charged with various offences, mostly drunkenness, on…

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Alleged Theft

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1928 · page 5

Charged with having stolen a jar containing raspberry essence from H. Barns, Riverina wine vaults, Baylis street, Wagga, on Saturday, Roy…

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Police Hoaxed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1928 · page 1

The Marrackville police to-night received telephoned information that a man had been murdered in a house at Dulwich Hill. The police were…

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Wagga Assault Case Men and Women Involved Fines Imposed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1928 · page 7

George Roberts, aged 34 years, was charged before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court on Monday with having unlawfully assaulted…

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