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Courts & crime, 1932

1,504 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 76

Unlucky Jeweller Eighth Burglary SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1932 · page 1

Early this morning thieves hurled a brick through a side window of Sam Lan's Jewellery establishment, in Liverpool street, City, and stole a…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 4

At Hillston Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. L. R. L. MeGinty and R. L. Wilson, Js. P., John Leicester Meagher was fined £1 for…

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The Coota Police Raid On the Racing Fraternity

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 3

The police made a raid on Saturday an alleged S.P. betting place in Cootamundra, and arrested 28. The police court was engaged till…

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Gundagai Woman Faces Serious Charge Girl Dies In Wagga Hospital Young Man Also Charged

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 1

On Monday last, at Wagga, the Coroner, at the conclusion of an inquiry into the death of a girl in the Wagga Hospital gave a finding that has placed Florence Amy Agnes Elliott, married woman, who resides at Jackalas, in the position of…

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Two Killed Car Accident Near Koorawatha Children Send for Police Driver Charged With Manslaughter . KOORAWATHA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 1

TWO were killed on Wednesday, and four others escaped injury, when a car overturned on the Young-Cowra road, seven miles from…

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Spurious Medicines Three Men Sentenced Three Acquitted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 5

The case in which six men were charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection with the sale os spurious medicines was concluded at the…

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Boxer As Police Chief

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 3

Albert Bergren, born in the town of Halmstad, on the Swedish west coast, was appointed recently as chief of police in Mexico City (according to an…

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Court Cases Held Over

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 2

Mr. Parker had a busy day at the Leeton Court yesterday, for in addition to the batch of offenders hailed before the bench by Willimbong…

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Strathfield Woman's Death Police Inquiry Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 1

The police are endeavoring to solve the mystery surrounding the death of Mrs. Frances Wood, aged 43 years, who resided at Strathfield The woman…

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Murder Charge Against Woman Wagga Girl's Death Inquest Held Man As Accessory

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 1

Mr. D. F. Darker. district coroner, held an inquest at the Wagga Court house last Monday into the circumstances attending the death of a girl…

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Young Girls Death Woman On Murder Charge Youth Charged As Accessory

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 8

Distressing evidence was given at the inquest held on Monday touching the death of Jona Jessie Fearne, aged 18 years, which occurred at the…

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Story of Assault Detectives Sceptical Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 1

Suffering from sortie injuries and abrasions to both hands, a man was admitted to hospital early this morning. According to the story he told…

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Moratorium Court Farm Sale at Pleasant Hills

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 7

Before Mr. Swiney, P.M., in the Moratorium Court at Lockhart on Wednesday, an application was made by the Perpetual Trustee Company…

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Unemployed Demonstrate Prince George at Poplar Police Restore Order London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 2

An unemployed demonstrate marred Prince George's visit to Poplar to open a new wing of the Seamen's Rest. A section of the crowd…

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Railway Employees Withdrawal From Court Application to Commissioners Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 2

The New South Wales Railway Commissioners were associated with the Victorian Railway Commissioners in an application to the Industrial…

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Lottery Prize Dispute Brought to Court Injunction Granted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1932 · page 1

In the Equity Court, before Mr. Justice Long Innes to-day. Robert Taylor Ferry, of Paddington, sought an injunction to restrain W. H…

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Kreuger Frauds Auditor Sent to Gaol London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1932 · page 2

A message from Stockholm states that Anton Wendler, head of a firm of accountants and one of the three auditors of the Kreuger and Toll Company,…

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Two Killed Dreadful Fatality at Koorawatha Woman Charged with Manslaughter

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 October 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Lelia Rush, wife of Mr. Monty Rush, well-known Koorawatha butcher, and Mr. H. J. Ingram, representative of the Pearl Insurance Coy.,…

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Leeton Police Court Order to Vacate

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 1

In an application under the Moratorium Act, Jules Roux, for whom Mr. V. Ryall appeared at the Leeton Court last week, Hector Robinson…

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Two Killed Car Accident Near Koorawatha Children Send for Police Driver Charged with Manslaughter

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 October 1932 · page 2

Two wore killed last Wednesday, and four others escaped injury, when a car overturned on the Young Cowra road, seven miles from…

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