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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 69

Items of News Assault Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, William Thomas Dunn, aged 31 years, appeared before Mr. E. I. Cox, J.P., on charges of assault…

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Stealing Charge No Evidence Against Opal Merchant London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

At the Clerkenwell Police Court to-day Frank Charlee Lockwood, aged 29 yeare, an opal merchant, formerly of Sydney, who was charged with…

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Death Pact Parisian Lovers' Murder and Suicide

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

Leaving a letter saying that she thought more of love than of life, Rachel Mery, a , 24-year-old parisienne, allowed her' lover to-place a…

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Illicit Spirit Police and Customs Officers Fight Through Fires to Make Arrests SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

Two detectives and two Customs officers had a hazardous experience to-night when attempting to arrest a man near Hornsby. They were forced to…

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Tumut Police Court. Wednesday, January 24. Unlawful Assault Fracas at Newtown

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

Before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and J. Elliot. J's.p., Arthur Mahoney was charged with unlawful assault on Leslie Cook…

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Police Court Tuesday January 23 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Alleged Assault and Damage to Property

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

Albert Russell was charged with maliciously damaging a lock attached to a chain, the property of Alfred H. Bassett, doing damage thereto to…

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New York Gaol Racketeering and Vice Police Raid Sensational Discoveries New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

"Correction" officials under the new city administration, led by detectives in a surprise raid to-day on the municipal penitentiary on Welfare…

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Smart Police Work

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

While members of the Wagga police force have been generally applauded for their splendid work in connection with the Murrumbidgee River mastery,…

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Stealing From Altar Serious Charge Against Two Men Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

At the Central Court tO-day Lawrence Brandt, aged 21 years, laborer, and Jacob Blumanfeldt, aged 32 years, miner, were charged with having…

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Injured by Hoe Man's Death in Hospital Ironworker on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1
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At the Kogarah Police Court yesterday, following the death at the North Sydney Hospital yesterday morning of charles Lawrence, who…

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Public Servants Access to State Arbitration Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of the council of the Public Service Association of New South Wales last night a resolution was carried affirming the adherance to…

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Licensing Court Tuesday, January 23 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)

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

An application for the transfer of the license of the Railway Hotel, Narandera, from Richard H. Bimroee to Frederick James Duncan was granted…

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Welfare Farm Inmate Ran Away Because He Was Over Age Dolan Describes Court Martial

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

JOHN DOLAN giving evidence at the Welfare Farm Inquiry Wednesday, said he was 19 years of age last November. He went to…

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Negro Lynched Taken From Gaol by Angry Mob

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

FRANKFORT (Kentucky), Thursday.—The Legislature passed a bill to-day to prevent lynching, following a disturbance in which a negro was…

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Kidnapped Woman's Story to Police Man Arrested Serious Charge SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

The story of a young married woman that she was kidnapped and taken by car to Mascot where she was assaulted is being investigated…

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Thugs and Burglars Active in City Many Calls on Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 4

Thugs and burglars were active in the city last night. At Giddins' wine saloon at Surrey Hills two youths appeared at the shuttered window and…

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Tumut Tragedy Coroner Finds Suicide and Murder Man's Evidence Strongly Criticised Husband's Unusual Statement As To Paternity Of Twins

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 12

A remarkable statement alleged to have been made to the police by John Martin, a, dairy [?]mer of lowering near Tumut and…

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Alleged Assault

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

A milk vendor of North Wagga was conveying special milk to Wagga on Saturday afternoon on a bicycle When, according to the story told to the…

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Murder Charge Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

William James, Vinecombe, 57, of Woomelang, who was arrested, for the alleged shooting of his brother, Councillor Henry George Vinecombe, near…

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