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Courts & crime, 1936

1,822 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 92

£400,000 in Pepper Gaol for Company Promoters London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 1

After a hearing lasting nine days, charged arising out of dealings in pepper and shellac by the Williams Henry Company ended to-day…

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Murder Charge Men Remanded Until Inquiry Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 1

Aubrey Potter, aged 22 years, mechanic, and James Leighton Massey, aged 21 years, motor mechanic, who have been charged with the murder of…

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Death Sentence Youth's Appeal Dismissed Henwood Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 8

The Full Court of Criminal Appeals to-day dismissed the appeal of Edwin John Hickey, aged 18 years, dairy hand, of Dubbo, against his…

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Shooting Affray at Griffith Farmer in Critical Condition Relative Charged with Wounding Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 6

A shooting affray occurred at Hanwood, near Griffith, yesterday afternoon, as a result of which Carmelo Garasolo, a farmer, was admitted to…

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Greyhound Racing Postponed Meeting At Wagga Full Court Wins a Double

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 February 1936 · page 13

The Wagga Grehound Coursing Club met its first reverse owing to bad weather for its meeting fixed for Thursday night, having enjoyed…

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Police Court To-day

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1936 · page 3

Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain. P.M. Found On Licensed Premises Albert Mulligan was charged us above."…

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Convicted of Stealing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 4

In the Children's Court last week, two juveniles, prosecuted under different charges, were convicted of stealing. Each was released on a…

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Charged on Warrant

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 5

A WARRANT has been issued from the Leeton Courthouse for the arrest of Roy Thompson, on a charge of larceny as a…

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Murder by Unknown Hand Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

The city coroner, after inquiring into the death of John Joseph Tucker, aged 37 years, who was struck on the head with a beer bottle on November…

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Applauding in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

A youth who was present at the sitting of the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning learned that the dignity of a police court is not to be…

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Police Court Monday, February 24, 1936 Before Mr. J. A. HARRIS, P.M. Charge of Vagrancy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 3

Sol Levy was charged with vagrancy. He pleaded guilty. Detective Ramus said that he saw the defendant at the Terminus Hotel…

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Solicitor Censured By Supreme Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

On Thursday last the Full Court of the Supreme Court passed fits censure on James Joseph Quirk, a solicitor, of Narandera, and directed that he…

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Shooting Affray at Griffith Farmer in Critical Condition Relative Charged with Wounding

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

Stated to have been shot with a shotgun at a range of tea feet late on Thursday afternoon. Carmello Garofolo, Spanish farmer, holder of Farm…

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Stockinbingal Murder and Suicide. Rejected Suitor Shoots Girl, Then Kills Self. Bullet Through Ear and Skull Fractured Attacker Suicides on Brother's Verandah

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 3

After shooting 19 year-old Jessie Mc[?]hatton, daughter of a share-farmer, at Milvale, near Stockinbingal, and battering her skull…

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£175,000 Estate Diggers' Share Court to Weigh Problems Farmlet Plan in Will Son's Claim of £20,000

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

The Equity Court shortly will be called upon to decide a problem of great interest to returned soldiers in N.S.W.—the distribution of the…

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Two Miners Charged at Orange Court Orange

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

Charged with having stolen 85 ounces of gold, valued fit £563, from the Bismarck Range Gold Exploration N.L. at Lucknow about November 1,…

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Orange Mining Sensation Man Charged in Sydney Alleged Receiving of Stolen Gold SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

At the North Sydney Police Court to-day William Smith, aged 35 years, painter, was charged with having at Orange on or about November 9 last,…

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Victim of Shooting Girl's Statement to Police YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

The only statement so far made by Jessie Mcl[?]hatton was noon after the shooting, to Constable Windsor: "Vincent de Britt came…

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Ironworkers' Union Summoned by Industrial Court Deregistration Mentioned WOLLONGONG

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

Acting on its own initiative, the Full Bench of the Industrial Court to-day called before it the Federated Ironworkers' Union to show cause why…

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Housebreaking Alleged Man Remanded on £200 Bail Explosive Found, Say Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day John Eade, aged 25 years, plumber, was remanded to February 27 on £200 bail on a charge of having broken and…

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