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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 69

Attempted Murder Alleged Man Arrested Near Albury Albury

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 4

Arising out of reports that an attempt had been made on a man's life at Bulgandra Station, the property of Senator J. F. Guthrie, about 40 miles…

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Culvert Murder Identification of Victim Further Discoveries That May Help

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 4

Detective Sergeant M'Rae, who has been in Melbourne in connection with the Albury culvert murder, returned to Albury on Wednesday night…

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Prince Before Court Six Horses Mentioned Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 8

The Redlock case was again before the court when C. Prince appeared on a charge of having obtained £15 from the Murray Bridge Racing Club Ltd…

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Police in Flat Alleged Trespass Woman Claims Damages Awarded £400 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 1

In his summing up in the action in which Miss Ailsa Mary Bales claimed £2000 damages against Constables John Parmenter and Stanley Day for…

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Industrial Court (Before the Registrar, Mr. Lamond, Dr. Denham assisting) Tumut, Tuesday, September 11 Walter Ernest Dean v. Tumut Shire Council Claim for Compensation

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 3

Walter Ernest Dean, road ganger, claimed from the Tumut Shire Council for seven weeks and four days' pay at £482 per week for having…

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Intent to Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1934 · page 4

On Thursday night James Ross, aged 43 years, was arrested neat Albury and charged with having shot at Edward Mathews with intent to murder…

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Culvert Murder Mystery a Strange Story

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 September 1934 · page 14

Detectives are investing a report from Taree that may have a bearing on the murder of the girl found m a culvert on Howlong Road, but they…

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Three Years' Gaol £221 Stolen From Navvy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1934 · page 1

A sentence of three years penal servitude was passed on David M'Lean, aged 44 years, who was described as a confidence man and appeared at the…

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Morey's Application Fails No New Trial Unanimous Decision of Court Anderson Statement Not Evidence "No Sane Jury Would Accept It" SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1934 · page 1

"No sane jury could possibly attach any weight whatever to the statement of Mrs. Anderson, which it is sought to have admitted as…

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Bulgandra Shooting Attempted Murder Charge Evidence or Fight Accused Committed for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1934 · page 1

At the Albury Police Court on Saturday James Ross was charged with the attempted murder of James Matthews at Bulgandra Station on the…

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Stealing Young Man Fined

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 2

Before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and J. Tod, J's.P., at the Tumut, Police Cout yresterday, John Ambrose Casey was charged with…

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The Albury Murder

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 2

Never have the Australian police had a murder case quite so baffling us what is known us the Albury murder. If the indentification could…

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Jewel Robbery From Angus and Coote's Three Men Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day William James Wallace, aged 28 years, motor driver, Francis Malcolm Farley, aged 26 years, fruit dealer, and Eric…

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Police Dept. Obstinate Dangerous Parking to Remain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 2

COMMISSIONER childs, of the Police Department, has wired the Shire Council that no alteration will be permitted in…

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Morey's Appeal Fails Unanimous Decision of Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 3

Argument in the appeal on Friday by ,Edward Henry Morey, who appealed against his conviction and sentence of death on a charge of the murder…

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Redlock Case B. Coughlan Before Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 6

There was another development in the Redlock case to-day when Rupert Coughlan appeared at the city Court on a charge of conspiracy…

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Albury Murder Origin of Pyjamas And Towel Used by Victim Valuable Information Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 4

Theo police now believe that they have traced the origin of the pyjamas and towel used by the Albury murder victim. They have interviewed…

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Morey's Application Fails No New Trial. Unanimous Decision of Court. Anderson Statement Not Evidence. "No Sane Jury Would Accept It"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 6

"No sane jury could possibly attach any weight whatever to the statement of Mrs. Anderson, which it is sought to have admitted as new evidence,"…

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Items of News Albury Murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 2

The work of the detectives in the Albury case is becoming increasingly difficult as one and another line of investigation is exhausted and girls…

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Police Court Monday Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Non-offensive Water

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 4

Francis George Holder pleaded guilty to allowing non-offensive water to run from his premises. Mr. Budge, health inspector…

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