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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

2,223 stories in Riverina's papers · page 23 of 112

Insulting Words Charges Against Police Cessnock

The Daily Express · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

Edward Wallace Patton, a member of the Communist Party has taken out summonses against Inspector Mackay and Sergt. Lindrum…

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Coal Trouble Police Summoned Insulting Words Alleged CESSNOCK

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

Edward Wallace Putton, a member of the Communist party, has taken out summonses against inspector M'Kay and Sergeant Lindrum on…

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Coal Trouble Police Summoned Summoned Insulting Words Alleged Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 5

Edward Wallaco Patton, a member of the Communist Party, has taken out summonses against Inspector M'Kay and Sergeant Lindrum on charges of…

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Mildura Burglary Police Fired at Broken Hill

The Daily Express · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

A half caste named Lloyd is alleged to have fired at the police at Mildura yesterday. It is stated that a constable found…

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Assault by Pensioner

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

John Mullane, aged 62 years, a pensioner, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Harold Du[?]shea. Mr. E. F. Lusher appeared for…

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Charged by Bullock Wagga Man Shockingly Injured

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

Charles Bander, aged 41 year, single, was shockingly injured while at work at Mr. O. King's slaughter yards Urana road, yesterday morning…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, February 24 (Before Mr. D.F. Parker, Pm.) False Pretences

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

Thomas Doran, aged 23 years, on remand, was charged with haing falsely pretended to Clemen Dominic Full ham that he had paid £20 on Fullham's…

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Charged by Bullock Wagga Man Shockingly Injured Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

CHARLES SANDER, 41, single, was shockingly injured while at work, at Mr. O. King's slaughter yards, Urana road, yesterday morning…

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Currawarna Squabble Neighbors in Court Alleged Insulting Language

The Daily Express · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

A longstanding squabble between neighbours residing at Currawarna was again before the Wagga Court yesterday when Herbert Sidney Den…

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Saturday Night at Dormitories Indecent Language in Front of Girls Police Endeavor to Clean Up

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Mr. Parker P.M., in convicting Arthur Lawrence Harrison of using…

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Grounding of Luciston Marine Court Inquiry Was the Captain Drunk? Officers' Evidence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

The Marine Court to-day began in inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the steamer Luciston on Ocean Island. The charge…

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Attempted Robbery Assault on Cashier Three Men for Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 1

At the Balmain Police Court to-day Prances Kenny, aged 27 years, a laborer; Oswald Dawes, aged 21 years, a laborer, and John Bolger, aged 21 years,…

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Murder Threat Ex-president Coolidge Los Angelos, Feb.24

The Daily Express · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 1

Mr. Calvin coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge, who are visiting here, today received the third of three warning letters stating that the…

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Sheep Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 4

At the Hillston Police Court on Saturday, before Messrs. O. H. Ranken and E. H. Graham, Js.P., Bert Egan pleaded guilty to stealing one ewe…

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Allege Dassault Police Officers Charged Kurri Kurri

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 4

William Mackay, chief of the Criminal Investigation Branch, was charged with having assaulted Edward Paton, and with having used…

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Queensland Murder Cairns

The Daily Express · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 2

A man named O'Dwyer has been charged at Coen with the murder of a man named Power on Batavia goldfields. Power was found shot through…

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Unemployed Forbidden Procession Dispersed by Police Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

Alhough a procession of unemployed through the city streets was forbidden by the police to-day, about 500 men formed up into line and marched…

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Riot at Trades Hall Five Police Injured Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

A serious riot occurred outside the Trades Hall to-night, when police clashed with about 2,000 unemployed, who intended to hold a torch-light…

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White Slavery [?] English, French and German Police Combine London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

In order to cape with international [?] of white a[?] drug am[?] and gr[?] internationally, and alliance has been…

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Unemployed Riot in Sydney Torchlight Procession Dispersed by Police SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 1

FIVE CONSTABLES and several civilians were injured in a serious riot outside the Trades Hall last night…

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