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Courts & crime, 1933

1,405 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 71

Murder Suspected Thrice Wounded Man Found Dead Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 1

The body of Richard Joseph Supple, aged 33 years, laborer, of Adelaide, was found under a tree near the municipal golf links early this morning…

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Dalby Tragedy Body Found in Well Laborer Charged with Crime Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

Giving evidence at the trial of Percy Airs, a laborer, at the Dalby court on a charge of having murdered Perry Co[?]celius Read, whose body was found in…

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Alleged Arson Mercer Before Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 1

When Pereival Wentworth, aged 50 years, a mercer, appeared at the Kogarah Court to-day on a charge of having maliciously set fire to a shop in…

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Injunction Application Before Court To-day Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

The application to the Equity Court for an injunction to restrain the Government from presenting the Upper House Reform Bill of the Governor…

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Police Case Fails in False Pretence Charge in Connection with Food Relief Order

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 2

A Crown case broke down at Leeton yesterday before Mr. Parker, P.M., when Howard Percy Savage was charged with obtaining money…

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Referendum Sensation Validity Questioned Application to Court Alleged Ultra Vires of Constitution

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 5
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express

A report that certain citizens intended to challenge the validity of the referendum for the Reform of the Upper House was confirmed on…

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High Court of Australia (Before Sir George Rich, J., Mr. Justice Starke, Mr. Justice Dixon, and Mr. Justice Evatt.) Bankruptcy Appeal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1933 · page 7

The appeal by S. Richards and Co. Ltd., from a judgment of Lukin, J., in Bankruptcy (in re Stephen Vincent Walsh, bankrupt), was dismissed,…

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Stealing Charge Nurse Fined £10 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 1

When a nurse named Amber Smith appeared at the Central Court and pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing underclothing the property of…

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Tasmania Murder Suspect Held in Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 15

A man who had served a short sentence on a charge of having stowed away, was arrested by detectives on his release from Long Bay…

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Another Dispute Equity Court Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1933 · page 1

Another application to prevent the Director of State Lotteries from paying out prize money won in the lottery was made before Mr. Justice…

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Police Court (To-day) Before Mr. Balmain, P.M. Traffic Cases

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

Lilian Duncan pleaded guilty to driving a car without a muffler. Defendant stated, by letter, that the exhaust blew out ten days previously…

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Stock Stealing Be Sure of Case Is Advice to Graziers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 2

In his report to the executive committee of the Graziers' Associate the general secretary (Mr. J. W. Allen) stated that the Commissioner of…

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Youth’s Confession Fabricated Story Told To Police

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 May 1933 · page 3

Leo. T. Marshall, 16, who was admitted to the Yass District Hospital last Sunday-week night was discharged after three days in the institution…

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Census in Gaol

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 4

To let the Commonwealth Statistician know our deed or misdeeds we all will be mildly busy on the night of June 29, but there is one…

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Clerk Fined for Theft Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, William Brennan, aged 30 years, a clerk, was fined £10 on a charge of stealing two books, valued at £3/10/, the property…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Case at Oaklands. Information Dismissed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 3

On Friday of last week, before Mr. Sweeney, P.M., W. Schultze, of Oaklands, was charged with stealing two sheep, the property of Mr. F…

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Police Court Monday, May 22, 1933 (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 3

John Steiner pleaded guilty to a chare of stealing a quantity of wood, the property of Novel Power. He was fined 30/, with 15/ costs…

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Property Deal Conspiracy Alleged Man and Woman Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 2

A case involving a big deal in property yas begun at the Central Police Court to-day. Jessie Hamilton Scott, aged 58 years, and Frank Measures,…

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Leeton Court Drunks and Language Obstructing a Road

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 May 1933 · page 2

At the Leeton Court yesterday Patrick John Toomey (21) alias Watson, and Thomas Dwyer (27) were fined £3 for indecent language and 5/ for…

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