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Courts & crime, 1932

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Week-end Burglary Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

During the week-end thieves broke into the premises of Ernest Hillier, a city, confectioner carrying, on business in Surry Hills. Chocolates,…

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Charge of Stealing Counsel Contended Court Used to Obtain Divorce Evidence

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 2

That the prosecution was merely using the Police Court, and had instituted the criminal proceedings in order to obtain evidence for a divorce…

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Triple Murder Guilty Soldier Insane London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

James Collins, formerly a private in the Second Battalion, Buffs Regiment, stationed in Kent, was round guilty of murder, but was decided…

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Exciting Chase Police Fire 11 Shots Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 2

Eleven shots were fired by two constables in an exciting chase after a man who was seen breaking into a shop at Paddington this morning…

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Police Court Wagga, November 28 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Wife Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 2

Arthur M'Farlane was charged with having assaulted his wife and he pleaded guilty. Mrs. M'Farlane made a request to the court that he be bound…

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Switch Blown Out at Central Police Station Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 1

A large crowd was attracted to the Central Police Station this morning by a terrific explosion when the main switch blew out. Nobody was injured…

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Rents Act a Variation Giving Discretion to Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 5

Important variations in the Rents Reduction Act have been approved by Cabinet. The Act, which provides for a 22½ per cent reduction…

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Leeton Court Cases Drunkenness Charges and Small Debts Cases

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 1

The warm weather probably has been responsible in a measure for the batch of drunk cases that came before the Leeton Court for…

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Items of News Soon in Gaol Again

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1932 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. I. Beavers, J.P., William Brooker was convicted on a charge of vagrancy and sentenced to one…

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Murder Trial Jury Disagrees MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 November 1932 · page 1

The trial of Bernard William Boyd, 18, and Ernest Jenkins, 16, on a charge of having murdered Joseph George Sybley at his hotel at Whittle…

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Milk Board Minister's Statements Awaiting Police Report Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1932 · page 1

Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly to-day by Mr. Ross (U.A.P.), the Minister for Health (Mr. Weaver) said that as…

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Japanese Communists Thirty Arrested Attempt to Blow Up Court House Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 November 1932 · page 1

The police have arrested 30 Communists who attempted to dynamic the Tokio district Court House as a pretest against the sentences imposed…

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Assault on Constable Unemployed Leader Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 1

At the Lithgow Police Court to-day John Jamieson, president of the local Unemployed Workers' Movement, was sentenced to six months'…

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Police Magistrate Change of Title and Status Urged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 2

A resolution recommending to the Government that the designation "police magistrate" be altered to "district magistrate" and that the…

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Youthful Strikers Assault on Two Lads Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 1

Sealing the fence of the Crown Crystal glass works at Waterloo early this morning, five of 100 youths who are on strike are alleged to have…

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First Murder Charge at Federal Capital

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 4

Canberra's first murder charge was preferred on Monday against Bertram Edward Porter, aged 25 years, unemployed sheet metal worker. It is…

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Murder Charge Brother on Trial Cullen Bullen Tragedy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 2

The trial began at the Central Criminal Court to-day of Henry Hoganson, aged 33 years, a laborer, on a charge of having murdered his…

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Death Sentence Murder of Old Man Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 2

The jury's verdict of guilty and the passing of the death sentence on Edward Tarrant for the murder of an old man, James Flood, at Picton,…

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Appeal Re Barton—transport Aftermath of Local District. Court Finding

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 9

At the High Court, in Sydney this week, before Sir Frank Duffy, C.J., Mr. Justice Starke, Mr. Justice Dixon, Mr. Justice Evatt, and Mr. Justice…

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Murder Trial Ross Sentenced to Death CAPETOWN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 1

Charles Ross was found guilty of shooting Margaret Keppie, outside Nairobi, and was sentenced to death. A further charge of murdering…

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