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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 44 of 100

Police Court Saturday Before Mr. Denton, J.P. Missing chaff

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

Three strangers. Reginald Guerney Martin, Albert James smith, and James Ryan were charged with stealing chaff from a bin on the property…

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Assault on Girl Two Hen Arrested Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

Charles Barker, aged IS years, a farm worker, and Reginald Thompson, aged 21 years, a bookkeeper, have been arrested by the police and charged with…

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Timber Dispute Mass Picketing Workers Jeered While Under Police Guard SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

Escorted by police, who were present in great strength, workers were not molested when they finished work yesterday at Hudson's timber yards…

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Fires in Sydney Mercery Shop Outbreak Police Search Fob Man Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused by a fire at Pierce's mercery shop, Haymarket last night. The outbreak was preceded by an explosion. When the…

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Assault Allegation Crowd Assails Court Perth

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

A crowd of over 1000 congregated out-side the Rowe-street Police Court to-day to see Charles Barker, aged 18 years, and Reginald Thompson, aged…

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Alleged Theft of Motor Cycle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

A young man, Leonard William Christian, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., with having stolen a…

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Fined for Assault Bus Employee Attacked

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 6

Robert Ball pleaded guilty at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before lir. D. F. Parker, P.M., to a Charge of having assaulted Leslie John Forbs…

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Police Court Thursday, July 19 (Before Mr. D. J. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

William Simpson v. Ernest C. Hough, claim for wages. The case was dismissed. P.P. Board v. Frederick B…

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Stolen Goods Ex-constable Charged Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 4

At Newtown court to-day William Thomas Holmes 34, who, it is alleged, was a former police constable, was charged with receiving goods…

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Assault Charge Dog Bites Constable Element of Doubt

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Before Mr. D. F. Parker. P. M. at Wagga Police Court yesterday, Edwards James Lugton pleaded not gully to charges of drunkenness and [?]…

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Police Force Grows Sydney, [?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

The Chief Secretary Mr. Cha[?]ey said to-day that during the year ended June 30, [?] police and been added to the force last…

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Additions to Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, said yesterday that since June 30, 231 additional police had been added to the force. Last month 50 new recruits…

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Municipal Valuation Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Valuation Court was opened yesterday before Mr. D. P. Parker, P.M., when agreements which had been arrived at, and some…

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Men Before Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day, four men appeared as the result of the disturbance outside Hudson's timber yards on Friday. All were remanded…

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Timber Dispute J. S. Garden and Others Charged with Conspiracy SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

In conucction with the timber industry dispute the sydney police have arrested five leaders of the strikers and have charged them with…

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Trotsky Blames Secret Police London, July 22

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

Trotsky, in a letter to the “Daily Herald” from Constantinople alleged that the decision of the Government not to admit him to England…

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Dog Bites Constable Assault and Drunkenness Charges Defendant Gets the Benefit of the Doubt

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 6

Edward James Lugton appeared at the Wagga Police Court before Mr. D. P. Parker, P.M., yesterday, charged with having been found drunk in a…

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Wounded Man Walks Into Police Station Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Complaining that he had been stabbed while in the gardens, Joseph Monar, aged 29 years, walked into the North Melbourne police station…

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Wounded Man Walks into Police Station MELBOURNE,Tuesday

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

Commplaining that he had been stabbed while in the gardens. Joseph Monar, 29, walked into the North Molbourne Police station last night…

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Police Craft Alleged Pawnbroker and Stolen Goods Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Sensational evidence was given at Darlinghurst quarter sessions to-day when Mark Abel Grace, pawnbroker, was charged with having received…

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