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Courts & crime, 1934

1,368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 69

Wagga Police Car

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 4

When the police were scouring the district in January, making their inquiries into the Murrumbidgee River mystery and other matters, it was…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 27 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, Pm.) Breaches of Motor Act

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 4

William C. E. Millard was fined 5s, together with 8s court costs, in default two days' hard labor, on a charge of falling to return his expired…

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Russian Morality Peasant Girl Betrays Father Alleged Grain Stealing Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 1

A 12-year-old peasant girl has been awarded a pension of £14 a month and free education at the best school as a reward for denouncing her father…

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Burning Off Urangeline Case Full Court Awards £569

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 March 1934 · page 6

The Full Court on Monday delivered a reserved judgment of importance to farmers and graziers, arising out of the liability of persons…

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Items of News Bicycle Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1934 · page 2

Several bicycles have been stolen in Wagga lately. Recently a municipal officer lost his. Detective Ramus, of Wagga, has arrested a man and…

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Girl Stabbed Attempted Murder Charge Against Man Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1934 · page 1

Stabbed over the heart with a butcher's knife, Lola Hansch, aged 17 years, of Bass Point, is now in hospital and in a critical condition…

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Stealing Charge Manager's Fine Action Will Re-employ Offender Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, Alexander Cameron M'Donald, aged 23 years, was charged with having stolen soap god shaving cream from his…

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Wages Questions in the Commonwealth and States Rescission of Cut Arbitration Court's Consideration of Unions' Application Judgment May Be Delivered This Week MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 1

It is expected that the Full Arbitration Court will this week deliver judgment in the application by the unions for a rescission of the 10 per cent, wage cut. The decision, if it entails any alteration, will probably…

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Willis Libel Action Lang to Appeal Against Full Court Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 1

The High Court to-day granted the application of J. T. Lang for leave to appeal against the decision of the State Full Court in granting a new…

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Mrs. Richards Not Guilty on Murder Charge Jury's Verdict Pilliga Tragedy Trial Judge's Summing Up Nott's Debt to Woman Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 1

The trial took place at Narrabri to-day, before Mr. Justice Street, of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Richards, aged 49 years, on the charge of…

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Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

During the holidays the police bad a busy time dealing with those who celebrated indiscreetly. On Tuesday no less than 28 charges…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 3

William Pollock (26) and James Keen (29) wore charged before Mr. G. S. Williams J.P., at Leeton police court, with having on March…

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Stealing Charges

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. Solling, J.P., Harold Arthur Cossill appeared on two charges of stealing. The first charge was that,…

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Boy Stabbed Knife Between Shoulders Fremantle Murder Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

One of the most brutal murders in the history of West Australia was perpetrated at Fremantle, the victim being a 12 year-old boy, who had been…

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Contempt of Court Order Against W. B. Rogers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 1

On the application of the Official Receiver the judge in Bankruptcy (Mr. Justice Lukin) to-day made an order for the committal of William…

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Items of News Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

Joseph Pope, alias Arthur Thornlow, aged 20 years, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., with having…

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Murder of Boy Fremantle Sensation Father Charged Intense Public Feeling FREMANTLE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 4

Feeling rose high to-day when Laurence Oliver Mollor, aged 44 years, arrived at the Fremantle Police Court to face a charge of having murdered his…

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Sheep Stealing Motor Lorry Permits

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 8

The prevalence a sheep stealing has a subject of discussion at Hume P.P. Board meeting. Stock inspector N[?]ven in his report stated that…

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Brutal Murder Knife in Boy's Back

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 3

In circumstances suggesting murder of the most kind, the body of a boy about 13, with a knife buried to the hilt between the…

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Municipal Council Police Paddock Subdivision for Residential Tenure

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 5

The Wagga Municipal Council met on Thursday night, the Deputy-Mayor (Ald. H. McDonough) presiding in the absence of the Mayor (Ald. E…

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