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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 65

Hillston Police Court Breaking and Entering

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 8

At Hillston Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. N. L. Sheridan P.M., Leslie Davis was charged with "that he did on the 25th day of…

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Indian Terrorists Bomb Thrown Into Magistrate's Garden Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 1

The province of Bihar, where the first anarchist bomb outrage occurred in 1909, witnessed a revival of terrorist activity last night, when a bomb…

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New Guard Office Visited by Police Move Against Extremists Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 1

Following a him that the New Guard intended to make a State-wide movement against the extremists in the next few days, the police visited…

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Industrial Commission Not Properly Constituted Full Court Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 1

In a reserved judgment to-day the Full Court granted as application on behalf of Goldsbrough Mort and Co. for a writ of prohibition to restrain…

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Shipping Hold-up Entirely Illegal Entirely Illegal Arbitration Court Ruling Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 2

Holding that the action of the Seamen's Union in holding up the Steamers of the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd. at Newcastle was entirely illegal,…

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Matong Postmaster Charged. Falsification of Document

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 2

At the Ganmain Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. J. A. S. [?] relieving Police Magistrate, Hury Egremont Price Traveller,…

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Coolamon Police Court Wednesday, December 16TH.(Before Mr. J. A. 8. Balmata, Pm.)moratorium Act Case

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 2

The Traders Finance Corporation, Ltd. [?]leave to [?] a [?] son Tractor let on hire to Thomas Edward [?] owing to default…

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Report of Raid on Riverina Movement Canard, Says Police

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 1

A published report that the police had raided the headquarters of the Riverina movement caused astonishment in Wagga. The secretary of…

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Members of New Guard Arrested by Police Posting Election Bills Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 1

The number of members of the New Guard arrested by the police for posting election bills in the city and suburbs is now 66, while the hames of…

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Shipping Trouble Newcastle Seamen to Disregard Court Order Miners May Be Involved Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 8

A meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Seamen's Union to-day decided to disregard the order made by Judge Beeby yesterday…

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Police Case Fails Mack Was No Myth Solicitor Goes Into Box to Give Evidence for His Client

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 3

It Is usually the privilege of Mr. Atkins to cross examine Sergeant Thomson, but the boot was on the other foot on Tuesday in…

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Yesterday's Court Cases

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1931 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Balmain, P.M., Alexander Sutherland pleaded guilty to a charge of having behaved in an…

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Pepper in Eyes Croydon Incident Police Investigating Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1931 · page 1

Following the report of red pepper throwing at Croydon last night, the police made a thorough search of the vicinity for The culprits without…

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Police Court Saturday Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. Alleged Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 December 1931 · page 3

Stanley Nelson Cowan was charged with unlawfully assaulting Edwin Andrews. Defendant pleaded guilty under…

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Lockhart Police Court. (Before Mr C. W. Swiney, P.m.) the Lockhart Burglary

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 2

Ernest Wilfrid Warburton, alias Gordon Byers (19) was brought up on remand, charged with breaking and entering the shop of W. R…

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Items of News Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 2

The holiday spirit was extended early to the Wagga Police Court yesterday when all the business that was before the court was a couple of…

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Paddington Murder Attack on Aged Couple Mrs. Barry's Story Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 1

Mrs. Barry, who was brutally battered by two men, who murdered her husband, who was aged 85 years, at Paddington last week, has recovered…

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Junee Warden's Court Many Applications Dealt with

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 4

At the Junee Warden's Court, be fore the warden (Mr. J. A. Balmain) the following applications were [?]anted for authority to enter:…

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New Guard Highly Organised Membership of 39,000 Police Report Tabled Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1931 · page 2

The report was tabled in the Legislative Assembly to-day of Detective Sergeants Watins and James on their inquiry concerning the New…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 December 1931 · page 5

Before Wr. Harrison, P.M. Parked on Wrong Side. Cecil Last, for whom Mr. H. L. Kinsey appeared, pleaded guilty to…

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