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Courts & crime, 1931

1,289 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 65

Traveller's Rights Magistrate's Comment

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 4

People who have travelled over tive miles have the right to demand a meal at any time of the day or night said the licensing Magistrate,…

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Gundagai Police Court. Thursday, January 29. Before Messrs. Beston and Stribley J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2

John Barton, 23, was charged with falsely pretending to Constable Bailey that his name was John Brooks and that he was in destitute…

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Wagga Police Court Monday February 2, 1931 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Fire Left in Open

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 6

Ernet Thurketfie pleaded guilty to a charge of having left a lighted fire in the open before it was thoroughly extinguished…

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Body in Burnt Car Man Sentenced to Death Wife Protests His Innocence LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

The trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse, commercial traveller, aged 36 years, who was charged with having murdered an unknown man, whose body was…

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Shots Fired at Nightw Atchman Police Investigating Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

Cyril Morris, a nightwatchman employed by Messrs. Bell and Fraser, timber merchants at Rozelle, reported to the police last night that three shots…

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Shooting at Darlington Point Charge of Intent to Murder Revolver Shots Through Hotel Door

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 2
Also in The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

William Henry Shooks was charged with shooting at Edgar George Tucker with intent. to murder him before Mr. Handwick P.M. On…

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Attempted Burglary

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Cooper entered his shop last night at 10.30, and found a man there. he chased the intruder, who got away through the door and down…

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Brutal Assault Attack Ok Fruiterer Assailants Escape Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

Two young men entered the fruit shop of Steven Brown in Junction street, North Sydney, last night, and after abusing the proprietor for no…

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Judicial Error Youth Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Murderer Now Confesses Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

A terrible judicial error has just been revealed in Saxony. A youth named Theerman was convicted on circumstancial evidence of having…

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Sydney Woman Suicide in Paris Police Recover Body Parks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 1

Mrs. Myra Filhal, formerly of Sydney, who recently married the captain of the Cephee, disappeared from a hotel. She left a note saying…

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Alleged Stealing Woman Charged £365 Involved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

The case in which Alma Frances Bruce was charged with having stolen £365 in money, the property of Peckitts (Oversea) Ltd., was again…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 4

At Hillston Police Court on Tuesday, last, before Mr. Hardwick, P.M., bianley McGuiggan and Walter Clarence Finch were charged with having…

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Woman's Death Husband Charged with Murder. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

The police inquiry into the death of Mrs. Julia Wallace, who was allegedly murdered while her husband was decoyed from home by a bogus telephone…

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Police, Ancient and Modern

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 6

Many hundreds of years ago the ancient Egyptians established efficient police force, an armed body of men whose duty it was to keep order…

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Wage Reduction Federal Ntervention Application for Postponement Court Reserves Judgment MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 1

The Federal Arbitration Court was asked this afternoon to postpone the operation of the wage reduction order of 10 per cent. until May 1. Unless…

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Opium Dew Raid Police Officers Charged Chinese Alleges Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 1

Charges of assault against two police officers, the outcome of an opium raid, were mentioned in the Central Summons Court to-day. Willie Goo Gan…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 7

Before Mr. Hardwick, J.P. Indecent Language William John, Rice, a stranger, pleaded guilty to a charge of using…

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Burglary at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. H. H. Paton, steam-shed inspector at Junee, is at present on his annual holidays. During his absence his home in Pretoria Avenue has been…

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Traveller's Rights. Magistrate's Comment

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1931 · page 2

People who have travelled over five miles have the right to demand a meal at any time of the day or night said the licensing Magistrate…

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