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Courts & crime, 1935

1,747 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 88

River Tragedy Murrumbidgee Again Takes Its Toll Tarcutta Resident Drowned Companion's Gallant Attempt at Rescue Police Call for Diving Volunteers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 2

Although Mr. Mack Baylis, he companion straggled vallantly to keep her afloat, Miss Nancy Fletcher, the 18 year old daughter…

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Yass Store Ablaze After Burglary Yass

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

One of the largest stores in the main street, that of Peterson Bros., Ltd., drapers, was practically destroyed by fire yesterday morning…

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Police Court Tuesday. Before Mr. W. A. Hicks, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

On January 24 Arthur Morton was remanded for eight days on a charge of being an Idle and disorderly person, having insufficient means of support…

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Albury Murder 1000 Girls Missing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

More than 1000 girls between the ages of 26 and 30 years have been reported missing since the discovery of the Albury pyjama…

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Audacious Theft Securities Worth £290,000 Stolen New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

Daring thieves stole negotiable securities, including Government bonds, valued at 1,450,000 dollars (approximately £290,000), from a messenger…

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Lindbergh Murder Outburst by Hauptmann Some Serious Admissions New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 2

Except for one dramatic outburst, Bruno Heuptmann went through his second cross-examination by Prosecutor Willentz to-day with a great…

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Bankrupt Gaoled for Contempt of Court Forced Sale Difficulties in Country Centres Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

James Patrick Ho ban, of Goonoo road, Tamworth, was sent to gaol to-day for defying an order made by Mr Justice Lukin in the Bankruptcy Court…

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Police Court

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. C. W. Swiney, P. M., had a busy time on his bi-monthly visit today, being confronted with 68 cases. He held court after tea, but owing to the shocking lighting…

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Warder Charged with Murder Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 6

John Thomas M'Quade, prison, in warder in whose motor car the body of Phyllis Reiger was found early on the morning of January 16, was…

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Colonel Murdered Quarrel at Desert Outpost Lieutenant Sentenced Widow Takes Action TUNIS

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 1

Lieutenant Cabans was today sentenced to five years' imprisonment on the charge of murdering Colonel Caillon at an outpost on the…

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Constable Attacked by Police Alsatian Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 1

Constable Spicer was badly injured at the showground to-day while rehearsing for the police carnival which is to be held shortly. He was chased…

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Lindbergh Murder Accused Has Difficult Day Plans for Trip to Germany New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 1

Brune Haupyman once more spent difficult day in the witness box. The prosecutor showed again and again that he had lied, breaking down every in…

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Jumped Through Window of Police Car Recaptured in Surf Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

At the Central Court to-day a man was charged with having jumped through the window of a Police Department car yesterday afternoon…

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Bankrupt Gaoled For Contempt of Court Forced Sale Difficulties in Country Centres

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

James Patrick Hoban, of Gooroo-road, Tamworth, was sent to gaol on Tuesday for defying an order made by Mr. Justice Lukin in the…

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Roosevelt's Reverse Adherence to World Court Rejected by U.S. Senate Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 3

President Roosevelt suffered perhaps the most serious reversal of his Presidential career to-day when the Senate, by a vote at 53 to 36, failed…

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Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

George Campton was charged at Leeton Court House before a local bench, with being found drunk on the 26th inst., and was fined 5/. On…

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Methylated Spirits for His Rheumatism Man Sentenced to a Month's Hard Labour at Tumut Police Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 4

At Tumut Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs, R. M. Thompson and J. Tod, J's.P., Albert Arthur Coleman, aged 46, was charged with that…

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Charged by Bull

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Vincent Lyons had an amazing escape from death at the South Grafton saleyards yesterday when he was charged by a bull and held between the…

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Albury Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Detective Sergeant M'Rae, of the C.I.B., Sydney, arrived in Wagga yesterday morning. With Detective J. V. Ramus he made certain inquiries in…

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Albury Murder 1000 Girls Missing!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

More, than 1000 girls between the ages of 25 and 30 have been reported missing since the discovery of the Albury pyjama murder mystery on…

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