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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

1,504 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 76

Wholesale Murder Father, Wife, Servants Suicide of Assailant Farmers Also Murdkred Stockholm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 4

A daughter returning to her home was horrafied to find murdered her father Jalmar Vonsy dow, a noted industrialist and head of the employers'…

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Tumut Shire Election Sequel Heard in Adelong Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 2

Some time back there was a ru[?]pus among the people of Adelong— everthing had not been well at the recent Shire elections so they said…

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Access to Colonel Lindbergh Police Barriers Withdrawn Hopewell (N.j.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 2

Avenues of approach to Colonel Lindbergh are being cleared tonight of every barrier to direct negotiations between the kidnappers of his baby…

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The Chinese Pipe of Peace Boys of the Opium Brigade Tumut Police Make a Haul

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 2

There must have been a whiff of slumbersome odour in the air up Tumut way, for the police there got on the scent of opium, and keeping hot…

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Arrest on Murder Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

After months of unceasing search during which detectives, dressed as swagmen searched from one end of New South Wales to the other, for…

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Charged with Robbery Builder Remanded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 1

At the Central Court this afternoon Charles Burton-Rich, aged 60 years, a builder, was charged with having, while armed with two revolvers,…

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Police Denial Hopewell

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 1

The police at the Lindbergh homo stated flatly that the baby was not in Colonel Lindbergh's house or the house of Mr. Dwight Morrow, Mrs…

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Solicitor Censured by Full Court Documents Withheld

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 5

During the hearing of a case before the State Full Court on Thursday In connection with certain documents belonging to Henry Alford, the…

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The Courts Tumut Tuesday, March 8. Wardens Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

Hugh McBaron was granted authority to enter 18 acres, pa[?] portion 83 Yellown. An application for authority to…

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Yagoona Tragedy Death of Cecil Baker Youth Guilty of Murder Death Sentence Passed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

AV the Central Criminal Court to-day, Reginald Frederick Woodley, aged [?] years, a laborer, was charged with having murdered Cecil Budsworth Baker…

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Boy Thrashed Step-father Sentenced

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 13

In the Children's Court at Wagga on Monday, the police proceeded against a man on a charge of having ill-treated his step-son…

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Yagoona Murder Sentence of Death

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 24

Reginald Frederick Woodley, 19-year-old gunman, and killer of Cecil Budworth Baker, after the Yagoona railway hold-up on January 11, was…

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Police Will Preserve Order SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 3

Commenting on certain remarks by Mr. Campbell regarding the opening of the bridge, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Childs, said the public…

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CONSORTING Police Squad Active Underworld Being Harried

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 17

In the Course of their campaign against the consorting of criminals, and women of ill-repute in Sydney, members of the special police…

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ENFORCEMENT Bill Passes Senate High Court Ruling Awaited

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 3

The Enforcement Bill was passed by the Senate last evening. The question now hinges on the High Court ruling…

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Tarcutta Squabble Soldier Settlers In Court P.M. Acts As Mediator

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 3

Trouble between soldier settlers at Tarcutta was brought to a head at Wagga police court on Monday, before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., when…

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Police Court Today. Before Mr. Harrison, P.M. "Language"

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 2

Michael John O'Keefe pleaded guilty. constable Harvey said defendant used the language when coming from…

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Brothers Quarrel Argument Over Woman Police Court Sequel Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 1

The story of an amazing family quarrel was related at the Burwood Police Court, yesterday when Stanton C. Wills, a school teacher of Ashfield…

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Threw Cat at Her Wife Complains of Husband’s Assault “She Threw Plates at Me”

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 3

“In my opinion nothing can excuse a man hitting his wife,” said the Magistrate, Mr. Harrison, P.M., at the Young-Court on Friday, when…

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Escape From Prison Youth Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 5

At the Parraamatta police Court to-day, Raymond A[?]nold, aged 19 years, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for having escaped from Emu…

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