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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 88

In Australian Wilds 6 with Mounted Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 10

Hon L. Idriess's new book to be published in March is of frontier life, dealing mainly with stirring episodes in the pursuit of lawbreak…

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Mystery Call Did Murderer Ring Police? Perth

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 1

The police axe now satisfied that the mas who telephoned the police station at 10.56 p.m. on Tuesday, and said that he had heard glass crashing…

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Bankrupt Leaves Court Starts on Gold Mining Expedition Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 4

Clifford Le Brun Brown was examined before the Registrar in Bankruptcy this morning, and half an hour after he had left the court he boarded…

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Perth Murder Police Seek Interview with Young Man Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

Police yesterday issued a description of a young man whom they say would greatly assist in solving the mystery of Tuesday's jewel murder. If…

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Police Court Monday. Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Expired Certificate

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 3

Leslie A. Cowled pleaded guilty to failing to return an expired certificate of registration and number plate. Defendant said he had renewed the…

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Murder Trial Accused Man Acquitted Alice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

Charges of perjury against witnesses for the prosecution were made by Mr. Webb (counsel for the defence) in his address to the jury, in…

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Austria Nervy Five Hundred Arrests Woman Sentenced to Death Nazi Reprisals Feared Vienna

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

Considerable nervousness is being exhibited as the result of Several incidents, including the discovery of a gas bomb in the Chancellery…

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Police Chase Over Melbourne Rooftops Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 3

Police chased a suspect over the roofs of buildings at the corner of King street and Flinders lane last night, and eventually captured him…

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Lindbergh Murder Long Evidence Concluded Alibi for English Maid New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

The taking of evidence in the trial of Bruno Hauptmann, on the charge of having murdered the Lindbergh baby, was completed to-day. It is…

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Commissioner of Police Post Goes to Superintendent Mackay Brilliant Record Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 2

It was officially announced to-night that the Metropolitan Superintendent of Police (Superintendent W. J. Mackay) will be appointed to the post of…

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Father Convicted Son Discharged the South Gundagai Assault Case Some Trouble Over an Eviction Order The Injuries Received by John Laurence

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 1

“THAT’S WHAT I WOULD EXPECT YOU TO DO,” SAID THOMAS WOODBRIDGE WHEN JOHN LAURENCE SAID HE WOULD SUMMONS HIM. “I COULD BEAT YOU ANYWAY” IS THE ALLEGED REPLY BY LAURENCE. THEN THIRTEEN STONE OF THOMAS WOODBRIDGE WAS BEHIND A STRAIGHT LEFT WHICH CONNECTED WITH LAURENCE, WHOSE INJURIES WERE…

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Leeton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

James Hyatt was charged at Leeton Police Court yesterday with being drunk in Pine Avenue, Leeton. Sergeant Thomson stated that…

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Barellan Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 1

At the Magistrate's Court, held at Barellan recently, before Mr. Goldie, P.M., James John Ranger Baxter, of Conopaira Station, Rankin's Springs…

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Police Court Monday, February 11 (Before (Mr. A. V. Wells, P.m.) Unlawful Possession

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 6

Edward John Keyes was charged with having in his possession two pairs of shoes and a blazer reasonably suspected ae having been stolen or…

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Gundagai Warden's Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 3

Daniel Lane Herlihy applied for 100 acres at Spring Flat, the property of Mrs. M. Ball and Mr. S. J. Nichols. The applicant was…

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Aborigine's Death Two Natives Charged Constable Shoots Another Alice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 5

Two aborigines, described as "half civilised," were charged before Judge Wells to-day with having murdered Kai Umen, another aborigine, at…

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Divorced Man's Claim Unusual Court Case

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 4

There was an unusual case before Mr. Justice McFarlane in Melbourne on Thursday when Benjamin Charles Steen, engine driver, of Ararat…

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Racing Circulars Police Raid City Office Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 8

Detectives raided an office in the city tinting the week-end in connection with Allegations made by a prominent horse trainer that his name was…

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U.S. Gold Clause Court Decision Awaited Washington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 2

The Supreme Court of the United States took the unusual action of announcing that the gold clause decision would not be given on Monday. It…

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Quintuplets Centre of Court Case Claim for £200,000 Sideshow Agreement Broken? CHICAGO

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1935 · page 6

Olivia and Elzire Dionne, the young French-Csnadian parents of the famous quintuplets, became even more famous to-day when Chicago circus promoters…

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