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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 100

Baby Seriously Injured Remarkable Circumstances Man Sent to Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Alexander Stone, aged 29 years, laborer, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having,…

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36 Years in Gaol Another Term of 18 Months SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

[?] Thursday, 62, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday on charges of forging and uttering. It…

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Thirty-six Years in Gaol Another Term of 18 Months Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Ernest Thurston, aged 62 years, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, on charges of forging and uttering. It…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Trotting Driver Acquitted Racecourse Dispute Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 4

The case in which William Clear, driver of trotting horses was charged with having attempted to murder the secretary of the Northern Trotting…

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M.P. in Gaol Serious Offence Alleged Re-arrested After Release on Bail Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Louis Huger, the youngest member of the Canadian House of Commons, is in gaol awaiting the result of an application to the Supreme Court of…

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Grazier's Income Suit in Divorce Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. Justice James, in the Divorce Court to-day, refused an application for an adjournment on behalf of Leslie William Friend, a grazier in the…

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Attempted Murder Ship's Steward Burned by Caustic Potash Officer Suffering From Acid Poisoning Colombo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

A fiendish attempt at murder made aboard the liner Mooltan, was reported on the arrival of the vessel at Colombo to-day…

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Police Attacked Wild Scenes at Annandale SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

Wild scenes were witnessed at Annandale on Saturday night when a number of men engaged in a brawl at the corner of Booth and Johnson…

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Police Attacked Wild Scenes at Annandale Passer-by Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 5

Wild scenes were witnessed at Annandale last night when a number of men engaged in a brawl at the corner of Booth and Johnson streets. A…

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Police Court. Friday, March 1. Before Messrs. Sullivan and Stribley, J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

F. W. Dennis was charged with driving a motor car whilst under the influence of liquor, and also with not producing his license when…

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Audacious Theft Car Stolen and Wrecked Owner Deeply Distressed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

A most dastardly and contemptible act, one of the worst possible to contemplate, was perpetrated on Mr. W. Rankin when a bunch of…

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Alleged Serious Offence Man Charged at Wollongong Girl's Attempted Suicide Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

A sensational story was told at the Wollongong Police Court to-day when Charles Levett was charged with having committed a serious offence…

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Metal Trades Arbitration Court Case Adjournment Refused Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

Judge Beeby, in the Commonwealth Arbitrations Court to-day, refused an application for an adjournment of the metal trades case. Union…

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Russian Conspirators Arrested by German Police Newspaper Man's Ruse Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 1

Orloff, who was arrested yesterday, by the Berlin political police on a charge of conspiracy was one of the chiefs of the secret police in Russia…

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Senate Elections Exclusion of Ballot Papers Labor Candidates Apply to Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

Sitting as a Court of Disputed Returns, Mr. Justice Stark heard the appeal to-day of the Labor Sena[?] candidates for Victoria against the…

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Family Poisoned Four Victims Murder and Suicide Suspected Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 4

Breaking into a house at Auch[?]dewer to-day the police found the [?] of Alfred Edwood, [?], his wife and two children, a boy and a girl…

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Death of Young Man Father Accused of Murder Dunedoo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 3

Further particulars of the alleged shooting of Joseph Lever, aged 23 years, by his father, yesterday, show that the bay was an expert mechanic,…

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Foundering of Collier Marine Court Inquiry Improper Loading Responsible No Blame Attachable to Owners Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 4

The inquiry conducted by the Marine Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Annie M. Miller, which foundered between Bondi and the Sydney…

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Gundagai Police Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. Harrison, P.M., heard a few minor cases at Gundagai Police Court Monday, 4th March…

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