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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 88

Child Killed with Axe Shocking Melbourne Crime Mother Charged with Murder Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

Alan Richter, aged 9 yean, was killed at his home at Park street, Moonee Ponds, to-day. The police took possession of a bloodstained axe…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 4

Edward Duffy was remanded to Quirndi on a charge of breaking and entering and stealing property. including a rifle, and revolver, to the total…

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Boy Electrocuted Motor Cycle Becomes Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 2

0William Curgenven, aged 13 years of Lavon street, Mosman, was electrocuted in the basement of flats at that address this afternoon. With another…

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Lithuanian Plot Nazi Conspirators Sentenced Four to Die Kovno

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 2

The court-martial of the 126 Nazis who were arrested in Memel in December for participating in an alleged plot, to seize part of Lithuania and…

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Espionage Trial Prison-born Babies Appeal Twenty-one Alleged Spies Charged PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

Two babies who wens born ta prison appeared in the dock with 81 alleged international spies when the trial opened in camera to-day. They are…

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Hillston Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 7

At Hillston Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. R. Donaldson, the following cases were heard:— Daniel James Gordon Hartley…

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Woman Remanded to Sydney Local Police Court Case

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 2

This morning before Mr. W. G. Pullen, J.P., Mrs. Mary McFadden was charged with, that at Sydney, in November, 1934, being the bailee of a…

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Dublin Raids Police Search for Arms and Literature Eighty Persons Arrested DUBLIN

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 1

The police to-day raided and searched many houses of Republicans. Beginning in the early hours of the morning, they continued right through…

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Police Court TUESDAY. 28th March Drink

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 2

John HcDonnell (67) was fined £2, in default four days hard labor, on a charge of drunkenness…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court Tuesday, 26th MARCH (Before Mr. J. A. Harris P.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 2

Thomas H. Bell v. P. M. G. Terry, falling to pay award wages. Mr. Cater appeared for complainant; Mr. Coogan appeared for defendant…

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Police Ball

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 4

Members of the Wagga police are not contenting themselves with main turning law and order in the community, but have turned their attention…

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Tumut Police Court Tuesday, March 28. (Before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and J.. Tod, J's.P.)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 3

Yen Que was charged with having made a false statement to Constable Sullivan at Tumut, and did thereby obtain food relief…

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Police Guard Callinder (Ont.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 1

Two-armed Ontario Government policemen have taken up residence with the Dionne quintuplets in hospital to guard the babies day and…

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The Stockinbingal Tragedy Miss Tenzer's Progress The Police Investigations

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 7

The tragic death of Miss Rosie O fleer cast quite a gloom over the whole district. The deceased was the mainstay and help of her aged…

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Demented Man Thrilling Fight with Police Rescued From Limb of Tree In Act of Jumping to Death TUMUT

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 3

A thrilling story of how the Tumut police rescued a man who was deemed to be insane from the limb of a tree with a rope around his neck was told…

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A Demented Man at Large Breaks Away From Police Discovered Up a Tree with Rope Around Neck Just Escapes the Noose Jolt

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 March 1935 · page 3

A young man, aged about 28 years, living at West Blowering, was before a Tumut Bench of Magistrates on Monday afternoon, on suspicion,…

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Junee Court News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 4

At the Junee Police Court yesterday Harold Norris, of Wantabadgery, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a charge of stealing 2/ from…

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New Police Force "Peace" Officers

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 5

The force of men being established by the Federal Government for the protection of Commonwealth property and for the enforcement of…

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Albury Murder Inquest Investigations Cost More Than £10,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 4

C.I.B. authorities are now considering the fixing of a day for the formal inquest into the unknown victim of the Albury "ppjama giri"…

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Constable Shot Youth Sentenced to Ten fEARS Cat 0'Nine Tails Ordered Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 1

At the Criminal Court to-day Albert Brooks, aged 20 years, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and twelve strokes of the cat o' nine tails for…

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