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Courts & crime, 1932

1,504 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 76

Quick Court Work

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 2

Business at the Wagga Police Court was quickly disposed of yesterday. There was a list of about 25 cases, and in 40 minutes 23 of them, all the…

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Wagga Police Court Wagga, February 29, 1932 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Failed to Destroy Weeds

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 3

Richard Allan Fitzgerald was charged with having failed to destroy noxious weeds on his property at Uranquinty. Mr. H. E. Mitchelmore…

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Attempted Murder Charge Father Arrested Daughter's Companion Shot Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 4

A shooting affray occurred last night, when Charles Augustus Grace, aged 21 years, was shot in the back, and admitted to hospital in a dying…

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Trimachi Committed for Trial on Charge of Murder Four Days' Inquest

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 2

How Rocco Trimachi, middle-aged Italian farmer, returned to his Hanwood home late in the afternoon of January 26, and to his death—for…

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Gold Miners From Buralyang Charge Partner Preston with Stealing And the P.M. Convicted Gold Diviner at Work Discovers Ore in Rowe's Camp

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 3

A case of more than usual interest was beard at Barellan on Tuesday last before Mr. E.Harrison. P.M., when Garnet Clarence Eden Preston…

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Threw Stones at Mother Communist Father's Orders. Woman's Complaint to Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 1

The police proceeded to Punchbowl yesterday and found a woman with a baby in her arms who alleged that her husband, a Communist, was…

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Income Tax Case. Action Against Barellan Garage Proprietor Full Court Quashes Conviction

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 2

Scathing comment on the manner adopted by the Federal Income Tax Department in conducting a prosecution against Arthur Ernest Wood…

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Police Court To-day;[?]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 3

Before Messrs. F. Begge, and E. Evans, Js.P. [?] Allen West Clark and Thos. Ryan…

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Alleged Embezzlement Lottery Clerk Charged SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 1

When Gordon Swain, 20, appeared at the Central charged with having embezzled £83/10/, the property of the State Lottery Department,…

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Alleged Embezzlement Lottery Clerk Charged £83/10/- Missiing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 1

When Gordon Swain, aged 26 years, appealed at the Central Court to-day charged with having embezzled £88/10/, the property of the Stain…

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Detective Assaulted in Court Corridor Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 1

Detective Fleming was savagely assaulted by a powerfully built man at the Central Court this morning. He was walking along the court corridor to the…

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Boxing Critcher v Hancock Equity Court Order Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 6

In the Equity Court to-day, Harry Stone asked Mr. Justice Long-Innes for an injunction to prevent Russ Critcher, welterweight champion of…

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Crude Bombs Used Against Police Indian Terrorists Active Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 1

A new form of terrorism by bombing police stations and police officers' quarters is developing in Allahabad, where four cases were reported in…

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Leeton Police Court Drunks and Language

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 1

Before Mr. Quiggin, C.P.S., at the Leeton Court this week, James Perry (50) and George Taylor (22) were each fined 10/ or 24 hours for…

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Theft From Railway Station Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 5

Thieves broke into the office of the Warrawee railway station last night, and blew open the wife door, [?]curing £7/3/…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 1. (Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 4

William Howes was charged with having been found in the yard attached to the garden of Harry King Fan with intent to steal…

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Popular police Officer. CONSTABLE Q. Lee Farewelled

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 2

A gathering which could almost be described as impromptu, provided on Monday afternoon last in the School of Arts, one of the most sincere…

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Grazier Held Prisoner Attempts to Extort Money Two Men Charged Sensational Evidence SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 1

Evidence regarding the alleged kidnapping of Edward Montgomery Perrott, aged 65 years, a grazier, was given at the Central Court today by…

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Solicitor Censured By Full Court Documents Withheld SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 4
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During the hearing of a case before the State Full Court in connection with certain documents belonging to Henry Alford, the Chief Justice (Sir…

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