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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 88

Police Ball

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 2

It is likely that there will be some prominent visitors to Wagga for the police ball which will be held in the Kyeamba Smith Hall, Wagga, on May…

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Albury Murder Inquest Investigations Cost More Than £10,000

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

C I.B. authorities are now considering the fixing of a day for the formal request into the unknown victim of the Albury "pyjama girl"…

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Man Found Shot Police Search for Relatives Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 1

A man believed to the named Thomas Baker was found shot in the Booth Memorial Salvation Army Hostel at Surry Hills to-day. There was a pea…

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Police Conference Address by Premier Salary Cuts Restoration SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 3

"One reaction of the police force to this Appointment should be that every member of it should appreciate the fact that the way to promotion from…

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Murder Charge Withdrawn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 1

Mrs. Alma Clare Richter, who was charged that on March 22 she did murder her son, who was hacked to death with an axe at his home at…

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A Police Ruse

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 2

At Tumut, to frustrate a man seated on the limb of tree with a rope around his neck-in an attempt to hang himself, the police adopted a…

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Police Discovery Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 3

The Temora police made a discovery of about £20 worth of goods along the Barellan railway line, about two miles from Temora. The goods were…

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Police Conference Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 1

The Police Association Conference to-day adopted a resolution Providing Where Police were in charge of patrol areas exceeding 50 square miles, the…

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Police Conference Wage Restorati0n Bought Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 1

The Police Conference to-day adopted a resolution advocating that every endeavor be made to prevail upon the Government to restore the…

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Police Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 1

The Police Magistrate (Mr. J. A. S. Balmain) had very little police court work to get through at the monthly court on Tuesday last. Cases…

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Theft of Adding Machine From Batlow Packing House

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

At the Tumut Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain P.M., Edward John Gardner, Colin Markham. Andrew Hoppner, and Geo…

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The Gold Rush Local Warden’s Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 6

Applications for authority to enter, suspension of time, etc., continue to pour into the local Warden’s Court and on Tuesday last the Warden (Mr…

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Extra Police Pay Earned During Royal Visit Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 6

The chief Secretary (Mr. Chafley) announced to-day that extra days' pay in connection with the Royal visit would be included in the police…

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Police Conference Better Patrolling Facilities Urged By Wagga Constable SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 6

The case of a police constable wilt a district of 230 square miles and a population of 1234, who was supplied with a bicycle to carry out his duties,…

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Mean Theft Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 5

A mean thief, taking advantage of the excitement which followed a motoring accident in Keppel-street, stole £5 from a handbag of Mrs. A. Wilson,…

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Diamonds Worth £10,000 Reference to Theft in Supreme Court Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Davidson, the Automobile Finance Co. of Australia sued Henry Blair Douglas and Richard John…

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Murder Charge Man Remanded SCONE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

At the Police Court today Harry Forbes Murray, 20, was charged with the murder of Ernest Bruce Fenwick, and was remanded till April 11, on…

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Tumut Court Cases

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

Unusual action wag taken in two cases which were heard before Mr. J. S. Balmain, P.M., in the Tumut Police Court on Wednesday. Colin Markham…

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A Word for the Country Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

The richly deserved compliments that the Premier (Mr. Stevens) paid to the police force at the opening of its annual conference this week trill be re-echoed in every part of the State—in Wagga quite, as much as anywhere else. Mr. Stevens stated that the feeling "between the people and…

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Police Conference Dog Poisoning Deplored Heavy Penalties Urged SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

The police conference to-day decided to press for an amendment of the Police Offences Act to provide for heavy punishment for persons laying…

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