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Courts & crime, 1929

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Book Sales Manager Damages Sought for Alleged Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 4

In the Jury Court to-day Paunteley Whittington Roope, sales manager, claimed £2,000 damages for alleged assault from Angus and Robertson,…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, September 9 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Landlord Sues Tenant

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 8

John Henry Hurley proceeded against Stanley Gilbert Simmonds for having taken away from his premises goods and chattels to the value of £35…

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Islands Murder Planter Hacked with Knives Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 1

Officers of the steamer Makambo. which arrived in Sydney to-day, related a story of terrible fate of a French planter on one of the New…

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Stolen Watch Recovered by Leeton Police

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 2

"Bill the cook gave it to me." said Alfred McDonald, when asked by. Sergeant Thomson to account for a wristlet wach which he had in his…

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Alleged "Ring-in" Racehorse Greenie Five Men Charged With Conspiracy SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 7

The trial of five men charged conspiracy in connection with the, alleged "ringing in" of the racing mare Greenie, at country meetings, was…

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Town Hall Robberies At Cootamundra, Yass, and Goulburn Man Before Court GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 3

On a charge of breaking and entering the Goulburn Town Hall, and stealing three shilling, last Thursday night, George Crisp (47)…

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Assault Case Settlement Reached Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

When the hearing was resumed at the Supreme Court to-day in the case in which Paulteney W. Roope, book sales manager, claimed £2000 damages…

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Alleged Assault Man Acquitted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

After having been locked up all night, a jury at the Darlinghurst Sessions this morning acquitted. Gordon Charles Luke, aged 20 years, who was…

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Society Girl Killed Mystery Injuries Burglary Suspected Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 2

A sensations has been caused by the death of Miss Norma Rhys [?] 29, a well known society girl who died yesterday shortly after…

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Serious Offence Alleged Farmer Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

At the Parramatta Police Court to-day, Roland Greta Cross, aged 43 years, a farmer, was remanded until September 13 on a charge of having committed…

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Drug Traffic a Doctor Charged Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day. Dr: James Peterson Wilson was charged on summons with having given a prescription to Aigernon Charles…

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Woman Hit with Hammer Cessnock Assault CESSNOCK

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Frederick Pate, otherwise known as Frederick Walker, was committed for trial on a charge of…

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Bed Charged with Electricity Man's Unenviable Experience Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 4

A guest at a Dubbo hotel had an unenviable experience yesterday. A reading lamp attached to the head of the bed became short-circuited, and the…

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Woman Hit with Hammer Cessnock Assault Man Sent for Trial Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 4

At the Cessnock Police Court to-day, Frederick Pate, otherwise known as Frederick Walker, was committed for trial on a charge of having occasioned…

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World Court Geneva, Sept. 9

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

Signor Scialoja on behalf of Italy signed the optional clause, and it has teen announced , that [?] Slovakia has decided to sign…

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Was It Murder? Society Girl's Death Found Unconscious At Toorak Home MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

A sensation has been caused by the death of Miss Norma Rhye M'Leod, aged 29 years, a well known society girl, who died yesterday, shortly after…

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Alleged Libel Report of Court Case Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 1

Before Acting Justice Ferguson today Dr. George Stanley Thompson sought to recover £5000 damages from “Truth and Sportsman Ltd…

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Police Court Yesterday Afternoon Before Messrs. C. F. Denton and W.H. Pinkstone, Js.P. Alieged Burglary at Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 4

George Crisp, on remand from Goulburn, was charged with breaking and entering the Cootamundra Town Hall no August 29…

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Palestine Additional Police 100 Recruited London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 1

One hundred men, who have been recruited for duty in Palestine, will leave here to-morrow to take up duty. They are going out to augment the…

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Allegations Against Police Officer Inquiry Held SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 1

Mr. Reid (C.P.) asked the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, whether he was aware that certain allegations…

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