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Courts & crime, 1933

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Vicious Assault. [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

The Police Magistrate Mr. D. F. [?] Coolamon Police Court [?] the [?] public [?] of Mr. W. W…

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Police Court Thursday, January 12 (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

Yanko Shire Council v. Clarence H. Hoare, failing to destroy noxious weeds. Mr. O. O. H, Dangar appeared for…

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Accosting Young Girls And Asking For Money Youth Sentenced to Seven Days

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

At the Leeton Court on Wednesday before Mr. Quiggin C.P.S., Francis James Coates, alias Hennessy (19) was sentenced to seven days hard…

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Thieves Captured Smart Police Work at Whitton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 5

During the night of January 6, Mr. T. V. Petrich's store at Whitton, was broken into and goods to the value of £45, including tobacco, drapery,…

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Vagrancy Charges Against Four Men Other Cases at Leeton Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

At the Leeton Court before Mr. Quiggan, C.P.S. on Tuesday, Bertram Robert White (21), Dee John Dee (21), Hilton Leonard Broadbent…

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Police Raid Billiard Room at Griffith 35 Men Marched to Lock Up

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

On Friday evening last the Griffith police, under Sergeant Ferris, raided a billiard saloon in Kooyoo Street, where 36 men were rounded up and…

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Park Murder Salesman Charged

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

Strongly guarded by detectives, Erie Roland Craig, 25, salesman, was the cynosure of ail eyes at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on…

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Armed Criminals Arrested by Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

During the last few days detectives have arrested five well-known criminals who wre found to be in possession of firearms in one place a r[?]n…

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Assaults on Police Severest Punishment Advocated Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) expressed the opinion to-day that the severest punishment should be meted out to those guilty of assaults on the…

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ASSAULT Pepper Thrown SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

Shortly before noon to-day a man was assaulted at Trafalgar street, Camperdown. Pepper was thrown in his eyes, and he was robbed of a bag…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Balmain, P.M. Liquor Case

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Thomas McHenry, an inspector under the Pure Foods Act, proceeded against John Gant, licensee of the Australian hotel, on an alleged charge…

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Savage Assault on Policeman Struck and Kicked Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

When Constable Hermes made an arrest in Glebe last night he was attacked by eight men. He was thrown to the ground, and his baton taken…

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The Murder of Spatchett Arrest Made LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

Samuel James Furnace, wanted for the murder of Walter Spatchett, has been arrested at Southend. Thus has ended one of the most intensive man…

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Basher Gangs And Assaults on Police SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

A conference between, the police chief was held to-day, for the purpose of considering the frequent as saults by basher gangs, and the…

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Police Must Be Protected

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

The frequency of brutal assaults upon the police while in the execution of their duty is such as to cause alarm among the law-abiding section of the…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. D. F. Parker, P.m.) Without Lights

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 4

H. R. Nutt, municipal traffic inspector proceeded against three men for riding bicycles without having a light attached. They were fined 10/-…

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Police Court Thursday and Friday, January 12 and 18. (Before Mr. D. Parker, P.M.) Noxious Weeds Case

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

Yanko Shire Council v. Clarence H. Hoare, failing to destroy noxious weeds. Mr. O. O. H. Dangar appeared for…

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Thieves Captured Smart Police Work at Whitton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 3

During the night of January 6, Mr. T. F. Petrich's store at Whitton was broken into and goods to the value of £45, including tobacco,…

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Italian Robbed at Griffith Police Make Prompt Arrest

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

On Saturday night, January 7, Salvatore Raffaele, an Italian, reported to the police that he had been robbed of a roll of notes in Banna Avenue,…

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London Murder Furnace Arrested Heading Story of Search End of Intensive Man Hunt LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

Samuel James Furnace was arrested at Southend to-day. He was discovered living in a house in Whitegate Road and was taken into custody and…

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