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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 65

Licensing Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 4

At the Licensing Court at Hillston on Tuesday, before Mr. N. L. Sheridan, P.M., renewals of licenses were granted to G. Dibbs, Royal Mail Hotel…

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Dole Fraud Cook Sentenced Seven Days' Imprisonment Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day, John Arbuckle, aged 34 years, a cook, was sentenced to seven day's imprisonment on a charge of having falsely…

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Lord Kylsant False Annual Report Shipping Magnate Charged Accountant Also London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 4

Arriving in a limousine car in morning dress, Lord Kylsant, the shipping magnate, was charged at the Guildhall with having circulated or…

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Jeweller Robbed Sensational Thefts Dazzling Court Exhibits Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

The story of a sensational attack on Mr. Solomon Cohen and of the robbery of his jeweller's shop in King street, city, was related in the Central…

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Burmese Rebels Fierce Fight with Police Attackers Driven Off Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

A fierce battle between a force of police and 500 Burmese rebels, aided by disaffected villagers, occurred in the Weptigan and Prome districts, where…

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Bengal Plot Attempt to Wreck Office Frustrated by Police Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

Evidence that the revolutionary conspiracy throughout Bengal had not been suppressed was revealed at Chittagong this morning, where a plot was…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 1

Ratepayers to the number of 56 lodged notices of appeal to the Friendly Appeal Court set up by Willlimbong Shire, over 40 cases having…

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The Courts Tumut, Tuesday, June 2 Before Mr. E. Harrison, P.M. Industrial Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 6

Cook versus Stan. Howell claim for £1276 for wages and overtime alleged to be due. Nellie Helen Cook, residing with…

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Fire and Burglary Business Premises Damaged

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 6

Called to an outbreak at the grocery shop of Mr. N. Hely, Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga, early on Monday night, the Fire Brigade found portion…

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Music for Hotel Dance Permit Refused Magistrate's Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 1

An official of the Crown Law Department, commenting upon the refusal of the police magistrate at Moree to grant a music permit for a…

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£10,000 Stolen Postal Official Charged Remanded Until Tuesday SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 1

Lancelot Verne Lynch, aged 31 years, a postal official, was remanded at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having stolen £10,000 in…

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Anti-eviction Riot Police Charge Crowd Four Persons Arrested Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 1

Another anti-eviction riot occurred to-day, the scene of the trouble being Starling street, Leichhardt. Fifteen police charged a crowd of about 200,…

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To Hang or Not to Hang? Murder and Death Penalty Edgar Wallage Has a Word

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 8

Edga[?] Wallace, writing in the "Sunday News," of which he is now editor. deals with the subject of capital punishment. The execution of…

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Police Attacked Man Betting on "Outer" SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 1
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A number of men attacked the police when they attempted to arrest a man who was betting on the "outer" at Canterbury on Saturday. Stones…

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Alleged Attempts Murder Woman Arrested Sequel to Camping Trip ADELAIDE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 1

Albert Jackson and Leslie Wyman, members of a camping expedition at Wakefield, became seriously ill after eating sponge cake, alleged to have…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Woman Arrested Sequel to Camping Trip Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 1

Albert Jackson and Leslie Wyman, members of a camping expedition at Wakefield, became seriously ill after eating sponge cake alleged to have been…

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Police Court Friday, June 5

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

George Martin v. Adam J. Chalmers, information under the Landlord and Tenant Act. George Martin (complainant)…

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Shoplifting Offences Systematic Raids Women Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

In sentencing a number of for having stolen from three city shops, Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Central Court today, remarked that the…

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Mail Train Robbery Remarkable Story Three Men Charged SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

A remarkable story of the alleged plot to rob the Canberra mail train was told at the Central Court yesterday when Lancelot Lynch, 31, a postal…

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