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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

2,223 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 112

Items of News Remanded on Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

James Marshall, Matthew Marshall, Frederick Robert Belcher and John Smith, who were arrested near Holbrook on Wednesday in connection…

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Murrumburrah Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

John James Kirk was Charged, Dt. Murrumburrah, on Tuesday. With maliciousiy. shooting at Sidney Kirk (his brother), at Kingsvale on…

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Rothbury Riots Court Resumes Cessnock

The Daily Express · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

The hearing of the charges against eleven men of having attempted to destroy the railway line at Branxton on December 16, continued at…

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Strike in Madrid Police Patrol Streets Madrid, Jan. 22

The Daily Express · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Five thousand students went on strike at the University, on central tower of which was hoisted a red flag, inscribed "Long live the…

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Judge Beeby's Interim Award Full High Court Finding

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 7

The Full High Court of Australia on Wednesday, decided that the interim award made by Judge Beeby in the coal industry, prescribing…

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Saw Boat Sink Half-caste's Story Police Investigating Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

The Cairns police are investigating the statement of a half-caste foreman at the Yarrabah Mission Station, that he saw a small motor boat, containing…

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Taught Him to Plough Italians in Court Claim for Wages

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

"You dirty faced little thing!" said Baptista Governa to Annunzlato. Guido, pointing an accus-ing finger at him from the…

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Thieves in Shop Make Off in Motor Car Police Evaded Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Early this morning Mr. Henry Henderson saw two men in his store at Albert. He fired several shots at the men, but they jumped into a motor car…

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Spanish Students Strike Red Flag Hoisted Hauled Down by Police Madrid

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Five thousand students at the Madrid University went on strike at Madrid. On the central tower of the building they hoisted a Red Flag, on which was…

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Miners in Court Interference with Railway Crown Alters Charge Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

The hearing of the cases of 11 men who were charged with having attempted to destroy portion of the railway line at Branxton was resumed…

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UNCONSTITUTIONAL Judge Beeby's Interim Award Full High Court Finding Mr. Justice Isaacs Dissents

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 2

The Full High Court of Australia on Wednesday decided that the interim award made by Judge Beeby in the coal industry, prescribing…

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Failing to Destroy Rabbits Two Cases Before Leeton Court One Pine of £20

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 3

At the Leeton Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Nott, P.M., George M. Neilson was proceeded against by John Thomas Bean, rabbit inspector…

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Sheep Stealing Modern Methods

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 8

It has beep remarked here that the motor car and the motor lorry has facilited the had work of the sheep stealer. Evidently the same thing is…

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"Shoot Down the Police" Communist Charged Inflammatory Speech Two Months' Imprisonment West Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

Joseph Shelley, a German, was charged at the Maitland Police Court to-day with having at Kurri Kurrl on January 8, incited persons to murder…

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Sedition in India Twelve Natives Sentenced Calcutta, Jan. 23

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

Subhas Chandra Bose, Bengal congress leader, from Detenue, and eleven others, were sentenced to a year's imprisonment with hard labor…

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Unlawful Assembly 77 More Men Charged Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

An additional 77 summonses against miners charging them with having taken part in an unlawful assembly, were issued to-day…

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Reopen the Mines Mr. Sculun Appeals to the Mine Owners Leave Themselves in the Hands of Court Communist Ordered to Gaol for Inciting Miners to Violence Canberra

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

"Now that the Judge of the Arbitration Court has made an interim award laying down conditions, upon which work shall be resumed in the…

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"Wizard" Smith to Be Charged with Speeding Six Year Old Offence Auckland (N.z)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

When Norman ("Wizard") Smith, the speed motorist, was in New Zealand, in 1924, he drove from Wellington to Auckland in the then record time of…

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Rothbury Riot Inciting to Murder Inflammatory Speech to Miners West Maitland

The Daily Express · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

Joseph Shelley, a German, was charged at Maitland police court today with having at Kurri Kurri, on January 8 incited persons to murder…

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Attempted Murder of Children Mrs. Langford Released to Return to Australia London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

The Old Bailey was crowded to-day when Mrs. Langford, who last week was found guilty of the attempted murder of her four children, came up…

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