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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 65

Items of News Theft From Junee Station

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

A £10 note was stolen from the railway refreshment rooms at Junee. It is surmised that the thief had a patch on the sole of one of his boots…

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Wagga Police Court Wagga June 15, 1931 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 4

Bertic Hilton Spurr pleaded guilty to having on May 9, while driving a motor car, failed to pull up after an accident in which the vehicle was…

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Went to Gaol for Twelve Months Conviction Cancelled Altered Cheque Drama

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 5

In December, 1926, John Joseph Patrick Farrell, a builder, of Wollongong, was sentenced at Cooma to 12 months imprisonment for forgery…

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Stabbing Affray Charge of Murder Inquest Opened Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 1

At the City Court to-day the City Coroner (Mr. May) began an inquiry into the death of Cecil ("Scotty") M'Cormack, aged 21 years, who was…

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Man Killed Son Charged with Murder Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 5

Edward Phillip Duffy, aged 17 years, was arrested at Maryborough, and charged with the wilful murder of his father, Michael James Duffy,…

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Dairyman Fined Magistrate Caustic Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 2

When John Murphy was charged at the Goulburn Police Court with having obtained food rations valued at £17 by false pretences, the police alleged that…

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Dole Offences Four Men Sentenced Robbing the State Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 2

Four men who bad been convicted of dole offences were sentenced by Judge Armstrong at the Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Police Court Monday Afternoon Before Mr. E. M. Harrison, P.M. (Report continued from last issue.) Alleged Larceny of Bees, etc

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 3

Robert Edward Hussey was charged with stealing six hives of bees and a quantity of combs, the property of Percival James Forth, valued at £15…

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Police Report Read in Legislative Assembly Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

Speaking on the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) read a police report of the riot at Bankstown…

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Stabbing Affray Inquest Concluded Dillon Sent For Trial on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 2

Giving evidence at the adjourned inquest into the death of Cecil ("Scotty") M'Cormack, who wag fatally stabbed at the corner of…

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Spanish Primate Expelled From Country Police Follow to Frontier London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 2

In a despatch from Madrid, the special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that the Primate of Spain (Cardinal Segura y Saenz) was…

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Libel Case Premier and "Smith's Weekly" Settled Out of Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

It was announced to-day that the action in which the Premier (Mr. Lang) sought to recover £10,000 from "Smith's Weekly" for alleged libely…

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Bankstown Riot One Man Shot Seven Police, 16 Rioters Injured Attempt to Prevent Eviction Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

Communists and police clashed in one of the fiercest disturbances in the history of Sydney to-day at Bankstown. One man was shot, and seVen police and 16 rioters were injured. The trouble occurred when the police attempted…

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Maroubra Murder Devine Charged Remand Granted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court today James Edward Devine was charges with having murdered Frederick Herbert Mofatt, aged 57 years, taxi driver, at…

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Depression Hits Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 4

Only half an hour elapsed between the opening and closing of the Petty Session Court at Leeton on Tuesday, the only cases set down for hearing…

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Tumut Police Court Fowls and Opossums

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

At the Tumut Police Court on Monday before Messrs R.L. Blakeney and Tom. Wilkinson, J's.P. Douglas S Hayden was charged with having…

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Coolamon Police Court Wednesday, June 10Th (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.)noxious Weeds Case

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

Inspector Channey (Shire Noxious Weeds Inspector) proceeded against Joseph Roy Turner, of Wattle Vale. Marrar for tailing to take reasonable…

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Glenfield Shooting Traveller Charged Plea of Self-defence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

At the Liverpool Court to-day Daniel Simmons, aged 45 years, a commercial traveller, was charged with having maliciously shot at Roy Piggitt,…

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13 at Central Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court today, 13 men who were arrested in connection with the clash at Bankstown yesterday, were charged, with various offences…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. E. M. Harrison, P.M. (Report continued from last two issues.) Alleged Larceny of Bees. etc

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 4

Robert Edward Hussey was charged with stealing six hives of bees and a quantity of combs, the property of Percival James Forth, valued at £15…

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