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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 88

Police Court Wagga, Monday, February 4 (Before Mr. V. G. Wells, P.m.) Pure Food Act

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 6

Mr. D. E. Lewis, municipal health inspector, proceeded against V. Lamaro for an offence under the Pure Food Act—failure to keep his…

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Dramatic Man-hunt Trough Scrub Near Manly Police Dog Engaged Struggle with Pursuer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 1

A dramatic man-hunt, in which a large posse of police and the police Alsatian, Tess, participated, took place at Seaforth, near Manly, last…

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South African Murder Leading Rugby Player Charged Young Woman Kille Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

Detective-Sergeant J.H. Coetzee, of the South African Railway Police, had been charged at Pretoria with the murder of Miss G.P. Opperman, a young…

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South African Murder Leading Rugby Player Charged Young Woman Killed CAPETOWN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

Detective-Sergeant, J. H. Coetzee, of the South African. Railway Police, has been charged at Pretoria with the murder of Miss G. P. Opperman, a…

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Four Men Charged And Remanded SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day four men—Arthur Edward Anderson, 24 clerk; William Roy Hilton, 19 paperseller; Clarence Joseph McDermott…

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Police Court (Monday) Before Mr. J. A. Balmain, P.M. Waatters v. Young

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 3

Rose Evelyn Watters proceeded against Marion Young, for alleged failure to pay complainant award wages…

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Bankruptcy Case Farmer Freed From Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 2

A successful application was made to-day to Mr. Justfce Davidson, sitting in the Federal Bankruptcy Jurisdiction, by Mr. J. J. Lyons solicitor of…

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Legislative Council Police Amendment Bill

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 2

The Legislative Council, on the motion of the Attorney-General (Mr Mannin) to-day deleted the amendment inserted in the Police…

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Two Boys Charged Alleged Attempt to Burn Tram Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 4

Two boys, aged 9 and 10 years, were arrested by detectives yesterday in connection with the attempted burning of one of the large number of…

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Lindbergh Murder Trial Nearing Conclusion New York

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

The Lindbergh baby murder trial has now been proceedng for six weeks, and counsel for the defence and prosecution are speeding up the…

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Family Slain Murder Finding Against Missing Man Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 2

A finding of murder against William Arthur Figg, woodcutter, was returned at the inquest to-day into the death of Dora Annie Figg, his wife, who was…

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Cootamundra Gaol Escapee Five Yeard Imprisonment "Menace to Society," Says Judge Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 2

John Kingsley Clarkson, who escaped from the Cootamundra gaol recently, was described as "a horrible menace to society" by Judge Coyle at…

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Lindbergh Murder Trial Nearing Conclusion Duplicate Ladder Jest New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

The Lindbergh baby murder trial has now been proceeding for six weeks, and counsel tot the defence and prosecution are speeding up the securing…

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"Arsenic Witch" Goes to Gaol for Life Alleged to Have Poisoned Five DEBRECZEN (Hungary)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

There were extraordinary scenes in court to-day, when Mrs. John Nagy, 72, popularly known as the "Arsenic Witch," who is charged, in company…

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Gundagai Police Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 2

Cases which came before the, Police Magistrate (Mr. J. A. S. Balmain) at last Tuesday's monthly Court, were:…

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Charged with Being in a Dwelling with Intent to Steal Case Before Tumut Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 7

At the Tumut Police Court, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, yesterday, Eric Hayden was charged on two counts. The first with being in a dwelling…

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Brutal West Australian Murder Jewellery Shop Robbed Caretaker's Neck Broken Thieves! Big Haul Police Find Evidence of Fierce Struggle PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 1

Edgar Arthur Whitfield, aged 60 years, caretaker, was brutally murdered by bandits who robbed the jewellery shop of Caris Bros., Hay-street, last night, and took with them diamonds worth between £4000 and £5000…

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Cootamundra Gaol Escapee Five Years Imprisonment “Menace to Society,” Says Judge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 2

John Kingsley Clarkson, who escaped from the Cootamundra gaol recently, was described as “a horrible menace to society” by Judge Coyle at…

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"Absenic Witch" Sentenced to Death Wholesale Poisining Alleged Sixteen Bodies Exhumed Debreczen (Hungary)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 1

There were extraordinary scenes in the court to-day when Mrs. John Nagy aged 72 years popularly known as the arsonic witch," who was charged in…

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Tennant's Creek Tragedy Engineer on Murder Charge Aiice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 1

Clifford William Antinos Rentrey, mining engineer, of Tennant's Creek was charged to-day with having murdered Mick O'Brien at Tennant's…

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