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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 65

Bankstown Riot Men in Court Remands Granted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

Three Men who were arrested yesterday in the Bankstown riot appeared at the Campsie Police Court this morning. The first case taken was that of…

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12 Men Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 4

At the Newtown Police Court, to-day, 12 men were charged in connection with the riot, and were remanded until July 1. Bail was not applied…

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Eviction Battle Reds And The Police Bankstown House Fortified The fiercest fight between police

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 12

and Communists in the history of Sydney was staged in a house in Brancourt Avenue, Bankstown, on Wednesday, when a man was shot,…

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Neighbours in Court Apprehended Violence Young Men Bound Over

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 7

Most of Monday afternoon was occupied by Mr. D. F. Parker P.M., at Wagga Police Court in hearing details of a quarrel between…

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Anti-Evictionists Clash with Police Newtown Disturbance 15 Shots Fired 18 Arrests Made SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 4

The police fired 15 shots during a battle with anti-evictionists at a house in Union-street, Newtown, shortly before noon to-day. Battering down the heavily barricaded doors, the police gained entrance to the building…

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Double Poisoning Woman Charged Death Of Sister and Farmer's Wife LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

The jury-box, filled with test-tubes and other aparatus, resembled a laboratory, and the court-room was like a lecture hall, when Dr. Roche Lynch,…

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Police Court Friday Afternoon Before Mr. E. M. Harrison, P.M. (Report concluded after three previous issues.) Alleged Larceny of Bees, etc

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 4

The charges were, at the finish of the case, thus: That Robert Edward Hussey, on or about June 22, near Cootamundra, did steal 6…

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Domain Speeches Clashes With Police Warning to Workers SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 1
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Most of the speeches from political platforms in the Domain yesterday, afternoon dealt with the series of clashes between the police and…

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Communist Speaker Dragged From Platform Rescued by Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

A Communist speaker who attempted to address a crowd at the conclusion of the Australian Rules football match at the Erskineville Oval yesterday…

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Acid and Pepper Anti-eviction Plan Traps for Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

The police have been informed that anti-evictionists have made elaborate preparations in case any attack is made upon a certain cottage in…

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Leeton Police Court Drunk Charges

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

Horace Dunn (27) and John Valentine Brooks (43) were each fined 10/ last week at the Leeton court on charges of drunkenness…

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Theft Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

At the Cootamundra police court yesterday Robert Edward Hussey was committed for trial at the Cootamundra quarter sessions on charges of…

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Police Court Thursday, 18th JUNE, 1931 (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 1

John N. Slattery (of the Taxation Department) v. F. Giles, trading as A. C. Thompson, baker, failing to affix the correct amount of unemployment…

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Wagga Police Court JUNE 22, 1931. (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Pound Yard Incident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 4

James temple charged William James M'Greath with having used insulting words and with having assaulted him. Mr. E. F. Lusher (Messrs…

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Conspiracy Case Weaver Acquitted High Court Upholds State Court, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 2

The High Court today delivered judgment allowing the decision of the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal to stand in quashing the…

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Libel Case Mr. Hughes and "Sydney Morning Heralo" Settled Out of Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 1

When the case in which William Morris Hughes claimed £10,000 damages for alleged libel from the, "Sydney Morning Horald" was called…

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Burglary in Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 2

On arrival at his shop on Friday morning, Mr. Walley Kelly was shocked to find that the back door was partly open, and the door badly…

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Modgee Mail Robbery Two Men Charged Remand Graneed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 1

At The Central Court today, Joseph Harold Ryan, aged 31 years, a motor driver, and Roy Edward Wilkinson, aged 34 years, a porter, Were charged…

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Bankstown Riot Leader in Court Fine Imposed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 2

When Oliver Griffen, aged 45 years, described an the leader, of the Banks town, Communists, appeared, at the Central Court to-day on a charge…

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