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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 88

Court at Buckingham Palace London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 1

Prince Henry rested to-day and did not attend the first Court of the season at Buckingham Palace for which the King was dressed in the scarlet…

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Rate Notices Important Court Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 1

Judge Thompson decided an important point in the District Court to-day when he held that rate notices not served during the year for which the…

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Cootamundra Solicitor Wins Full Court Appeal Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 1

Judgment was delivered by the Full Court to-day in the appeal by Herbert Leslie Kinsey, solicitor, of Cootamundra, regarding, the decision of Mr…

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Battered to Death Man Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

Thirty-five hours after the body of Timothy Patrick O'Sullivan, aged 36 years, married, of West Melbourne, as found lying in a pool of blood in…

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Albury Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

Although more than six months have elapsed since the victim of the Albury murder was discovered, detectives have failed to determine her identity, and…

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Duke Charged London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

The Duke of Manchester was committed for trial on a charge of having obtained 650 by false pretences in 1933 from Thomas Sutton, a wealthy…

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Albury Murder Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 1

Although more than six months have elapsed since the victim of the Albury murder was discovered, detectives have failed to determine her…

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Jewel Theft From Country Home Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

Sydney and country detectives are engaged in a hunt for three men suspected of stealing £950 worth of jewellery from the home of Franz Koll,…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Tenancy Case

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 2

Frederick John St. Clair applied for an extension of time for the order granted by the court for him to vacate premises owned by Charles…

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Junee Court News

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

At the Junee Police Court before Mr. Harris, P.M., seven persons were lined from 2/6 to 5/ for breaches of the Traffic Act. Herbert George Jones,…

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Nangus Man Convicted Three Months’ Hard Labor for Stealing Two Shillings

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 2

Although it was only a matter of two shillings which was under discussion, the Police Magistrate, Mr. Harris, at Junee, on…

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The Police Inquiry The Stockinbingal Shooting Case

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 4

What lies behind the attempted murder and suicide shooting mystery at Stockinbingal, as a result of which Yvonne Officer…

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Wrestling Sensational Match at Leichhardt Police Intervene Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 7

The contest between Tom Lunch and Billy 'Meeske, at the Leichhardt Stadium last night, was stopped by the police after the wrestler had crashed…

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Will Carter's Notes Australianites Order in the Court!

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 2

It happened out in Riverina many years ago. Two Chinese had got into grips over something or other, and in the resultant scrimmage which…

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Demented Man Thrilling Fight With Police Rescued From Limb of Tree in Act of Jumping to Death

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 2

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 Horse on Ken Hoad’s Property Was Principal In Court Case Plaintiff [?]Ts Decision

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 1

The Police Magistarte, Mr. Harris, sat through rather patiently a long string of evidence at Junee, on Thursday, in a case in which J. A…

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Charge of Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 3

Harry Harper (19) was charged with stealing a gold wristlet watch, a pallet, a cigarette lighter, two fountain pens, a pencil, and one diary, of…

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Sent to Gaol

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

When brought before the local Magistrates' Court on Friday, A. Hardcastle elected that his case should be dealt with by the local…

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Police Court Saturday, March 30 Drunks, Etc

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 3

Prink Henry was fined 10s, in default one day, on a charge of drunkenness. Frank Henry was charged with…

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Smash-grab Theft in Albury

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

About 2 o'clock on Saturday morning a brick wrapped in a bag, was thrust through one of the plate glass windows of Nolan Bros' shop at the…

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