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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 69 of 88

Sheep Stealing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 6

Much interest was taken in a sheep stealing case at the Junee police court when Neville Bye, butcher, was charged with having…

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Four Men on Theft Charge

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

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

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Vicious Assault Man Punched and Robbed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 7

Jack Lane, aged 26 years, and Leonard Bell, aged 26 years, laborers, were charged at the Burwood police court to-day with having assaulted…

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Junee Sheep Stealing Case. Defendant Convicted Mac[?]thates Warning

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

Never before in the police court [?] of Junee has such intense [?] prevailed in a [?] on Thursday of last week, when a young Junee…

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N.Z. Murder Case Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 2

Eric Mareo, orchestral conductor, was committed for trial at the police court to-day on a charge of having murdered his wife, Thelma Mareo…

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Police Residence Robbed Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

Burglars broke into the home of Detective-Sergeant Roaelay, at South Kensington, last night, ransacked every room, and secured about £20…

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Murder of Family Husband's Body Found. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

The remains of Arthur William Figg, aged 47 years, woodcutter, of Mylor, who had been missing since his wife and four children were found…

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Pyjama Girl Mystery Man Calls on Police SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 1

A man who last night called at the Pilliga police station is alleged to have made a sensational statement concerning "the pyjama girl" murder. This…

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Holmes Inquest Further Evidence Taken in Sensational Case Fingerprints on Car Police Tell of Alleged Interviews SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 4

The inquest into the death of Reginald William Lloyd Holmes, who was found shot dead in his car at Miller's Point on the morning of July 12, shortly before he was to appear as an important witness in the sensational "shark…

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Albury Murder Sensational Story Told But Police Sceptical Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1935 · page 6

Detective-Sergeant M'Rae to-day received advice from Pilliga that a man bad called at the police station last night pud told a…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. R. J. Louche, J.P. Indecent Language

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 October 1935 · page 2

Joseph Edward Quanlan, Arthur Notton, and Jack Sandford were each fined £2/10/ or five days on a charge of using indecent language in Bourke…

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Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1935 · page 2

At the court of petty sessions on Thursday Robert Archibald Guley was fined 10/, in default one day, on a charge of drunkenness…

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Gundagai Man Fails to Appear Order for Contempt of Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 October 1935 · page 1

At the Cootamundra Supreme Court before His Honor, Mr, Justice Haise Rogers, an order nisi returnable, before October 21st, for…

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Gaol Escapee Recaptured Alice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 1

George Nightingale, who is serving a sentence of 15 months for having cut the overland telegraph line at Powell Creek, and a further six months…

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Fewer Prisoners Settee Gaol Treatment Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 4

In a luncheon address to-day the Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) said that 50 years ago, when dark cells and solitary confinement were…

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Arrest on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 6

Three youths were arrested at St. Peter's this afternoon and charged with the murder of Leslie Hobson, who died in hospital last night from head…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 4

As there are no cases for the Circuit Criminal Court at Wagga on October 15, notices are being posted to countermand the attendance of the jurorsconcerned. The jurors summoned for the Circuit Causes Court will, however, he required to attend…

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Dramatic Inquest Echo of Murder of Family Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 5

At the inquest held today on the human remains found in the scrub five miles from Mylor lost week, the coroner found that they were those of…

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Kicked to Death Three Youth's Changed With Murder SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 1

William Hollebone (19), James Augustus Charters (21), and Edward Sydney John Smith (21), laborers, were charged at Newtown Court to-day with…

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Shooting Case Court at Hospital SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 1

Following the shooting of Albert Zahra, fruiterer, in Surry Hills last night, a specially improvised court, presided over by Mr. Freeman. P.M.,…

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