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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

2,006 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 101

Death Sentences Commuted to Life Term Murder of Pensioner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 3

Thomas Michael Ryan, aged 30 years, and Denis Martin Ryan, aged 22 years, will not be hanged for the murder of Robert M'Kenzie, an…

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Woman's Leap to Death New Zealand Police Puzzled Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 1

So far the police have not been able to discover the reason, for the nurse, Miss Vida N. Farmer, leaping to her death from an aeroplane over Cook…

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Alleged Theft of Bank Book

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 4

Leo James Daniels, aged 25 years, appeared before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday charged with having at Wagga on…

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Police Appeals Case May Go to Supreme Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

When the Police Appeals Board today resumed the hearing of appeals by police officers against their dismissal following the S.P. Commissioner's…

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Had Nine Aliases Accountant Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

Having pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain property by means of valueless cheques amounting to £1635. William Roberts, aged 38 years, an…

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HAD 9 ALIASES Accountant Sentenced SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

Having pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain property by means of valueless cheques amounting to £1635, William Roberts, 38, an accountant…

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Marine Court Inquiry Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 4

The Marine Court to-day completed its inquiry into the collision between the steamers Caradale and Kakariki on January 29, and adjourned until…

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Police Force Defended by Crown Prosecutor Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Stating that there was a tendency to undermine the confidence of a portion of the public in the police force, the Crown Prosecutor at the Parramatta…

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Police Action Trotter Scratched Training During Owner's Absence Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 8

Police have now taken up investigations in the case in which the pacer. Marble Bath, was scratched from the final of the Inter-Dominion trotting…

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Police Search Ends Man Found Dead; Bullet in Head Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The police-search for a gunman who wounded a man and a woman at Millmerran last night ended to-day with the finding of a man's body on a…

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Controversy in U.S.A. Roosevelt and Supreme Court New York

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

A controversy is ranging throughout the United states regarding President Roosevelt's plan to enlarge the Supreme Court by including younger…

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Trotsky's Offer Will Surrender to Soviet If Impartial Court Finds Him Guilty New York

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1

The scheduled speech of the former Soviet leader, M. Trotsky, to a telephone audience of 6500 in New York was prevented last night by the…

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Trotsky's Offer Will Surrender to Soviet If Impartial Court Finds Hin Guilty New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 4

The scheduled speech of the former Soviet leader. M. Trotsky, to a telephone audience of 6500 in New York was prevented to-night…

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Ganmain Police Court Butcher Fined

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

At the Ganmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. H[?]ris, P.M the Coolamon Health Inspector (Mr. C. B. Brown) proceeded against George…

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Sentenced to Floggings

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 2

Found guilty in Adelaide of an indecent assault on a girl. of twelve, John O'Leary (38), a married nian, was sentenced by Justice Clelland to…

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Police Court Tuesday, February 9 (Before Mr. J. A. Harr's, P.m.) Drunk and Language

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

Thomas Lionel Griffiths 19) was fined 5/, in default two hours' hard labor, on a charge of drunkenness. Griffiths was also fined £2, in…

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Small Debts Court Unpaid Electricity Accounts

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

Municipal' Council v. George H. Ditcham claim £2/7/, electricity supplied. The P.M. gave c. verdict for…

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