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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,368 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 69

Two Deaths Newcastle Police Investigating Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 2

Doctors were faced last night with two mysterious deaths. Charles Alfred Nowland, aged 28 years, walked into the Newcastle Hospital complaining of t…

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Police Court Monday, February [?]. Alleged Fruit Stealing

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

Desmond Herlock, Herbert Pilack, Charles Quinn, Ronald Rowe, Colin Patterson, and Sam Sevenoakes, were charged with stealing fruit growing in…

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Five Years' Gaol for Assault with Intent to Steal Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

Five years' imprisonment was imposed by Judge Winnecke to-day on Edward Allen May aged 27 years, for having assaulted Phillip Brown,…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday, February 5 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Offensive Behavior

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

Alick Cobden was charged with having used indecent language in the Euberta Hall. He pleaded guilty. Mr E. F. Lusher (for the hall…

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Additional Police Reduced on Goldfields Jugo-slav Attitude Perth

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 2

Only about 20 police, additional to the ordinary force, are now at Kalgoorlie and Boulder City, the remainder having returned to Perth…

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Wearne's Court Martial Described by Officer Cattell Further Evidence at Welfare Farm Inquiry

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 1

Mr. J. E. McCulloch, stipendiary magistrate, who is conducting, at the Leeton Courthouse, a public inquiry into charges of authorising and permitting excessive punishment upon inmates at the Riverina Welfare Farm, sat up to dinner time on Saturday,…

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Police Court. Monday Afternoon Before Mr. Baimain, P.M. Fined for Bike Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 4

Leslie William West pleaded not guilty to stealing a bicycle, the property of Francis O'Rourke. Mr. Amsberg (instructed by…

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Theft From Dwelling

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. Solling, J.P., Thomas M'Alister, aged 28 years, was sentenced to seven days'…

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Stockinbingal Police Court Before Mr. Balmain, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 4

Jack Whitter was charged with breaking and entering a place of divine worship, with intent to steal. The police alleged that accused was…

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Fireman's Death Finding of Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 3

The inquest was continued at Parramatta to-day into the circumstances of the death of Ernest Carter, aged 42 years, a volunteer fireman, who was…

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Employee's Lapse After 25 Years' Service Theft of &2928 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Francis Micheal Toohey, aged 39 years, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for the theft of £2928 from his…

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Six Months Imprisonment ton Sheep Stealing charge Two Gundagai Men Found Guilty Magistrate's Strong Comment on Clarkson's Evidence

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 1

A SEVERE WARNING TO SHEEP STEALERS WAS THE SENTENCE PASSED ON FREDERICK JAMES ("KIRK") SMITH AND GEORGE CLARKSON (KNOWN AS "POSSU[?]" PENROSE), BOTH OF GUNDAGAI WHO ON TUESDAY ,LAST WERE ORDERED TO SPEND THE NEXT SIX MONTHS IN GAOL BY POLICE MAGISTRATE BALMAIN…

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Pocket Wireless Used by English Police

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 6

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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Fireman's Death Further Police Inquiries Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 1

In view of the verdict by the Parramatta Coroner that Ernest Carter, aged 42 years, volunteer fireman; who was killed in the Ryde fire station…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 5

Leeton police court proceedings are held over till next issue. The greater part of yesterday was devoted to the hearing of charges against…

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Theft of £10,000

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 7

An ordinary horse-drawn railway delivery van rumbled slowly away from the Marylebone station, London, recently. It stopped in Wilson street,…

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Stolen Sheep. Daring Theft ORANGE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

Displaying almost unparalleled affrontery, two young men stole 250 Sheep from a paddock at Canowindra, and succeeded in selling them before…

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Sheep Stealers Get Gaol Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

At the Police Court, Frederick James Smith and George Clarkson, both of Gundagai, were convicted on a charge of sheep-stealing, and were…

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Savage Assault Man in Critical Condition Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

With his face Almost unrecognisable and his clothes saturated with blood, Noel Neander, aged 21 years, crawled 300 yards to a neighbor's home at…

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Tumut Police Court Wednesday, February 7. (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain P.M.)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 6

Fredierick [?] Death for [?] to [?] the certificate of registration of [?] motor [?] was final 3. with 8 [?]…

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