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Courts & crime, 1936

1,822 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 92

Six Youths Appeal Against Death Sentence Conviction on Assault Case Quashed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 8

The Court of Criminal Appeal today quashed the conviction and sentence of ' three years imprisonment of John Charles Bennett, aged 15 years for…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. Balmain, P.M. Under the Vagrancy Act

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 3

James Waller pleaded guilty to being found unlawfully on the landing of the hall stairway of the Albion hotel on Saturady, at 1.30 p.m., and…

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Hospital Tennis Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 2

The tennis court for the District Hospital is taking more gravel than was expected. Another 12 yards are required to be drawn and laid yet, so…

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New York Strike Battle Between Police and Pickets New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1936 · page 4

The sporadic labor trouble along the New York water front came to a climax to-day when 2000 Maritime Union pickets and sympathisers engaged in…

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Alleged Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 6

Fixing bail at £80 each Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the Redfern Court to-day, remanded to May 25 Eric Taylor, aged 19 years, and Leonard Hill, aged 18…

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Assault Charge Piece of Man's Ear as Exhibit SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 4

A piece of flesh, said to be part of the lobe of a man's ear, was exhibited to the Paddington Court, when Robert. Kirkwood, aged 26, a hairdresser…

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Police Court Monday, May 18, 1936 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Yenda Fire Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 3

Clarence Hall appeared on remand charged with having incited Walter Smith, of Venda, to commit a felony. The police asked for a further…

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Desperate Lepers Leave Trail of Murder MANILLA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 1

Sis more desperate lepers have escaped from the Cullon Island Lazaret, leaving a murderous trail in their bid for freedom. Already they have…

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Theft From Wife Alleged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 3

Leonard W. Brennan, aged 33 years, salesman, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on charges of having stolen amounts totalling…

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Palestine Riots Arabs Seize Coffin Rescued Later by Police Jerusalem

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1936 · page 2

Scenes of riot and unrest continued to-day. There was a startling incident during the funeral of the Austrian mechanic who was killed yesterday in…

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Chinese Beggar Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 3

Said to be the only Chinese beggar in Sydney, Quong Kee was sentenced at Redfern Court to-day to four months' gaol for begging at Mascot…

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Murder's Differing Phases

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 4

Sir David Ferguson had an article in the "Sydney Morning Herald" on the crime of murder which may be commended to those who believe that capital punishment should be abolished. As the learned ex-judge points out, there is murder and murder—at least, three different aspects of it. Every…

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Closing of Country Police Stations

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Major Reid: Has the attention of the Chief Secretary been drawn to a report appearing in this morning’s press concernnig “Trouble in the…

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Milk Inquiry Suppliers' Complaint Led to Rejection Gaol Preferred to Farm Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 3

Giving evidence at the milk inquiry to-day John Henry Richards, dairy farmer, of Windsor, alleged that when he complained that short weight had…

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Police and Crime Chief Secretary's Statement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

"If gangsterdom shows its head, it will be dealt with by all the forces at the law's command," said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) to-day, when…

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Country Police Stations Mr. Ross, M.l.a., Asks Question in Parliament

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly last Friday Mr. Ross (Cootamundra) raised the subject of the closing of country police stations…

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S.P. Betting Story of a Police Raid Constable Who Preferred to be Left Out SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 3

"You do not know what Constable Perrett is going to say, and you are frightened," said Mr. Windeyer, K.C. (assisting the Commission) during the…

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Coolamon Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 May 1936 · page 2

At the Coolamon Police Court, on Friday last, before Mr. J. Harris P.M., two travellers. Arthur Roberts and Arthur Steels, were charged with…

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