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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 65

Kyogle Murder Girl the Victim Carpenter Sentenced To Death SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 2

The trial was begun at the Central Criminal Court to-day. before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, of Michael John M'Hugh, aged 36 years, a…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Hodoe Before the Court. Found Guilty and Remanded for Sentence

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

After several adjournments, the charge against Thomas Felix Hodge, of stealing one sheep of the value of 5/, the properly of Percy Harold…

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Police Court Friday, 10th APRIL (Before Mr. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

W. A. Scales (Health Inspector for the Municipal Council) v. William J. Prince, allowing manure to remain on premises…

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Tumut Police Court Tuesday, April 2 (Before Mr. E. Harrison, P.m.). Liquor Cases

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

Charles Peter Byrne, licensee of the Star Hotel, Tumut, was charged with allowing a person other than a person not being a bona fide lodger…

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Wagga Police Court Wagga, April 13, 1931 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Degrees in Crime

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1931 · page 3

Two hefty young men pleaded guilty to the charge of heaving trespassed, on the railway at Bomen. Constable Ramus said that they were found in…

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Items of News Mean Theft at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 2

A quantity of wheat, donated to the Junee Hospital, and stored in the board's property, has been stolen…

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Alleged Conspiracy Woman Law Clerk Charged Large Sums Involved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Leila Beryl Smith, aged 37 years, a law clerk, was charged with having during the last five years, conspired with…

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Irish Sweepstakes Italians in Court Case Share of Prize Sought Dublin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 5

A packed court listened to the opening of the great Irish sweepstakes suit in which Antonia Apacello Shoite and Matteo Constantino claimed a chare of…

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Fractious Prisoner Constable Kicked Held in Dock to Be Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 2

A man who was arrested in Hyde Park today on a change of riotous behavior struggled violently all the way to the Central Police Station, and…

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Cash and Carry Store Entered by Thieves Police Make Arrests Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 1

When Constables Ewin and Forrest were doing their rounds at Belmore at 4 o'clock this morning, a bus cleaner informed them that two men had been…

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Grounding of Malabar Captain Guilty of Negligence Marine Court Finding SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 1

The Court of Marine Inquiry, which investigated the grounding of the steamer Malabar at Long Bay, found that the master of the vessel, Captain…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 4

Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday James Wilson, aged 42 years, was fined £55 on a charge, to which he…

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A Full Dock Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 20

There was a full dock at Wagga Police Court on Monday, but the men who appeared were all on minor Charges and all pleaded guilty…

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Attempted Assault Man Laughs at Sentence Deniliquin Case Deniliquin

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 1

Herbert Francis Connolly, who appeared in court with a black beard reaching to his waist, laughed loudly when he was sentenced to five years'…

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Fences Cut Neighbors Quarrell Relatives in Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 April 1931 · page 7

At Wagga Police Court on Monday, Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., was called upon to adjudicate in a quarrel between neighbouring relatives…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Alleged Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 2

Reginald Beasley Mills, 25, a stranger, was charged with stealing part of a tarpaulin, valued at £2 the property of Lloyd Conkey…

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Police Court Cases

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 2

At the local police court on Saturday, before Mr. Beston, J P., Leslie George Williams was chafed with the alleged theft from the dwelling…

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Ormond Murder Death of Hazel Wilson Father Charged with Perjury Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 1

At the City Court to-day, Frederick Wilson, father of the late Hazel Wilson, aged 16 years, who was murdered at Ormond on January 10, appeared…

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Slashed with Razor Youth in Hospital Father Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 1

Alfred Richmond Roberts, a youth of Curl Curl, was admitted to the Manly Hospital early this morning suffering from abrasions to the head…

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District Court Increase in Powers Probable Governments Bill

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 1

It is staled in legal circles that an enlargement of the powers and functions of the District Court at the expense of the Supreme Court is…

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