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Courts & crime, 1936

1,822 stories in Riverina's papers · page 45 of 92

Palestine Riots Beath Penality for Terrorism Police Chief Wounded Eight Arabs Shot Dead Jerusalem

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1936 · page 1

Vish High Comnissioner (Mr Arthur Wachope) has authorised regulations providing the death penalty or imprisonment for life for terrorism…

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Albury Murder Reward Expired on Saturday Police Inquiries May Continue

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

Rewards amounting to £700, which have been offered for information about the murder of an unknown woman at Albury in September…

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Woolbuyer Charged Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

James Henry Ormonde Bowden, 25, woolbuyer, was charged at the Glebe Court to-day with having feloniously slain Mary Ann Elizabeth Falconer…

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Domain Stabbing Three Italians Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Salvatoria Calabro, aged 29 years. Antonio Calabro, aged 30 years, were Pasqua[?] Calabro, aged 30 years, were charged…

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Alleged Murder of Father Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 4

At the Camperdown Court to-day James Alexander Memery, aged 18 years, was remanded on a charge of having murdered his father,…

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Moree Tragedy Murder Allegation Brother Gives Evidence

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 6

An inquest into the death of William Alfred Duncombe, who died on May 31 from a bullet wound inflicted on. Mona Station, Boom[?] was held…

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Body in Well Murder Charge Sypney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

The trial of Francis Henry Joseph Maudlin, 27, laborer, on the charge of having murdered Charles Dawson, began at the Central Criminal Court…

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Brophy Police Shooting Commission "Certain Action" Planned MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

RECALLED as a witness before the Royal Commission investigating the shooting of Superintendent Brophy, Detective-Inspector…

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Body in Well Man Faces Murder Charge Doctors Give Evidence Effect of Serious Accident SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 4

The trial of Francis Henry Joseph Maudlin, aged 27 years, laborer, on the charge of having murdered Charles Dawson, began at the Central Criminal…

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Police Shooting Evidence Before Commission No Search For Wounded Man "Certain Action" Planned Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 4

Recalled as a witness before the Royal Commission which is investigating the shooting of Superintendent Brophy, Detective-Inspector M'Kerral…

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Assault in Train Aged Woman's Injuries Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 2

The medical examination of Mrs. A. C. Ressler, aged 70 years, who was assaulted in the Bundaberg mail train yesterday, revealed that she was…

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Murder Charges Auld's Case SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 1

A remand till July 11 was granted at the North Sydney Court to-day, when Maurice Richard Auld, 27, laborer, was charged with having…

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Allegations Against Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 2

When Walter Giles, aged 25 years, grocer, appeared at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having stolen two cartons of tea and five cases of…

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Camperdown Shooting Murder Charge Reduced to Manslaughter Camperdown (V.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 1

Originally charged with the murder of his father, Alexander Memery, who was shot at his farm at Boorcan on Saturday, James Memery, aged 19…

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Trailed by Police Dog Pleads Guilty to Theft Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

During the bearing of a charge of having stolen an overcoat, which was preferred against Jack Nancarrow, aged 18 years, at the Redfern Court…

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Lake Illawarra Murder Maudlin Sentenced to Death Notice of Appeal Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 5

After a retirement of two hours, the jury at the Central Criminal Court to-day returned a verdict of guilty against Francis Henry Joseph Maudlin,…

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Ex-detective Sentenced Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 8

A former detective, Brian Hugh Cavanagh, who bad pleaded guilty to charges of house-breaking was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at…

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Remand on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

Maurice Richard Auld, aged 27 years, laborer was charged at the North Sydney Court to-day with having at Hornsby on May 27 murdered…

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District Court (To-day.)

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 3

Before Judge Coyle: George Thompson claimed £20 from J. Shea, for alleged damages caused. to a fence during the excavation of…

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Divorce Petition Allegations Against Husband Include Threat to Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 8

Mrs. Gladys Harries petitioned for a divorce to-day from her husband, Henry Hubert Harries, on the grounds of constructive desertion…

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