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Courts & crime, 1935

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Land Board Court Sitting at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 3

THE Land Board Court comprising Messrs G. C. Butterfield (chairman), W. Nulty, and G. Gow sat at Leeton on the…

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Could Not Face Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 2

The city coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram) to-day returned a finding of suicide at the inquest on Russell Henry Kemp, aged 25 years, who was found dead at…

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Murder of Attorney Underworld Character's Alleged Confession Quarrel Over Gambling Debt Detroit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 1

The police to-day declared that the murder of Howard Dickinson on Thursday has been cleared up by the confession of William Schweitzer, an…

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Murder Charge Woman and Man Remanded WOODSTOCK

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 1

At the local court today mavis Elene Neilson 27, and Claude Charnock, 29, labored single were remanded until Monday, on a charge…

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Arm Mystery Brady Before Court SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 1

Allegations that her husband, who had been employed on the yacht Pathfinder, had been visited by Brady under the name of Edwards In…

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Murder of Attorney Schwertzer Confesses to Crime Lured by Women Detroit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1935 · page 1

After another 24 hours of almost constant questioning, William Schwertzer (alias William le Ferris) to-day broke down and admitted that, with…

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Assault Whilst Armed Man Gets 10 Years' Gaol Revolver Stolen at Cootamundra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 1

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Monday, Judge Gurlewis imposed a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment on Stanley Huskison, aged 24 years,…

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Egg Board Charged Alleged Selling of Interior Product Court Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 3

Henry Arthur Joues proceeded against the Egg Marketing Board at the Central Summons Court to-day, alleging that the board had sold…

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Wanted Fight And Got It “Refreshing to Hear the Truth Spoken” Says Magistrate Localities Before The Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 5

Commenting on the case, in which David Bowditch charged Colin Vaughan with behaving In an offensive manner, and also using intuiting words, and Vaughan accused Bowditch with unlawful assault, the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. A. S. Balmain)…

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Warden's Court Matters

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 4

The smallest number of cases to come before the Mining Warden (Mr. Balmain) for some considerable time were listed on Tuesday last…

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Tattooed Arm Case Evidence Taken in Police Court Widow in Witness Box "Story From Aquarium SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 4

There was a large crowd at the Central Police Court to-day when Patrick Brady was charged with having maliciously and feloniously murdered…

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Wyangala Case Dead Man's Wife Charged Another Man Involved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 4

At the Woodstock Courthouse to-day, Mavis Ellen Neilson, aged 29 years, and Claude Charnock, aged 29 years, laborer, were charged with the murder…

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HENRICH versus Hudson a Tumut Court Case

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 7

At the Tumut-Police Court yesterday John Henrick proceeded against Cyril Hudson for detention of property. Two steel wheels, two tyres,…

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How It Happened Police Co-operation with Transport Inspector

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 4

What the next move will be in connection with the sensational development (reported by our Sydney correspondent) in the war between the motor…

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Drew His Revolver Shire Employee V Gundagai Resident Jones’ Creek Sensation In Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 2

“You get out of this vard, you sneaking misearable little ———, if you don't get out straight away I'll————well kill you, you crawler”. THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT GUNDAGAI'S SHIRE IMPOUNDING OFFICER TRACY SAID THAT ORM PASSLOW, A WELL-KNOWN GUNDAGAI MAN, DELIVERED AT HIM, ON THE…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 1

Thomas McKey, of Moss Vale, sued Fernand E. Arnoult for the sum of £33153, being the balance of alleged wages due…

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Perth Murder Man Charged in Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 2

Matt Walsh, aged 25 years, harman, was charged at the City Court to-day with the murder of Edgar Arthur Whitfield, at Perth, on February 5…

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Stole Council's Money Pitiful Story Told in Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Arthur Edward Jones, aged 36 years, was bound over on a charge of having stolen, while in the employ of the…

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Tumut Courts Wednesday 2Nd July Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.m. Court of Petty Sessions

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 July 1935 · page 1

Lucy Guy was charged with failure to renew an expired certificate of registration for a motor car.-- The defendant could not be found…

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Ball-returning Tennis Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 14

The need for practice brought out the inventive genius of Mr. George M. Kendall, assistant principal of a girls' school at Peterborough (U.S.)…

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