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Courts & crime, 1936

1,822 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 92

Alleged Assault at Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 2

It was reported to the police that a well-known resident of the Junee Reefs district, Mr. E. E. Harris, had been assaulted in Broadway…

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Police Court (To-day) Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Tote Betting

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

Victor Emanuel Cheshire pleaded guilty to a charge of tote betting. Sergeant Walsh: At 1 p.m. on Saturday, the defendant took a…

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Hospital Tennis Court Official Opening by the Mayor A Bright Gathering Court Much Admired Gibson and Punnett Beat Marsh and Keen, 6-3, 6-3

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 4

About eighty attended the ceremony, on Saturday afternoon, of the handing over to the staff of the District Hospital their fine tennis…

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Wagga Police Court Wagga, Monday, August 24 (Before Mr J. A. Harris, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 7

Alfred E. Douglass proceeded against' Vincent J. Hearns on a charge of having used Insulting words. Mr. H. J. Kennedy, of Messrs. Walsh and Blair,…

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Small Debts Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

In the Leeton Small Debts court on Thursday, William Nulty proceeded against Sydney Bowen on a claim for fruit sold valued at £18/17/3…

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Five Men Charged "Ringing-in" Mentioned At Northern Meetings SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 1

CHARGES relating to the running of greyhounds at Casino and Murwillumbah were heard before Judge Clancy and a jury at the…

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Five Men Charged "Ringing-in" Mentioned at Northern Meetings Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 8

Charges relating to the running' of greyhounds at Casino and Murwillumbah were heard before Judge Clancy' ana Jury at the Quarter Sessions…

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Russian Trial 16 Sentenced to Death Condemned Men Resigned to Fate MOSCOW

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 1

Zinovieff, Kamenev and their 14 associates were to-day found, guilty of charges of terrorism and conspiracy to kill. the Soviet leader, M. Stalin, and…

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How to Mark Out a Tennis Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

Tod many tennis courts are cramped in by the surrounding fences. Where there is the room available, the fences should be 120 by 60 feet in order to…

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Mother Killed and Father Dead Daughter's Story in Coroner's Court Grenfell

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 8

A description of the alleged assault oh her mother by her fattier' was given by Margaret Irene' Hayes when die coroner's inquiry opened to-day into…

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"Poor Liquor" Allegedly Sold at Country Shows Remarks by Young Licensing Court

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

A suggestion that the police should exercise some oversight of the quality of liquor sold at country shows was made by Mr. J. A. S. Balmain…

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Dispute Over Adelong Wool Business Wm. GREEN v. Jas. ELLIS Case In Equity Court Judgment Reserved

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 1

The hearing of a dispute over a wool and skin-buying business in Adelong was heard and concluded before Mr. Justice Nicholas in the Equity Court, Sydney, last week, and after hearing addresses by counsel for both parties His Honor reserved his decision…

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Items of News Alleged Theft of Money

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1936 · page 8

Henry Edgar Thompson, aged 34 years, was charged before Mr. J. Byrne, J.P., at the Wagga police court yesterday with having stolen £1, the property…

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Wounding Alleged Three Italians Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 6

That he had suffered loss of memory as the result of a blow, on the nose was part of the defence made by a man at the Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Police Chase Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 1

Whiles police Bluebird car was chasing a motor car along Parramatta road, Homebush, to-day, a side-on collision occurred with a lorry, and…

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Melee at Forbes Police Take Names

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 10

Excitement was intense towards the close of the Mockler challenge football cup game at Forbes on Sunday. Canowindra were the visiting team…

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Contempt of Court Alleged Against Sidney Newspaper Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 6

Application was made to the Full Court to-day on behalf of Maurice Richard Auld, calling upon Consolidated Press Ltd. and George…

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Charge of Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

Charles W. Pedlar (21) who charged with stealing a leather driving belt, of the value of 18/, the property of William Wills…

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Police Court Tuesday, August 24, 1936 (Before Mr. J. H. Harris, P.m.) Unstamped Receipt

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

J. W. Howarth was charged with issuing an unstamped receipt for the sum of £3/19/11 in payment of haulage for the Department of Main…

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Newspaper Court Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

The Full Court to-day reserved its decision in the application by D. W. [?]y and F. E. Baume, of the Sun Newspapers Ltd., citing Consolidated…

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