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Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 100

Timber Trouble Court Proceedings SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

The 14 men who were arrested on Saturday during a clash between unionists and police near Hudson's timber yards appeared at the Glebe…

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Goes to Gaol Secretary of Dried Fruits Board Acted on Ministerial Order Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

The Full Court lo-day upheld the committul to prison of Leonard Boiten, Secretary of the South Australian Dried Fruits Board, for conremnt of Court…

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Contempt of Court Appeal Dismissed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 7

The Full Court of High Court to-day on appeal upheld the committal to prison of Leonard Botten, secretary of the South Australian Dried Fruits…

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Contempt of Court "Labor Daily" Fined £300 SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 8

Holding that there had been real Bad substantial interference with the court of Justice in the publication of certain articles, the Full Court…

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Contempt of Court "Labor Daily" Fined Interference with Course of Justice Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

Holding that there had been a real and substantial interference with the course of justice by the publication of certain articles, the Stale Full Court…

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Alleged Conspiracy Union Leaders Charged Mass Pickets' Demonstration SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 1
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Inspector Mackay was further cross-examined at the Central Police Court to-day regarding what occurred on Saturday at the mass picketing…

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Katoomba Robberies Police Discoveries Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 2

Detectives inquiring into several robberies which have occurred at boarding houses on the Blue Mountains, found a quantity of goods hidden in a…

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After Six Years Husband Charged Murder with Wife Left Him at Wagga Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 3

The City Coroner opened an inquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the death of Marion Zelena Pearson, who died six years ago, and…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Harrison P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 2

Charles Kremen, a Dutch sailor pleaded gully to being drunk using indencent language and behaving in a disorderly manner on the Sydney…

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Stealing Dried Fruit Another £20 Fine

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 3

At the Leeton Potty Sessions Court on Tuesday, before Mr. D.F. Parker, George Edward Fogden. pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Alleged Poisoning Six-year-old Case Husband Charged With Murder a Visit to Wagga Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 5

The City Coroner, Mr. May, to-day opened an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Marion Zellina Pearson, who died six years…

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Cocaine Traffic Police Agent Sells to Police Agent Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

Several more cases relating to the possession of cocaine were heard at the Central Court to-day. One was a peculiar case, in which two young…

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Hit and Run Motorist on Murder Charge Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

The police to-night arrested a young man at Turramurra in connection with the death of Mrs. Marion Parker, who was knocked down…

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Dramatic Note China to United States Soviet Charged with Plotting Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

In a dramatic Note to the United States to-day China charges the Soviet with fomenting a plot for assassination and world-wide revolution…

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Missing Man Letter to Police Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

The North Sydney police to-day received a letter from a resident of Northbridge, who said it was sent last night, in which the writer said…

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Death of Henry Skinner Coroner’s Inquest Verdict Of MURDER

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 3

The Inquest into the death of Henry Kaley Skinner who was discovered badly injured at the Coolamon Hotel on the evening of August 8, and who…

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Alleged Suicide Police Search for Body Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

An intensive search was made this morning along The Gap in connection with the alleged suicide of a man who was believed to have jumped over the…

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Threat of Suicide Strange Letter Police Search for Body Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 3

The North Sydney police today received a letter from a resident of Northbridge, who said that it was sent to him last night. The writer said…

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Federal Court the Abolition Bill to Take Effect Next July Canberra

The Daily Express · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

The bill, by which the Government seeks to abolish the Federal Arbitra[?]on Court and to evacuate the field at arbitration except for the maritime…

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