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Courts & crime, 1933

1,405 stories in Riverina's papers · page 68 of 71

Petrol Raids Police Visit Garages Spirit for Analysis Startling Disclosures Likely SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 1

Raids on 20 city and subunban petrol nations have been made by detectives within the last new days aud samples of every class of petrol from the…

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Dean's Fall Sentenced to Gaol

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 9

Henry Frederick Mercer, 61, formerly Dean of Perth (W.A.). was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Tuesday to 18 months' imprisonment…

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Liquor Smugglers Gun Battle with Police Three Men Killed El Paso (Texas)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 1

Three men, including a Government inspector, were killed and another wounded in a gun battle between the United States border patrol and liquor…

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Manager Charged Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Warrington Sydney Garnett, 44, company manager was charged with having, on July 10, made a false statement in…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain P. M. After Hours

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 4

Oscar Jansson, Cyrill Williams, Kieron Cummings, pleaded guilty to being on licensed premises of the Hotel Cootamundra in contravention to the…

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Escaped Rum-runner Captured by French Police Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 1

The suspended rum-running craft Kromhout, which yesterday escaped from the Canadian costguard cutter Stumble Inn, was captured, and her…

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Lynching Threat Alleged Murder and Kidnapper Kansas Police Form Guard Wichita (Kansas)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 1

The police throughout Kansas and Oklahoma are organising to-night to prevent the threatened lynching of a man arrested on a charge of…

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Alleged Assault Charge Against Employee Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day William Stephen Woods, aged 48 years, a contractor, of The Troffs, near Trundle, was charged with a…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday, December 11. (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Insulting Words

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 4

Cyril Charles Jones proceeded against Peter F. Reidell for having used insulting words against him. Reidell also proceeded on a similar charge…

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Charged Train Stampeding Mob of Cattle School Children Escape Injury Goondiwindi (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 1

A trainload of girls and boys, home-homeward bound for the Christ mas holidays, narrowly escaped disaster when a big mob of young cattle…

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Double Tragedy Youth and Girl Dead. Murder and Suicide Near Orange

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 3

Patricia Smith, 20, a singe girl, and Edward O'Keefe, 16, are dead as a result of a terrible shooting tragedy at Mirrangong station…

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Kidnapping Scare Melbourne Lady Mayoress As Victim Elaborate Police Precautions

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 5

It was disclosed in Melbourne on Thursday that elaborate police precautions were taken to protect the new Lady Mayoress of Melbourne…

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Greek Club Raided by Police Thirty-three Men Arrested Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 4

The police made two raids on the Greek Club, Castlereagh street, early this morning and 33 men were arrested, among them being most of the men…

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Warden's Court (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, Mining Warden)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 December 1933 · page 4

Thomas V. Sherrin had lodged a complaint against Thomas Pinches for non-compliance with the labor conditions on authority to enter…

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Murder or Suicide? Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 3

Following on the receipt of information that murder may have been committed, the police today exhumed the body of William Carroll, aged 45…

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Murder Charge Mother Held and Son Released Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 1

Earle Wynekoop was freed to-day on the charge of being an accessory before the fact in the murder of his wife, Rheta. His mother, Dr. Alice…

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Wardens Court Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 2

Thomas Henry Smith applied for the suspension of labor conditions in connection with leases in the parish of Cullinga, County of Harden…

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Station Tragedy Murder and Suicide "Inexplicable Case" Orange

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 4

An inquest was held to-day into the tragedy at Mirrabong on December 9 when Dorothea Ken-Smith, aged 20 years, and Edward O'Keefe, aged…

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Mortdale Shooting Seaman Charged Plea of Justification Verdict of Not Guilty Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Robert William Bartley, aged 27 years, a seaman, was charged with having murdered James Agnew at…

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Must Not Marry New Regulations for Police Probationers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 3

Under the amending regulations published in the Government Gazette, police while on duty or in uniform [?] not be entitled to free travel on…

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