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Courts & crime, 1936

1,822 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 92

Albury Murder Police Abandon Hop of Arrest ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 2

Although the body of the girl found at a roadside culvert hear Albury In September, 1934, is still preserved at the Sydney University, the police have…

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Melbourne Murder Hard Task for Police Widow to Receive Compensation Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 3

In the absence of news of the murderers of James Seriven, the official who was shot when escorting a messenger of to the bank, the public are…

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Conspiracy Charge Solicitor to Be Called Barrister's Appeal to Magistrate Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

When the hearing of the case in which John Ellis Findlay a former detective, and now described as a clerk, was charged with having with others…

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Half-caste Poisoned Police Investigating Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

The report of the analyst discloses that swift-action poison was responsible for the death of the half-caste youth believed to be named Mervyn…

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St. Alban's Murder Arrested Man Identified Devil's Island Escapee Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

The police have identified Charles La Corix, who was arrested during the week-end for the murder of the white slaver, Max Kaffel, in London…

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Taxation Court of Appeal Federal Scheme Accepted by States Judges to Be Appointed Salary of £2500 a Year CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

With the acceptance to-day by all States, with the exception of Western Australia, of the Commonwealth scheme for the establishment of an…

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Man Charged Theft of Ambulance Box YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

Charged with having, on January 9. stolen a wooden collection, box valued at 6/, the property of the New South Wales Ambulance Transport…

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Brutal Assault on Invalid Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 4

Arthur Shallard, aged 59 years, of North Melbourne, an invalid, was attacked by two men outside his home this afternoon and received a fractured…

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Police Protect Butchers London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

Under police protection, retail butchers early this morning collected their supplies direct from the London railways…

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Murder of Escort Important Pistol Clue Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Police said to-day that the pistol with which the gunman fatally wounded the escort James Scriven, in the city last Friday, is regarded as an import-…

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Alleged Poisoning Married Woman Charged Pudding Sent by Post Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

DORTHY, Davies married, was committed for trial at the City Court yesterday on a charge of having, attempted to cause poison…

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Police Held Up Amusing Error at Avoca Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 8

While two police officers were escorting a prisoner from Ballarat to Mildura they pulled into a garage at Avoca for repairs. As the constables…

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Court Officials Say Farewell First-class Sergeant Peter Stewart Retires Officer, That Was Held in High Regard

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 5

Before the proceedings of the February Court commended at Tumut on Wednesday last, the P.M. (Mr. J. A. S. Balmain) said .that that would be…

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Albury Murder Police Abandon Hope of Arrest

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

Although the body of the girl found at a roadside culvert near Albury in September, 1934, is still preserved at the Sydney University, the police…

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Leeton Police Court a Busy Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

At Leeton Police Court yesterday, W. M. Hughes proceeded against A Campton on a charge of apprehended violence and sought to have…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Walter H. Grattan was charged at the Children's Court yesterday with assault and an act of indecency against a female child. He was…

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Assault Charge Trouble at the Cannery

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 6

AT the Leeton Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Harris, P.M., Margaret Butler proceeded against S. P. Dart, on a charge…

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Murder of German Full Inquiry Demanded London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

The murder at Davis (Switzerland) yesterday of Wilhelm Gustloff, the Nazi leader, continues to gain considerable prominence. The Geneva…

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