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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 88

Faked Art Treasures Famous Painter's Grandson Sentenced Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

J. C. Millet and a house painter named Cazot were sentenced to six months' imprisonment on charges of having painted and sold…

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Police Court Tuesday, February 26 (Before Mr. V. H. Wells, P.m.) Three Cases Against Council' Employee Dismissed Strong Remarks by P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 3

John Joseph Flynn was charged with stealing one ladder of the value of £1, the property of the Municipal Council…

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Burgalr Caught In Harden Shop Smart Work of Police and Civilians HARDEN

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

Two daring burglaries, and the subsequent arrest of the burglar at the point of the revolver provided Harden with a first class sensation…

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Full Court Appeal by Cootamundra Solicitor Action of Deceased Partner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 4

Herbert Leslie Kinsey, a solicitor, of Cootamundra, appealed to the Full Court to-day against the judgment of Mr. Justice Long Innes in awarding…

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Cruiser Collision Second Court-martial Negligence Alleged Renown's Captain Dismissed From His Ship LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1935 · page 1

The second of three courts-martial arising out of the collision between the battle-cruisers Hood and Renown off the coast of Spain, on January 23,…

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Man with Razor Receives Gaol Sentence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 2

John Austin, aged 40 years, a laborer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Fracas in Shop Several Shots Field Attempted Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 8

Following a fracas in am Italian bootshop in Elizabeth-street to-night a man has been charged with attempted, murder and another with having an…

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Bootmaker Charged Alleged Threat to Spear Erstwhile Wife and Kill Step Chldren Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 2

Amazing allegations' were trade at the Central Court to-day when Francis William Tasker, Aged 54 years, a bootmater, was charged with using treat…

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An Amazed Bench Chinese Dashes Into Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 3

Expressions of amassment, followed by those of amusement, swept across the faces of the members of the bench and court officials at Kew…

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Hood-renown Collision Third Court-martial London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 6

The third and last of the courts-martial arising out of the collision between the battle cruisers Hood and Renown concluded at (Portsmouth…

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Stealing a Cricket Ball a Junee Police Court Case

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 4

A case which aroused a considerable amount of interest was heard in the Junee court on Thursday, when William Kinnane was charged with…

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Police Court To-day Before the P.M. After Hours

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 4

Arthur Rivers and William O'Shea pleaded guilty to being on licensed premises, the Globed Hotel, after hours…

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Opium Seized Ship's Stewards Sentenced Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 5

Forty-five tins of opium valued at £36O were found in the possession of three Chinese stewards on the steamer Chante at Townsville on Friday night…

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Slew Imbecile Son Woman Released From Gaol London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 2

Mrs. May Brownhill, who was sentenced to death at Leeds in November for the murder of her 80-year-old imbecile son and was later granted a…

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Police Make Arrest Sydney

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 3

After scouring thick scrub in St. Ives district throughout the week-end, where a man was alleged to have attempted to molest a school girl and…

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Criminals Harried Sydney Police Active 386 Crimes Cleared Up in Three Weeks

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1935 · page 3

The effect of the drive by the C.I.B. against criminals in Sydney since the beginning of this year is shown by some, figures which, according to the…

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Company Manager Charged £2000 Involved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 2

When Edgar Hartley M'Call, aged 36 years, a company manager, appeared at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having stolen…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, March 4, 7935 (Before Mr. A. V. Wells, P.M. Riding Without Lights

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 4

Mr H. R. Nutt (municipal traffic inspector) proceeded against seven men for riding bicycles after sunset without having lights attached to…

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Queanbeyan Tragedy Police Mystified Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) to-day dispatched Detective Sergeant Jones to Queanbeyan to inquire into the death of Norman…

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Schoolgirl's Allegation Police Comb Scrub for Man Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 1

Throughout the week-end police and wowed the dense shorub in the St. Ives district, where a man is alleged to have attempted to molest a…

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