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Courts & crime, 1929

1,994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 65 of 100

Assault on Chinese Youths Convicted Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 4

William Henry Phillips and Harold Tarleton each 20 years of age, w[?] convicted at Darling burst Sessions to-day of assaulting and robbing a…

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Assault on Chinese Men Remanded for Sentence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 2

William Henry Phillips and Harold Taricton, each aged 20 years, were convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day of having assaulted and robbed…

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Bank Robbery Five Years' Gaol Grffith Crime GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 1

[?] guilty to breaking and entering the counting hours of the Commercial bank of Australia at Griffith on June 28, and stealling £666 in…

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Woman Injured Police Inquiring Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 1

The police are inquiring into the circumstances in which Christmas Harrieks, who lives alone at North Chatswood, came by serious injuries…

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Father's Demand Death Penalty for [?] Sequel to French Murder Paris, Sept, 17

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 2

“Gentlemen of the jury. perfor your duty. I demand the death peaty for my boy,” said a rugg woodcutter at the trial of two…

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Man Charged with Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

On the afternoon of July 7 Mark Devaney, aged 54 years, a retired farmer living at Wodonga (V.), was found dead on the Tallangatta road, Wodonga,…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 18. (Before Messrs. Sullivan and Walsh, J's.P.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

George Lenon was charged with failing to recoucile a sum to wit, £5/2/-, to John Michael Lavelle, licensee of the Club House Hotel,…

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Lorry Owner Fined Echo of Orange Stealing Convictions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 8

Peter Mogliotti appeared before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., at the Leeton Petty Sessions Court on Tuesday afternoon to answer, a charge of…

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Griffith Bank Robbery Rice Sentenced to Five Years

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

At Goulburn Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, Judge Ccyle sentenced Graham Rice to five years' penal servitude for haying broken and…

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Robbed Police Station

The Daily Express · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

Sydney O'Connell, allss Sydney Wallace, 24, while serving 7 days in Coolamon lock-up saw a bundle of con[?]cated opossum skins in the…

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Stealing and S[?]ult at Matong. Old Offender Again Imprisoned

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 4

George Clark appeared before Messrs J. F. Ledgerwood and A. S. Gilbert J. P. at the G[?] Po[?] Court on Tuesday to [?]…

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Alleged Slander and Assault Trouble Over Mayoral Election SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 1

In the Jury Court yesterday Joseph Wilson, a grazier, of Murramburrah, sued Rupert Heggerton, medical practitioner, also of Murramburrah,…

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Alleged Slander and Assault. Trouble Over Mayoral Election £2000 Damages Claimed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

In the Jury Court to-day, Joseph Wilson, a grazier, of Murrumuurrah, sued Rupert Heggerton, medical practitioner, also of Murrnmburrah, for…

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Assaulting Police Prisoners From Rabaul Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 1

Each sentenced to two years for assaulting police, three members of the crew of the British motor ship, Ashburton, arrived in Sydney to-day…

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The World Court Geneva, Seuptember 18

The Daily Express · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 4

The Australian Press Association representative states that the Empire delegations, except the Irish Free State, will join the ceremony to sign…

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Confesses to Charge Police Prove Innocence Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

A man, who was arrested on a charge of having held up William Frunks and robbed him of a large sum of money after first throwing pepper in his eyes,…

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Nocturnal Visitor To Coolamon Police Station Oppossum Skins Stolen

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 3

At the Coolamon police Court on Monday last before Mr. [?] J. P. Sydney O’Connell [?] Sydney W[?] (24) on remand was charged…

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Leeton Court of Petty Sessions Breaches of Motor Traffic Act

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 8

In the following cases of breaches of the Motor, Traffic Act, which were dealt with by Mr. Parker, G.M., at the Leeton Court of Petty…

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Chinese Robbed Two Men Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 5

William Henry Phillips and Harold Tarleton, each aged 20 years, were sentenced to 18 months' and three years' imprisonment respectively for having,…

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The "Grey Shadow" Further Charges Alleged Assault and Robbery Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1929 · page 6

Joseph Ryan, aged 29 years, a motor driver, was committed for trial at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted and robbed James…

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