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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 65

Three Men Charged King Street Jewellery Theft Accused Remanded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 2

At the Central Court to-day, Harold Joseph Ryan, aged 31 years, motor driver, was charged with having stolen £10,000 in commonwealth notes the…

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Mail Robbery Men Arrested £7900 Recovered Clue From Jewellery Theft SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 1

BY THE arrest of two men on Monday night the detectives believe that they will clear up the mystery surrounding the disappearance of…

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Dole Riots Wollongong Committee Supports Police Wollongond

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 1

A meeting of the Wollongong Unemployed Belief Committee expressed appreciation of the manner in which the police maintained order among the…

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Mail Robbery Two Men Arrested £7,000 RECOVERED Clue From Jewellery Theft (Appeared in yesterday's edition). SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 2

By the arrest of two men to-night the defectives believe that they will clear up the mystery surrounding the disappearance of £10,000 in notes…

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High Court Proceedings State Files No Defences Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 1

The failure of the State of New South Wales to file defences in the action begun against it by the Commonwealth and other States to obtain…

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Austro-german Customs Union Reference to Court Motion by British Delegate Geneva

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 2

In moving that the protocol for the establishment of an Austro-German Customs union be referred to the Permanent Court of International Justice…

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Liverpool Murder Death Sentence Quashed by British Appeal Court London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 2

The Appeals Court to-day quashed the conviction and death sentence passed on William Henry Wallace, an insurance agent, of Liverpool, for the…

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Death of Bookmaker. Laborer Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 1

At the Redfern Police Court to-day John Finnie, aged 29 years, a laborer, was charged with the murder of George Cooper, a pony bookmaker on May 9…

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Mail Train Robbery Accused Refused Bail Magistrate's Decision Upheld Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 4

In the chambers this morning Mr. Justice Halse Rogers refused to grant bail to Harold Joseph Ryan, aged 31 years, a motor driver, who yesterday…

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Alleged Bribe Police Sergeant Suspended Constable's Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 1

A sergeant of police has been suspended as the result of a departmental inquiry into an allegation that he accepted a bribe of £100. The…

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Junee Water Supply Accounts Officer Explains Departmental Attitude Minister's Proposals Rejected Council Claims Credit For £4800 Wrongly Charged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 3

A special meeting of the Junee Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night for the purpose of meeting Mr. M. Weir, an officer of the accounts branch of the Public. Works Department, the object of whose visit was to make a general inquiry into the financial position of the water supply…

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Mail Train Robbery Three Men Charged £7900 RECOVERED Clue From Jewellery Theft

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 7

By the arrest of two men on Monday night the detectives believe that they will clear up the mystery surrounding the disappearance of £10,000…

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Millionaire's Death Wife Charged with Murder Verdict of Not Guilty Nice

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 1

A crowd, ten times larger that its rapacity, thronged the court at the opening of the trial of Mrs. Nirdlinger, who was charged with the murder of…

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Uncle Takes Nephew to Court on Assault Charge. Defendant Appeals Against Conviction

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 3

For an assault on his uncle, Thomas Bernard Collins, Leslie Collins appeared before Mr. Parker at the Leeton Court on Tuesday and was fined…

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Sensation in Tumut Police Shoot on Motor Car

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 5

About 11 p.m on Wednesday night, Mr. Alluu Barbour, of Adelong, reported to the Tumut police that his Chrysler motor car had been stolen…

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Paddington Labor Organisations Handing Over of Books Matter May Go to Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 1

Litigation is likely to follow the failure of the Paddington branch of the A.L.P. to hand over to the president of the State A.L.P. (Mr…

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Wagga Police Court Riotous Behaviour Charge

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 9

At Wagga Police Court on Monday, before Mr. D. F. Parker. P.M., Edward Jambs Lugton pleaded not guilty to a charge of having…

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Threatening Words Old Man Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 20

Pleading not guilty at Wagga police court on Monday to charges of having assaulted his wife, of having used threatening words to Constable…

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Murder at Hollywood Los Angeles

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 4

A sensation has been caused by the murder of Mr. Herbert Spencer, formerly chief of staff of the "Evening Express," and the wounding critically…

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Murder Charge Two Men Remanded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 7

Alfred John Dillon, aged 41 years, and Matthew Foley, laborers, were charged at the Central Court today with the murder of Cecil M'Cormack. Vormsck. The accused were further remanded, i>»ll teing ietu«ed. ^ ' '* 'l 3' *'…

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