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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 101

Attack on Women Aborigine Arrested Admission in Court Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

An aborigine known as "Packsaddle" admitted at the police court to-day that he was responsible for the attack on two white women last week. Asked…

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Resisted Arrest and Damaged Policeman's Car Pugilist Before the Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

GEORGE Kerrison (40) described by Sergeant Newland as a pugilist, appeared before the local police court yesterday to…

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War Time Fund Equity Court to Make Decision £1049 Involved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 6

Twenty years after the war a patriotic fund now amounting to £1049, is to be wound up. The matter came before the Equity Court to-day. The…

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Alleged Stealing Man Remanded to Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 6

Kenneth Charles Eusten or Euseden, aged 21 years, appeared at the Wagga Police Court yesterday on a charge of having, between February. 14 and 19,…

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Sensational Confession at the Treason Trials! "Medicine Murder" Moscow

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 1

The sixth day of the treason trial opened with a sensational confession by Levin, director of Kremlin Hospital, to Gorky's "medical murder." Levin added that Gorky was killed by administering medicines at the wrong time and in wrong doses,…

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Betting by Children City Police Active Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 8

According to the police, betting among children has become very prevalent of recent years. One officer said the police realised that in many suburbs…

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Attempted Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 2

At the Parramatta Court to-day a Maltese, Joseph Micallef aged 66 years, was remanded until March 23 on a charge of having at Pendle Hill…

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Illegal Use of Cars 18 Months' Gaol SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions, before Judge Thomson, Cecil William Meier, 20, bootmaker, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of having illegally used…

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Wedding Cake and Coffins Cunning Criminal Caught “Better Off in Gaol,” Says Judge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

At the Liverpool Police Court last month, Arthur Robinson aged 79 years, was donvicted of eight charges of false…

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Moscow Trials Murder of Maxim Gorky Sensational Medical Evidence Yagoda and Trotsky Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 1

Continuing his confession of the "medical murder" of the famous Russian author, Maxim Gorky, Dr. Levin, director of the Kremlin…

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Custody of Child Woman's Claim in Court Will Read in Churchyard Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. Justice Stephen to-day reserved judgment in the case in which Mrs. Florence Stanley, of Mandurama, near Blayney, sought to recover from her…

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The Courts Tumut Police Court Three Charges Under the Stock Brands Act

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

Richard Charles Bowler, grazier, of Argalong, was charged with that he did brand four head of cattle with a brand which was not in the…

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WHITNEY Charged With Grand Larceny New York

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

The grand jury indicted Richard Whitney for grand larceny, arising out of the bankruptcy of his well known stock company. Charges involved the…

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"A Mean Theft" Case at Junee Two Men Convicted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

When Walter Harris, a wool and skin buyer, of Wages, returned to his motor lorry, which had broken down near Harefield, he found that a wheel and…

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Intent to Murder Charge Against Three Youths Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 6

At the Maitland Court to-day, three youths, Thomas Dickson Gibson, aged 18 years, laborer, William Robert Date, aged 17 years, laborer, and Kemil…

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Sentenced to 102 Years' Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 5

Pleading guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-day to 17 charges of uttering, Alexander Wood, aged 50 years, traveller—collecter, was sentenced…

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New Trial Date Court Decision Swaitep Queensland Murder Charge Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 5

Following action taken before the High Court to-day a new trial of the case in which Harold Thomas Mullens is charged with murder, will not…

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Murder Charge Against Three Youths West Mattland

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 6

Three youths were charged with murder at the Maitland Police Court, following the death of Cyril clive Maher, a night officer at Farley…

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Police and Nazis Clash Innisbruck

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 8

several Hundred ponce, armed with bayonets and sabres, engaged in a battle with 15,000 Nazis, many wearing the storm troop uniform, who broke…

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Assault on Women Alleged Against Aborigine Accused Pleads Not Guilty DARWIN

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 6

The police court was cleared to-day when two while women gave evidence of an alleged attack on them by a native known, as "Packsaddle." The…

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