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Courts & crime, 1936

1,822 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 92

Greyhounds Seized Police Action Near Lismore Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 3

The police seized eight greyhounds at Elcham and are holding them pending the arrival of detectives from Sydney. The seizure followed police…

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Opossum Baiting Police Make All-night Vigil and Are Told a Story About Rabbits

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 7

Dense undergrowth dripping with dew! Cold, biting winds! Heavy mist! Soft, slushy soil oozing with moisture following the saturating rains of the…

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Scene in Dublin Police Break Up I.R.A. Meeting Lorry and Occupants Taken to Castle Dublin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 4

There were lively scenes in College Green to-day when supporters of the Irish Republican Army addressed the crowds from a lorry. Police had warned…

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Woman's Throat Slashed Tragedy at Bendigo Party Husband Charged with Murder Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 1

Mrs. Margaret Purcell, aged 33 years, was murdered in the kitchen of her home at Bendigo last night. She was holding a party and went to the…

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Residential Murder Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Detectives met the Nestor, oh arrival here to-day, but failed to find any trace of the man whom the Sydney police are seeking in connection with…

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Police Cadet's Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The City Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram) to-day returned an own finding at the inquest into the death of Lionel William Chappell, aged 20 years, police…

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Aldermen's Quarrel Assault Charge Follows Mayor's Straight Left and Right Cross SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 3

An alleged assault during the meeting of the Bankstown council resulted in an action at the Campsle Small Debts Court, the parties being two…

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Aldermen Quarrel Assault Charge Follows Mayor's Straight Left and Right Cross SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 1

An alleged assault during the meeting of the Bankstown council on June 3, resulted to-day in an action at the Campsle Small Debts Court, the…

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Alleged Gold Thefts Accused's Charges Against Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 1

Gold worth £1000 was exhibited at the Quarter Sessions to-day, during the hearing of a charge against Richard Brocking, aged 49 years, miner, and…

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In Cootamundra Gaol Yard

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 4

A sentence of 14 days' imprisonment was imposed on Stanley Burke, aged 30 years, at the Cootamundra Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to…

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Conspiracy Charge Five Men Sentenced Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 6
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Sentence was passed to-day on the five men who were convicted last week of conspiracy to defraud the Union Bank of large sums of money…

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Sydney Murder Has Police Hunt Ended? Body Found in Bush Bears Marks of Wanted Man SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 3

The body of a man who was found in the bush between Tenterfleid and Wallangarra may be that of a man whom the police…

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Gold Theft Alleged Seller Makes Statement From Dock Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 1

When the hearing of the case in which Richard Brooking, aged 49 years and Ernest Smith, aged 22 years, were charged at the Quarter Sessions to-day…

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First Police Ball at Young

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 2

This ball promises to be the greatest ever held at Young. The Hon. the Chief Secretary (Captain Frank Chaffey) will open the ball, and other…

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Police Search Liner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 3

After the Mariposa left the wharf for San Francisco, detectives were informed that a person they wished to interview was on the vessel…

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Train Murders Brisbane Trial Opens Theft of All-Lines Ticket Alleged BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 4

The trial of Herbert Kopit, aged 23 years, laborer, on a charge of having murdered Harold Edwin Speering, a passenger on the Bundaberg mail…

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Police Methods Report Called For MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 4

A report has been called for from the Chief Commissioner of Police (General Sir Thomas Blarney) on the comments made by the Chief Justice…

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