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Courts & crime, 1934

1,368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 69

Albury Murder Girl in Pyjamas Story From Brisbane Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1934 · page 6

A strange story which was told to the Brisbane Customs authorities, and which may assist the police to clear up the identity of the Albury murder…

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Adelong Land Case Inequity Court Suit For Redemption

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 October 1934 · page 8

In the Equity Court before Chief Justice Sir John Harvey, last week Elsie May Summerbelle, wife of William George Summerbelle, was…

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Police Court Before Mr. J. A. Harris. P.m

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 5

At Leeton Police Court yesterday, Burnett McCready was fined 15/ and 8/ costs for driving a car with only one head light…

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Youth Released Not Connected with Waverley Murder Melbourne, hursday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 1

William Arthur Henry Paul, aged 18 years, who yesterday was charged at the City Court with the murder of Paul Drasdoff, at Waverley, Sydney…

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Police for Canberra Motor Cyclists for Wagga Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 4

Fifty Sydney policemen will leave Sydney for Canberra for duty there during the royal visit. The men paraded at police headquarters to-day…

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District Court Yesterday Before Judge Coyle. A Collision Claim

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 October 1934 · page 8

Mary Jane Howard asked for compensation from Francis Murphy. Plaintiff was involved in an accident in which Murphy was driving a…

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Dennis Will Case Certain Clauses Ruled Out Equity Court Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1934 · page 1

The will of the late William James Dennis, of Harefield, was again before Mr Justice Street in the Equity Court today, interpretation of the document…

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Albury Murder Expert's Report to Police Victim's Characteristics Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1934 · page 4

Prefessor Burkitt, of the University of Sydney, has made a report to the police, after conducting an examination of the body of the woman…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday, October 22. (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Indecent Assault Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 6

A man was charged with an indecent assault on a girl aged eight years. It was alleged in evidence that the offence took place at Wagga on…

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Unlawful Assault at Tumblong Dance Hall

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

Not only from the evidence given in the case before Messrs. W. C. Stribley and Peter J. Sullivan, J's.P., in which Patrick Thomas Donnelly…

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Murder Investigation The Albury Victim

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 3

PROFESSOR A. N. Burkitt, Professor of Anatomy at Sydney University assisted by three Sydney specialists, worked upon…

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Ownership of Pony Left to Magistrate to Decide

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

SO SURE WERE the parties, in a civil action heard at the Leeton Petty Sessions Court on Thursday, they could trace a…

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Culvert Murder Mystery Beryl Cashmere Traced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 1

The [?] of detectives investigating the Albury culvert murder that the name of the victim was Bery Cashmere has proved…

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Cafe Murder No Trace of Assailant Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 7

All efforts to trace the murderer of Jack Nicholson, the Greek cafe proprietor, who was done to death in the city yesterday morning, have so far…

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Court of Criminal Appeal a Stated Case Pastures Protection Act (Before the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Jordan, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Maxwell.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 2

Tom Beaumont was convicted by Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., at the Narandera Police Court on September, 1933, under section 105 (1) of the…

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Police Court Today

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 3

Before Messrs. R. J. Louche and E. Evans, Js.P. Alleged Breaking and Eentering James Ellis was remanded to…

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Police Transfer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 2

Constable Munro, of Darlington Point, has been notified of his transfer to Narandera to replace Constable Keogh, who will shortly be…

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Police Court Tuesday, October 23 (Before Mr. J. A, Harris, P.m.) Alleged False Statement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 1

Thomas H. Bell was charged with aiding and abetting an endowment claimant by making a false statement Plea, guilty…

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Albury Murder No Restriction on Reward

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) announced that the reward of £[?]0 offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the…

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Stolen Cars Pursued by Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 1

Two allegedly stolen motor cars' were pursued by the police patrol last night. In one case the car was chased for 10 miles, at times reaching a speed…

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