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Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 100

Assault on Trainer Two Men Held Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8

When the steamer Katoomba arrived at Port Adelaide today, a man was arrested in connection with an assault on William Tindall, horse trainer, at…

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Charge of Murder Italian Acquitted Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8

Guiseppe Guiliano, who was charged with having murdered Matteo Sabatino, was to-day found not guilty and acquitted. It was alleged that Guiliano…

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Aborigine Captured Alleged Murder of Settler Alice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8

Willabeta Jack, who is alleged to have murdered Harry Henty, a settler, in December, and for whom the police have been searching for several months,…

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Attempted Blackmail Married Woman Charged Money Demanded by Menaces Man Loses Employment SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 1

Lily Eldred, aged 36 years, married, pleaded guilty at the Darlinghurst Court to-day on a charge of having demanded money by menaces from…

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Rural Wage Withdrawal From Arbitration Court Comment on Government Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 4

The decision of State Government to withdraw rural workers from the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court was the sole topic in political and…

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Breaks Gaol Prisoner Escapes at Tumut

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 3

Anybody see a half-caste, 5ft. 11 in. high, 10 to 11 stone in weight, dressed in grey trousers, dark serge coat, tan boots?…

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Students' "Rag" Police Court Sequel Deputation to Lord Byng London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2

As a sequel to Hie Caxton Hall "rag," When 200 students broke up a meeting for the abolition of vivisection, taxi-cab loads of students filled…

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Broke Into Factory Then Informed Police Man's Desperate Act Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2

A man walked into the city watch house yesterday miming and said that he had broken into a factory at South Melbourne and wanted to the looked up…

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Alleged Hold-up Cafe Proprietor's Scare Screams for Police Tamworth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2
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A sensational story of an alleged hold-up and attempted robbery by two armed men was told to the police by Dionisios Panarrettos, a Turkish ca[?]o…

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Stolen Motor Car Stern Police Chase Man and Woman Arrested SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 1

A man and woman who, it was alleged, were riding in a stolen sedan motor car, were arrested by the police early this morning after a chase…

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Student Expelled From Teachers' College Sequel to Court Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 2

Thomas Temperley, aged 19 years, who was fined at the Central Police Court recently on a charge of riotous behaviour in connection with the…

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Death After Thrashing Allegations of Brutality Man Charged with Murder Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 1

The inquest resumed to-day into the death of Albert Foster, aged 11 years, who died in the Castlemaine Hospital on June 17 after allegedly…

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Housebreaker Sentenced Admits 23 Offences Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Judge Winneke, in the Court of General Sessions to-day, sentenced Albert Bradshaw, aged 33 years, to seven years' imprisonment. Brardshaw…

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Bertie Kaye Charged Committed to Wagga Quarter Sessions

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 3

At the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, before Messrs. Sullivan and Stribley, J's.P., Bertie Kaye, on remand, was again before…

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"Master Mind" Caught But the Other Got Away Youth Fined for Orange Stealing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 3

"There is not the slightest doubt that the other two men were the 'master minds'," said Sergeant Thomson, in the course…

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Items of News Light Court Business

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Yesterday for the second Monday in succession, the business at the Wagga Police Court was transacted within half an hour The cases were only of a…

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British Government Co-operation with Dominions Australia and World Court London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic correspondent says that members of the Cabinet are anxious to dispel the suspicion that the Labor Government must…

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Shire Appeal Court Thursday. June 20. (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 3

The Police Magistrate gave his reserved decision in the appeal by Herald Thomas Scilley against the…

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Municipal Valuation Court Thursday and Friday (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 1

Alex Brown, Martha Cults and Sabina Roach (two properties), Matthems and Dangar(two properties), Chas. R. Scurrah, and the trustees of…

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