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Courts & crime, 1937

2,006 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 101

"The Soviet To-day" High Court Claim for £5000 Damages Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

In the High Court to-day the claim of William Joseph Thomas, of Potts Point, for £5000 damages against the Attorney-General for the destruction…

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Higher Wages for Prevention of Booms Taxation an Alternative Suggestions in Arbitration Court MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 4

As an alternative to higher wages as a means of preventing a boom, Mr. L. Mann (advocate for the employers) suggested in the Arbitration Court…

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Police Find Tarpaulins Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 3

On Monday Constable Mackenzie, of The Rock, and Detective Baxter, of the Railway Department, visited a property close to The Rock on which…

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Items of News Police Find Tarpaulins

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 4

On Monday Constable MacKenzle, of The Rock, and Detective Baxter, of We Railway Department, visited a property close to The Rock on which chaffcutting operations were being…

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Waterfront Quiet Police Patrol Wharves Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 1

There was a large body of police on the waterfront to-day, but everything was quiet. Unionists and non-unionists gathered into two distinct groups,…

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Child Murder Allegation Against Mother Desire to Re-marry New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 3

Helen Tiernan, aged 25 years, a widowed embroidery worker, was charged to-day with having killed her daughter, aged 7 years, whose body was…

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Police Promotions Approved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 8

The Executive Council to-day approved of the promotion of First class Inspector John Henry Asprey to the rank of Acting-Superintendent to be…

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Police Methods Attacked by Judge Foster MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 4

Police methods were condemned by Judge Foster in the General Sessions yesterday, when it was alleged that an accused man had been questioned by…

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Court Delays Attorney General Working on Scheme Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 1

The Attorney General (Mr. Manning), referring to the congestion in the District Court and the Supreme Court through lack of judges, said…

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Police Methods Attacked by Judge Foster "Improper and Unjustified" Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 1

Police methods were condemned by Judge Poster in the General Session; to-day when it was alleged that an accused man had been questioned by…

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U.S. Supreme Court President's Bill Opposed by Committee Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 1

The judiciary committee, by 10 votes to 1 to-day returned an unfavorable report on the President's bill to re-organise the Supreme Court judiciary…

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£70,000 Estate Will Properly Executed Probate Court's Decision Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 4

Addressing the court on behalf of the executors in the Morwitch will case to-day, Mr. Teece, K.C. (for the executor, William Balshaw) submitted that…

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Small Debts Court Carlson v Attwood

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court at Leeton yesterday George Hartley Curlson proceeded against Henry Attwood for the price of 36 cases of…

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Valuable Sheep Killed Young Man Sentenced Nine Months in Gaol

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 8

For having killed two valuable Stud sheep, John Cyril McGregor (22), was sentenced to nine months gaol by Mr. J. A. Harris P.M., [?]…

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Youths Assault Girl Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 8

Mr. Justice Lowe in the Criminal Court to-day released Alan Thomas Hughes, aged 17 years, waiter, and Thomas Walter Windloow, aged 15½…

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Germans at Bilbao Sentenced to Death London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 5

The British United Press says that two captured German Air Force officers, Captain Walter Kienzle and Lieutenant Gunther Schulze, were…

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Prisoner Amok in Parramatta Gaol Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 1

A prsioner ran amok with a hammer in the tailor's shop at Parramatta gaol yesterday, and before be was overpowered he had smashed a…

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Commissioner Mapp Dismissed From Salvation Army Unanimous Decision by Court of Inquiry London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 6

Commissioner Henry Mapp, who since 1929 has been Chief of Staff, of the Salvation Army, has been dismissed from the Army by General Eva…

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Mystery Murder Investigations at Garah SYDNFY

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

Two of the State’s outstanding homicide experts arrived at Garah today to take charge of the inquiries into the mystery murder of an…

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Threatened with Death Police Take Letters Received by Jockeys Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 6

The stipendiary stewards at Gawler have placed in the hands of the police a letter received by jockey R. Medhurst in which he and four other…

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