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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 28 of 88

Man Shot Dead on Daisy Fash Police Detain Youth Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

Ernest Brute Fenwick, aged 40 years, a well known dairyman, was shot dead on his farm near Dartbrook Oreek to-day. A youth has been…

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Murder Charge Scone

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 1

At the Scone Police Court to-day Harry Forbes Murray, aged 20 years, was charged with the murder of Ernes Bruce Fenwick, and was…

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Assault Victim Dies Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

James Farmer, aged 55 years, of Disraeli street, Kew who was brutally assaulted in a lane off Fitzroy, last Saturday night, died in…

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Five Men Charged Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1

At the Parramatta Police Court to-day five men were charged, following the seizure of a portable wireless transmitting set on Rosehill…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Scruffle at Police Office

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 4

George ("Bluey") Randall pleaded guilty to using indecent language on 4th April, and assaulting Constable Ryder…

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Canadian Police Officer Bought by Australian Police Ottawa, Saturday. 1

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 2

In the House of Commons to-day the Minister for Justice (Mr. Guthric) admitted that Herbert Handley, now serving a prison term for a liquor of…

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Indian Police Shot Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 2

The deputy police superintendent at Aimer (Mr. Dogra) end a detective officer named Khailuddin were shot on Thursday night by an terrorist…

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Pocket Wireless Located at Rosehill Races Five Men Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 6

Five men were sweated and later charged at the Parramatta police station following the discovery of a pocket wireless transmitting set at the…

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Murder or Suicide? Man's Death at Dungog Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1

An analysis to-day of the contents of the stomach of Rex Manton, aged 35 years, who died in strange circumstances at Dungog last Sunday, has…

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High Court Ruling Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1

The High Court unanimously ruled out as invalid the clause in the Tramway award which had purported to delegate to the State tribunal power…

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Boxing Police Enter Ring to Separate Contestants Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 4

The police bad to enter the ring to separate two boxers after the referee had given his decision at the North Sydney Stadium last night. The…

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The Stockinbingal Inquest Court Crowded Out Stockindingal

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 3

AN inquest which has aroused the whole of Australia commenced at the small Stockinbingal court room today, when the Cootamundra coroner (Mr. J. T. Renehan) received the evidence of the case in which Yvonne…

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After-Hours Drinkers to Be Arrested in Future Sydney Police Statement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1

Following the sensational raid by large squads of police on five of sydney's leading hotels on Friday night, when hundreds of names…

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After Hours Drinkers to Be Arrested in Future Sydney Police Statemont SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 1

FOLLOWING the sensational raid by large squads of police on five of Sydney's leading hotels on Friday night, when hundreds of…

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Inverloch Tragedy Youth Charged with Murder Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 2

At the City Watch-house to-night a 19-year-old youth, of Glenhuntly, was charged with the murder of Ethel Belshaw, whose body was found at…

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Police Court Friday, April 5 Trespassers on Railway Premises

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 2

James Smith (40) and Clarence Wise (19) were each fined £1, in default two days, on charges of trespassing on the railway premises…

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Fowl Stealing Two Men Acquitted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 1

At the Parramatta Court, to-day John Thurling and John James were acquitted on a charge of stealing 130 fowls at Mt. Druitt. It was stated that,…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday, April 8 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Vehicles Without Lights

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 2

Horace (Robert Nutt proceeded against four men for riding bicycles at night without having lights attached. One defendant had been…

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Murder Charge Evidence at Darwin Trial Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 2

The trial of Thomas Richard Sullivan, a miner, who was charged with having murdered a man named Dixon at Pine Creek on December 5, began…

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