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Courts & crime, 1929

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Police Court To-day. Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Alleged Breaking and Entering

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

James Edward Hearne was charged with breaking and entering the premises of Messrs. Ryan. Inson Ltd., Cootamundra, with intent to steal…

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Alleged Murder Handicapper Arrested Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

Detectives to-day arrested Waller Wylie, aged 52 years, a trotting handicapper of Colac, on a charge of having murdered Andrew James…

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Alleged Sleating Former Constable Charged Robberies at Morgue Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

In the City Court today Charles Leslie .Stewart, aged 28 years, formerly a police constable, was charged with having stolen £4/10/, the property of…

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Fighting in Berlin Police and Communists May Day Outbursts Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

Although active police measure were taken to suppress May Day outbreaks during the day, late tonight the situation look a most serious turn in the…

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Echo of Bendigo Tragedy Thomas Walker's Estate Stepson Apples to Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 1

There was an echo in court to-day of the terrible tragedy near Bendigo last July, when Thomas Walker, a retired farmer, murdered his wife and two…

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Alleged Murder Handicapper Remanded Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 4

Walter Wylie, aged 52 years, a Hotting handicapper, was further remanded at the Colac Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Andrew…

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Youthful Lawbreakers Magistrate's Comment Lack of Parental Control SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

"Boys cannot be blamed for all the serious offences they commit. There must be something extraordinarily [?] in their homes," said Mr. Flynn, S.M.,…

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Cowardly Assault Two Mex Attacked Crowd Looks on Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 4

Shortly before 9 o'clock to-night in the presenece of a large number of persons, two timber workers were brutally assaulted by four men, who knocked…

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Wine Export Board Not an "Assault on Private Enterprise" Minister Emphatic Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 4

Strong exception was taken to-day by the Minister for Markets and Transport Mr. Paterson, to a statement which asserted that the Wine…

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Attacks on Police Judge Cohen's Defence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

During the hearing of a bribery case at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Judge Cohen defended the police. "There have been many attacks on the…

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Helen Wills to Be Presented at Court Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 1

Miss Helen Wills, the American tennis player, is to go to London October 8 to be presented at His Majesty's Court. This recalls the story…

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Alleged Stealing Accountant Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 1

Frederick Alfred Golden, aged 36 years, described, as an agent, was remanded at the Central Police Court on Saturday, on a charge of having stolen…

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Police Court Monday, May 6, 1929. Before Mr. Harrison, P. M. Industrial Cases

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 2

Chas McCabe pleaded guilty to not paying renewal for license on his cordial factory. The license fee overdue totalled 10/…

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Charges Against Police Casualties Among Civilians London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 2

Before the shooting of Mr. Mackay the "Daily Telegraph's" Berlin correspondent commented on the fact that casualties did not appear among the…

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Timber Trouble Frequency of Assaults Police Take Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 2

In consequence of the frequency of assaults on men working in the timber yards, either by strikers or others sympathising with them, detectives and…

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Brawl at Football Match Police Reinforcement Quell Disorder Four Men Arrested Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 3

Several persons were hurt and four men were arrested fallowing on a brawl at a football match between Fitzroy and North Melbourne at Fitzroy…

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Items of News Alleged Sheep Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2

Owing to the illness of Seigeant Davis, the case in which Ivan Spencer Beck, butcher, of Baylis-street, Wagga, is charged with having stolen 14 sheep,…

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Alleged Assault Two Men Discharged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 3

At the North Sydney Police Court to-day, Cecil Kinningworth, aged 23 years, and Philip O'Shea were charged with having assaulted Eva Smith with…

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Missing Boy Police Still Searching Grafton

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 1

The police are again searching to-day for Geoffrey Knott, aged 12 years, who has been missing since last Monday. Specimens found on the grass…

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Four Men Before Court Remands Granted

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2

Four men wore charged at the Central'Police Court to-day with having commit tod assaults on timber workers. Albert Phegan, aged 30 years;…

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