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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 67 of 88

Police Commissioner Declines to Comment on Practice of Stopping Cars at Night

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 September 1935 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mackay, smiled when he learned of the Goodradigbee Shire Council’s protest against the practice of police…

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Police Court Friday, September 20

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 2

Kenneth Campbell (39) was charged that between the 18th October, 1934. and 9th July. 1935, he did, at Griffith, steal one chestnut gelding…

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Magistrates Comments on Police Protest Of Sydney Men

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 1

The higher grades of the police force resent the growing inclination of certain magistrates to make comments on matters of administration…

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Riots Feared Belfast Publican Shot Police Take Precautions Belfast

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 1

Fearing a renewal of terrorism following the murder of John M'Kiernan in a public house to-day, the police are combing the city for secret supplies of…

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Items of News Circuit Court Session

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 September 1935 · page 2

The Circuit Court for the hearing of civil and criminal cases will sit in the Wagga Courthouse on October 15, instead of October 8, as previously…

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Taxi-cab Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 2

Beyond the circulation of the description and number of the taxi-cab there was no further development to-day in the police hunt for the…

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Interviewing of Motorists by Police Shire Councillors Object

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 7

At a recent meeting of the Demondrille Shire Council (Harden-Murrumburrah), Cr. P. C. Julian said he desired to refer to a certain matter…

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Police Court Tuesday, September 24 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Breach of Motor Traffic Regulations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 1

C. C. Flood was fined 5/, together with 8/, court costs, in default 48 hours, on a charge of falling, to return his expired number plate…

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Five Years' Gaol Accused Claims to Have a "Double" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 1

A sentence of five years' imprisonment was imposed on Kenneth Colley, aged 40 years, a traveller, at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of…

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Sheep-stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 4

Much interest was centred in the Junee Police Court proceedings on Thursday when Neville Bye, butcher, was charge with having stolen two…

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Unlawful Game Demonstration in Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 2

Willi a mMcCreed pleaded guilty, before Mr. L. J. McCann, J.P., to a charge of playing an unawful game at West Wyalong showground…

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Junee Police Court Four Men on Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

Four men, Raymond Maguire, Joseph Davis, Douglas MacDonald and Frank Henry, were convicted at the Junee Police Court on a charge of having…

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Sheep Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 2

Never before in the police court hisory of Junee has such intense interest prevailed in a case as when a young local butcher, Richard Neville Bye, was…

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Sheep Stealing Charge In Canberra Court Fine of £10 IMPOSED

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 3

For having had in his possession portion of a sheep carcase reasonably suspected of having been stolen, Henry James Hodgson, a laborer, of…

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The Junee Sheep Stealing Case Crowd Awaits Verdict with Intense Interest Neville Bye Convicted on Serious Charge Police Magistrate Sounds a Warning

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 4

NEVER before in the police court history of Junee has such intense interest prevailed in a case as on Thursday, when a young Junee butcher, Richard Neville Bye, was charged with having stolen two sheep, the property of Messrs. Armstrong Bros., between…

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Woman Acquitted of Murder Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 2

A jury in the Supreme Court at Clermont acquitted Mary Adelaide Land, aged 24 years, married, of the murder of Philip Henry Westacott…

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Ill Treating a Horse Magistrate Critical Owner Fined £2

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 1

Any man who drives a horse on bitumen ought to have better sense, said Mr. Hardwick, P.M., at the Queanbeyan Police Court, on…

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Junee Appeal Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 2

Mr. Harris, P.M., presided over the Shire Council Appeal Court at Junee last week, when Mr. J. T. M'Cartty of Old Junee, appealed against the…

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A.R.U. Opposition Campaign Against Arbitration Court Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 1

The Council of the Australian Railwals Union decided yesterday to intensify its campaign of opposition to the Arbitration Court, and to continue…

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