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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 65

Mail Train Robbery £10,000 Stolen Remarkable Story Three Men Charged SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 2

A remarkable story of an alleged plot to rob the Canberra mail train was told at the Central Court today, which Lancelot Lynch, aged 31 years,…

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Writ Set Aside Case Against Police Commissioner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

The Prothonotary this morning, on the application of the Crown Law Office, set aside a writ for £1500 by , Bessie Stanley Smith, of Redfern,…

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Criminal's Death Verdict of Murder Victim's Refusal to Give Name of Attacker Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

A verdict of murder by some person or persons unknown was returned by the coroner to-day at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of Richard…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 4

At the Hillston Police Court on Monday last (before Messrs. L. R, McGinty and J. R. Teague, Js. P.) Thomas Duffy and George Harris…

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Malicious Wounding Italian Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 1

At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day Dominico Perconcin, aged 19 years, an Italian gardener, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment onnking."…

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Lost Memory Girl Wanders in City a Fean Theft Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 1

Ettie Anderson, aged 11 years, of Ryde, who was struck on the head while standing in Campbell Street, last night, temporarily lost her memory. She wandered about the streets…

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Hatry Trial Echo of Famous Case Italian Associate Charged MILAN

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 3

The four days' trial of John Gialdini, an Italian business associate of Hatry, is drawing to a close. The prosecutor demanded five years'…

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Two Wives Poisoned Attempt to Kill Sister Dentist Sentenced To Death MONTPELEIER (France)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 3

Dr. Pierre Lacet, a dental surgeon, as sensational trial lasting 10 days, at which more than 80 witnesses appeared…

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Coolamon Police Court (Wednesday, June 10th before Mr. D. Parker, P.m.) Charge of Stealing. Case Dismissed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

John Henry Clive Turney was charged with stealing one hand racket drill, one power point, and three hand switches, the properly of John White,…

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Ganmain Police Court (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 3

On Tuesday last, Rein[?]Carry and [?]Winnell each pro[?] against [?]Smith by summons for [?]also summoned…

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Sydney Unemployed March to Parliament House Clash with Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

A clash between unemployed and police occurred outside Parliament House to-day. One of the demonstrators had his head badly gashed during…

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Theft From Bank £5000 Stolen Three Men Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 3

Three men, who were concerned with the theft of £5000 from the Australian Bank of Commerce on December 10, 1929, were sentenced at the…

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Charge of Murder Laborer Remanded Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 2

George Turner, aged 33 years, a laborer, was charged at the City Court today with having murdered Edward Sheehan, aged 38 years, a…

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Lindsay's Nudes Police Seize Plates

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 14

A sensation has been caused in art. circles by the action of the police in seizing all the plates and available members of the Norman Lindsay issue…

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Burmese Rebels Twelve Sentenced to Death Twenty Six to Be Transported Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 4

A special tribunal sitting at Tharawaddy sentenced 12 Burmese rebels 19 death and 26 to life transportation. Four were acquitted and one was…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. E. Harrison, P.M., Expired Certificate

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 3

William Whittled pleaded guilty to [?] to return a motor deliver license. Defendant I have not used the…

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Mr. Willis Gialdini Sentenced Released Under Amnesty Milan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 4

After a week's trial on charges of fraud, conspiracy, and forgery, John Gialdini pleaded that he was only a guinea pig director, and alleged that…

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Roubaix Riots Police Attacked Rioting Strikers Roubaix

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 1

Riots occurred here to-day when crowds of rioters began to molest police officers. The police were reinforced and then the strikers and…

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Filthy Hut Women and Children Police Intervene Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 3

Acting on information received from a bush nurse at Swansea the police found a Women and three children living in squalid conditions in a…

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Sydney Bank Theft Three Men Imprisoned

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 3

Arnold Pemberton Walker, aged 42 years, salesman, was sentenced on Friday to imprisonment for five years for having stolen £5000, the…

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