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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 100

Reserves Judgment High Court in Contemt Case Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 1

The Full Court reserved its judgement in the application against the "Sydney Morning Herald" for alleged contempt by commenting in leading…

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Live Hare Coursing Bookmaker's Appeal Against Convictions. Dismissed by Full Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 8

The question of the legality or otherwise of betting at coursing meetings was once more decided by the Full Court…

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Ganmain Police Court. Assault and Malicious Damage

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 3

Archibald Gallagher appeared before Messrs. A. S. Gilbert and R. C. Meller, J’s.P. at the Ganmain Police Court on Monday to answer five…

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The Burglary

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

The bunch of keys left by the Shire Clerk in his office, and of which the burglars got possession, were private keys, and therefore, of no use to…

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Police Court Thursday. August v. 9. (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

Walter Bryant web charged with the furious riding of a horse to the danger of the public. Mr. Quirk appeared for defendant…

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Police Court Today Before Mr. Harrison P.M. Building Without First Obtaining Approval

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 3

M. J. Noonan mail driver, of Stock-inbingal, for whom Mr. Kinsey appear­ed was charged by the Jindalee Shire with erecting a building without first…

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Yanco Tennis Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 7

The tennis courts at Yanco were opened on Sunday morning last at 10.30 by the club's president. Mr. Pascoe. Visitors were in attendance…

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Police Thanked Mayors's Store Burgled

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

The Mayor referred to the busy traffic in Show Week in Wagga at the council meeting last might, and said that the police had done splendid…

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Triple Tragedy Murder and Suicide Coroner's Finding SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 5

The coroner at Brisbane Water, Mr. Kirkness, held an inquest today concerning the deaths of George Frederick Allsop, Isobel Johanna Hitc, and…

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Croydon Cases Police Still Active London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

Scotland Yard officially denies that the Croydon arsenic poisoning cases have been dropped. The matter is still in the hands of the Director of…

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Young Man's Mistake Thought Police Car Was Taxi

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 3

When he saw the police car patrolling Baylis street on Wednesday night, Patrick Joseph Devine, a stranger to the town, mistook it for a taxi and…

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Suburban Blocks Court Cancels Deal Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

The hearing concluded before Justice. Long Innes in the Equity Court to-day of a suit in which Donald Geoffrey Buckne[?]l, of Met[?]ul…

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School Teachers Death Complained of Tinned Peaches Finding of Murder QUEANEEYAN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 3

The [?] concerning the death of Alexander Bunilfeld a school teacher of Michelago, who died on August 1, and whose body was exhumed four…

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School Teacher's Death Complained of Tinned Peaches Finding of Murder Queanbeyan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Alexander Bunfield, a school teacher of Michelago, who died on August 4, and whose body was exhumed four…

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Contempt of Court Country Newspaper Cited Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 1
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APPLICATION was made to the Full Court yesterday for attachment of the Dubbo "Despatch" newspaper, on behalf of Robert…

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Alleged Contempt of Court Dubbo "Despatch" Rule Nisi Granted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 1

Application was made to the Full Court to-day for an attachment for contempt of court against the Dubbo "Despatch" newspaper, on behalf of…

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Michelago Murder Queanbeyan

The Daily Express · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 8

After Mrs. Ada Bunfield had been was committed for trial at Queanbeyan Coroner last night on a charge of having murdered her…

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Moonlite at Wantabadgery Brush with the Magistrate

The Daily Express · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 8

How the notorious Captain Moonlite and his gang were captured by Wagga and Gundagai police after a stern [?]ht in which a man was…

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Woman Sentenced Neglect of a Child Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Mary Kane was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. In pa[?]ing sentence, MR. Justice…

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