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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 100

Malster Jolly Connections in Court False Pretences Charge Dismissed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 3

There was an echo of the Malster Jolly case at the Central Police Court to-day when Algie Crones, aged 38 years, was charged with false…

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Victorian Senate Elections Labor Candidates' Objection Petition to Hugh Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 5

Petitions which, in effect, declare that the return of the senators elected for Victoria at the last. Federal elections should be upset, were lodged in…

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Delivery of Liquor After Hours Novel Court Case Legal Wrangle Between P.M. and Solicitor YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

MUCH LEGAL wrangling enused in the Young Court, when the licensee of the Royal Hotel, Mr. Schofield, was proceeded against…

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Courageous Girls Three Young Women Capture a Burglar Surprised on Family's Return From a Funeral Two Held the Man While the Third Telephoned for the Police

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

Three young women captured, and handed over to the police a deeperable thief in Sydney on Monday, afternoon…

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Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

William Eaton, aged 29 years, and Joseph Howard, aged 52 years, appeared before Mr. M. Ryan, J.P. at the Wagga Police Court yesterday…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Victim's Condition Serious Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

Roy Bruhn, aged 24 years, baker, was remanded at the City Court to-day on a charge of having shot at Mona Ryan at Fitzroy on Monday…

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Mystery Unsolved Murder of New Zealand Girl Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

A verdict of murder against some person unknown or persons unknown was returned by the coroner at the conclusion of the inquest into the…

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Fatal Aeroplane Crash Police Interview Occupants of Machine Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

Pilot-Officer Robert Sommerville, and Leading Aircraftsman L. Millgate of the which crashed and decapitated a fanner at Windsor…

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Pouce Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

At the local police court to-day, before Messrs P. Sullivan and W. C. Stribley, J.'s P., J- Hill pleaded not guilty to charges of drunkenness and…

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Body of Infant Discovered Coroner's Open Verdict Woman Charged with Concealment of Birth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a male infant on January 12 in Trail street, Wagga, was held by the…

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Car Stealing. Two Youths in Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 3

As his already been reported, Mr. J. McFeeters, of "Cattle Camp," Jeir, had his car stolen last Saturday week, and it was subsequently…

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Theft From Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

William Eaton and Joseph Howard were charged before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with having stolen a…

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Police Court Thursday, January 24. (Before Mr. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

Luckett Marks was charged that between the 1st January, 1928, and 11th May, 1928, being then a servant of the Vacuum Oil Co. Pty., Ltd., he…

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Children's Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

Two youths were charged with unlawfully using a motor cycle, the property of George L. Hinchley. In lieu of sentence, the defendants…

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Alleged Hold-up Men Three Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day Norman M'Donald, aged 22 years; Ernest Conley, aged 27 years, and Harold Brown, aged 19 years, laborers,…

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Remand on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

Malcolm M'Kinnon, aged 63 years, was remanded at the Central Police Court today on a charge of having murdered James Logie Blair on…

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General Telegrams Alleged Intent to Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 2

David John Annesley, aged 40 years, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having wounded Frederick Blackridge with…

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Victorian Senate Elections Petitions To High Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 1

Petitions which, in effect, declare that the return of the senators elected for Victoria at the last Federal elections should be upset, were lodged…

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Delivery of Liquor After Hours Novel Court Case Legal Wrangle Between P.m. and Solicitor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 January 1929 · page 5

Much legal wrangling ensued in the Young Court, when the licensee of the Royal Hotel, Mr. Schofield, was proceeded against for delivering…

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Transferred Passes Railway Employees Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day, William James Ross, aged 20 years, laborer; Harold William Napier, aged 33 years, mechanic; Robert Cummings,…

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