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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 65

Assaulted and Robbed Girl's Story to Police Went to a Party Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 1

A girl, aged 16 years, who lives at Dee Why, reported to the Annandale police on Friday night that she had been criminally assaulted in Federal…

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Commonwealth Case Against New South Wales Before Court in July Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The hearing of the claim by the Commonwealth and other States against New South Wales for £574,519. due for interest payments, is not…

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Police Court Friday, May 8. (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 2

Cecil Flood and Octavius M. Hull were each fined 2s, together with 8s court costs, on a charge of falling to return their expired motor licenses…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, May 11 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Traffic Breaches

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 5

One man and a boy were each fined 10/, with 8/ costs, for having ridden bicycles at night without lights. Several men were each fined small…

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Child's Death Mother Chained with Murder Wollongong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 1

At the Wollongong Court to-day, kathleen Beeby, aged 30 years, was charged with the murder of Jack Beeby, aged 5 years…

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Temora Tragedy Murder and Suicide Finding at Inquest Temora

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 1

At the conclusion of the inquiry to-day into the tragedy which recently occurred at Temora, the coroner found that William James…

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Bulli Riot Unemployed Attack Rations Declared "Black" Police Draw Revolvers Twelve Men Arrested Woonona

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 1

The police were forced to draw their revolvers to protect themselves against a mob of unemployed who rioted outside the…

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Income Tax Case Rebate of 1/ in the £1 High Court Decision Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 1

The High Court to-day delivered reserved judgment in the case in which William Douglass appealed against an assessment by the Commissioner of…

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Alleged Assault Sequel to Opium Raid Police Officers Acquitted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

Sergeant William Patrick Jennings and Constable John O'Donnell appeared at the Darlinghurst Quarter sessions to-day on charges of having…

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Court of Nebuchadnezzar

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 6

Jewellery worn at the court of Nebuchadnezzar, magnificent sculpture of the Sassanian period, and royal [?] more than 5500 years old have been…

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Child Housebreakers Two Sisters Charged Much Property Stolen Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 1

Two sisters, aged 19 years and 11 years respectively, were charged with having broken into 11 houses at Auburn, Most of the were…

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Town Hall Riot A.F.A. Rally Further Charges Magistrate's Plain Speaking SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 1

Further charges arising out of the riotous Geenes outside the Town Hall during the All for Australia League rally on April 27 were heard at the…

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Dole Riots Recurrence at Kiama Police Control Siutation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

There was a recurrence of the dole riots on the South Coast to-day. About 300 men charged the police, numbering about 20, who were on duty at the Port…

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State Parliament Wmembers' Questions Hospital Board Overworked Police SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 5

In the legislative Assembly today, the Minister for Health (Mr. M'Girr) informed Mr. Jarvie (Nat.) that he proposed to reconstruct the Hospital…

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Waterside Workers Employees Have Free Hand High Court Decision Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 1

The High Court, sitting in Melbourne to-day, ruled that employera on the waterfront may engage whatever labor they require. The Chief…

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Alleged Double Murder for Insurance Money Man and Two Sisters Charged London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 2

A message from Marseilles states that grim details are being disclosed in the acid bath murders at a lonely villa at Aix, which were recently…

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Ganmain Police Court. Dear Rugs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 5

At the Ganmain Police Court on Tuesday on last week before Messrs [?] and A. S. Gilbert [?] James Cooper and Donald…

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Alleged Wife Assault

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. I. Beavers, J.P., Robert Reynolds was charged with having unlawfully assaulted his wife, Jean…

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Ganmain Police Court (Before Mr. Parker [?] May [?] Claim for Wages

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

Notice Miller proceeded against [?] Kelly under the Master and Ser. [?] Act for £2, alleged to be owing to her for wages as cook…

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