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Courts & crime, 1934

1,368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 69

Riot Frustrated Parrmatta Gaol Plot Governor's Prompt Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

A scheme by several dangerous confinees to wreck working plant in Parramatta Gaol if greater freedom was not given them was defeated by the…

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Stormy Scenes in German Court Sentences Unsatisfactory Hitler Intervenes in Church Dispute London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

Scenes unparalleled in the history of the German Courts occurred to-day, when 51 Communists, including two Women, were sentenced to terms of…

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Police Court Wagga, January 29 (Before Mr J. A. Harris, P.m.) Assault Alleged Complainant Fails to Appear

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 3

William Thomas Dunn appeared on charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to Walter Withers and of having assaulted Walter Withers. Mr…

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Cannery Robbery Ten Track Lads Before the Court Five Plead Guilty, Go to Gaol For Month

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 3

The dock at the Leeton police court on Wednesday morning was crowded, when ten young men aged about 21 years of age, were lined up…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

Reginald Lindsay BlacK trading as R. L. Black and Co., appeared before the Registrar at the Bankruptcy Court, Leeton, on Thursday, 18th,…

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Another Inquiry Narandera Police Inspector on Job

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

Yesterday, while the Welfare Farm Inquiry was being conducted in Leeton Courthouse, Inspector Bisley, of Narandera,…

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Tennis Perry Apologises "Talking" on Court in Match with Grawford Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

F. J. Perry, who won the Australian tennis title on Saturday, to-day expressed regret for his "talking" during the match against Crawford. He…

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No New Car for Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

Arising out of the Murrumbidgee River mystery, came a request made through Mr Kilpatrik, M.L.A., to the Commissioner of Police (Mr Childs)…

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Murrumbidgee River Mystery Morey Again in Court Another Remand

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court on January 17, Edward Henry Morey was charged that, on or about December 16. 1933, he did feloniously and…

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River Mystery Morey Again in Court Another Remand WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

AT Wagga court on January 17 Edward Henry Morey, charged that, on or about December 16, he did feloniously and maliciously…

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Murder of Prospectors Aborigines for Trial Lubra's Amazing Story Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 4

Eight aborigines appeared at the Darwin police court to-day on charges of having murdered two prospectors, Adolph Koch and Stephen Arinski,…

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Murrumbidgee River Mystery Morey Again in Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 2

At the Wagga police court on January 17, Edward Henery Morey was charged that, on or about December 16, 1933, he did feloniously and…

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Police Inquiry

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

On Monday [?] the [?] of Narandera was [?]…

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Farm Inquiry Wednesday's Proceedings Evidence of Court Martials

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

ERNEST EDWARD COOPER, residing at Farm 757, Leeton. deposed that he was 19 years of age and was inmate of Welfare Farm for four…

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Goldfields Riots No Further Disorders Heavy Police Reinforcements PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 1

There have been no further attempts at disorder in Kalgoorlie and Boulder since Tuesday night's outbreaks. The police reinforcements, consisting of 28…

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Murrumbidgee River Mystery Morey Again in Court. Another Remand

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 6

At the Wagga Police Court on January 17, Edward Henry Morey was charged that, on or about December 16, 1933, he did feloniously and…

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Pocket Wireless Used by English Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 8

The police of Brighton Borough, England, are using a pocket wireless, set, which is proving successful in aiding the capture of car thieves and…

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Welfare Farm How Court Martials Were Conducted Officers' Evidence Punishing Absconders LEETON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 4

Further evidence was heard to-day at the inquiry conducted' by Mr. M'Culloch, S.M., into allegations of ill-treatment of boys by…

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Police Court To-day

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 4

Before Mr. Balmain, P.M. Railway Trespass A stranger pleaded guilty to the above…

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Murder Charge Man's Death After Quarrel Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 2

A row over money is believed by the police to have preceded the death as a result of a fracture of the skull, of Lawrence Hurst, aged 40 years, a…

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