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Courts & crime, 1930

2,223 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 112

U.S.A. Supreme Court President's Nominee Rejected Action by Senate Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 2

President Hoover suffered his first major defeat in Congress, when the Senate rejected the nomination of Mr. John P[?]er as a justice of the Supreme…

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Contempt of Court Refusal to Leave Prison Prisoner Will Not Sign Release Papers Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 3

Joseph Jevons, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for contempt of court in having refused to producee a certificate of title to certain lands,…

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Darwin Murder Trial Four Blacks Sentenced to Death Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 4

The trial of four aborigines for the murder of another aborigine ended last night. The jury found them all guilty, and the death sentence was passed…

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Novel Burglary Man Takes Woman and Child to Scene in Taxi Taxi Driver Brings Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 1

Late last night a man, accompanied by a woman and an infant, asked a taxi driver to drive them to Rand wick, where the car was stopped outside a…

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Insolent Offender Magistrate Insulted Darwin Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 1

During the hearing of a case at Darwin in which Lawrence James Mayoney, who was sentenced to seven days' imprisenment with hard labor for…

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Carpenters Angry Secretary Heckled Police Galled in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 4

About 100 members of the Carpenters and Joiners' Union demonstrated against the State secretary (Mr. J. H. (Williams) to-day, because he did not…

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Double 'Murder Two Chinese Dead Large Sum of Money Missing Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 4

Two Chinese gardeners, Jimmy Hop and Wing Chung are reported to have been found dead with bullet wounds in their hearts in the hump, two miles…

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War Book Banned Sales to Cease Police Censorship Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) said to-day, that sales of the war book, "All Quiet on the Western Front," must cease at once. He said that a…

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Appeal Upheld Judge Had No Power to Clear Court Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 1

The Full Court of Criminal Appeal to-day upheld an appeal against a conviction on the ground that the Judge had exceeded his powers in…

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Judge Cleared Court in Sordid Case Appeal Against Sentence New Trial Ordered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1930 · page 4

The Full Court of 'Criminal Appeal to-day upheld the appeal of Frederick Thomas Ferrier Hamilton against the sentence of seven years' penal servitude…

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Murder—then £2800 Stolen

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 2

According to information received at Cairns (Q.), it is believed by the police that £2800 was stolen from the hut in which two Chinese were…

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Police Court (To-day.) Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Falling to Return License

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 3

Clarence W. Mathieson pleader guilty to falling to return an expired driver's license. Defendant said he was away at the…

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Young Mother Deserted Pathetic Story in Theft Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 3

"This young woman is in an unfortunate position. She has been deserted by the man who is the father of her child, and she is down and out," said…

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Razor and Strychnine Sent to Man in Gaol Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

While Ernest Campbell was in Barraba gaol awaiting trial on a charge of having murdered Thomas O'Brien at Barraba it is reported in…

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Dibley Before Tumut Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 3

Joseph Victor Dibley, who was smartly arrested by Constables Grace and Buck on the Tumut-Gilmore road on April 22, was charged at Tumut…

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Murder Charge Queensland Case Italian Arrested in Melbourne, Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 2

Giovannia Maggiora, aged 36 years, as italian laborer, was arrested yesterday and charged with having murdered Margaret Furst, at Applethor[?]…

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Throat Gashed N.Z. Man on Murder Charge Wellington

The Daily Express · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 2

Bertram Manley was remanded at Wanganui court on a charge of having murdered Gladys Cromarty, 22, whose throat was gashed at her…

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Woman's Throat Cut Man on Murder Charge Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

Bertram Manley was remanded at the Wanganui Police Court on a charge of having murdered Gladys Cromarty, aged 22 years, whose throat was…

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Razor Charge Police Urge Heavy Bail Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 1

Applying for remand in a case la which Thomas Brown, 30, wharf laborer, appeared at the City Court today, charged with having inflicted…

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Opium Deals? in Chinese Murder Case £800 From Humpy Cairns

The Daily Express · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 3

Police and blacktrackers are searching the countryside for men alleged to be responsible for the murder of two Chinese, Jimmy Hop and Wing…

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