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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 23 of 88

Imagination Runs Riot Albury Murder German Writer's Description

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 4

A remarkable account of the police hunt for the Albury murderer appeared in a recent issue of a leading German newspaper, the Hamburg…

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Cripple Son Convicted Sentenced to Seven Years for Attack on Mother Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Henry Bernard Fulton, aged 23 years, who was convicted of having wounded his mother, Mary Fulton, with…

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Prisoner Attacks Sergeant Struggle in Police Car Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 1

During a struggle in the back of a police car on Saturday night Sergt Clarke, of North Sydney, had his right thumb badly bitten by a…

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Disputed Agreement Case in Equity Court (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Long Innes.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 2

The Court is engaged in hearing a suit for specific performance of agreement in which the plaintiffs are Charles Osborne Fairbairn, James…

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Tramway Employees Appeal to High Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 1

The High Court today commenced the hearing of the application concerning the question of whether the Federal Arbitration Court had power…

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Hood-renown Collision Decision of Court-martial Modified London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 1

There was a sensational sequel to-day to the courts-martial arising out of the collision between the Hood and Renown in the Bay of Biscay early…

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Appeal to High Court by Railway Commissions Over Queanbeyan Employee SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 1

In order to establish the validity of a section of the New South Wales Railways Act, which deems that an employee convicted of felony by law…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 4

The local Police made an arrest are Tuesday night, in connection with the robbery which occurred at Hillston Railway Station on 27th February…

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Not Guilty Kangarooby Sheep Stealing Case Well-known Grazier Acquitted

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 5

The trial of George Limbers, well-known glazier on a charge of stealing 282 sheep the property of Lampy Ryan, a grazier, of…

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Dramatic Gold Theft Croydon Aerodrome Sensation Amazing Story Told by Prosecutor London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 1

"The gold theft was as dramatic us in Edgar Wallace novel," declared counsel for the prosecution to-day when police court proceedings were…

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Kunama Lad Before Tumut Court Was He Made the Foil of Older Man ?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 2

At the Tumut Police Court on Monday morning, Frederick Charles Mclntosh, aged 22 years, was brought before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and R. M. Thompson, J.'sP., on five charges: (1) at Kunama, near Batlow, he did on 23rd February, steal à…

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Bargo Robbery Young Man Sentenced Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 1
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Richard Mason Evans, aged 23, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court yesterday to hacing broken and entered a shop at Bargo, near which…

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Wounding of Constable Two Young Men Charged Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 1

Alfred Brooks, aged 20 years, and Boy Butler, aged 21 years, were charged at the Supreme Court to-day with having on January 14 wounded…

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Retiring Police Commissioner Big Farewell Planned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. H. Childs) will retire at noon on Saturday. He will be given a farewell at the Sydney Showground to-morrow,…

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Fatal Cessnock Fire Police Inquiry Conducted Cessnock

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 7

The inquiry into the fire which destroyed (Baker's Furniture Emporium in Vincent street, Cessnock, on December 1, resulting in the death of…

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Odds to £10 Racing Matters in Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 8

On more than one occasion have George Talto and Grave Talto figured as principals in issue decided on district racecourses (says the Young…

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District Court Wednesday, March 20 (Before His Honor Judge Coyle)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 4

An application was made by Annette Rose Cullen for a writ of Ca Sa against Patrick Walsh. Mr. H. J. Kennedy, of Messrs. Walsh…

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New York Riots Negroes in Ugly Mood Following Rumor of Child's Death Serious Clash with Police New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 4

The theft of a penny piece of candy by a 10-year-old negro boy in a large store in the Harlem section of the city caused serious riots last night. The…

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Wayside Jottings Heard in Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 5

Solicitor (in tenancy case): Are you permanently employed? Defendant: On the relief ! Solicitor; Him…

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