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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 101

Licensing Court Globe Hotel Transfer Opposed by Police. Application Refused Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 3

When the application of John Joseph McEwen for the transfer of the Globe Hotel license came before the court this morning, Inspector Lake…

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Found Shot Dead Murder Charge Against Daughter Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 4

Walter Hornby, aged 51 years, farmer, was shot dead yesterday. The bullet struck him in the back of the head. His 30-year-old son. telephoned…

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Gas-tap Mystery Building Contractor's Death Police Puzzled Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 1

The mystery of the closed gas-tap at Darlinghurst was int[?]nsifled to-day when the post-mortem established that death was the result of gas poisoning…

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Gundagai Graziers’ Claims Braidwood Man To Pay Damages Court Finds Breach of Warranty

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 1

ARISING from a sale of sheep at Goulburn, on September 7th last, H. Grigg a well-known Braidwood grazier, was ordered by Judge Coyle, at the Goulburn District Court, on Wednesday last, play £48 damages to the estate of Alexander Armour, of Gundagai…

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Burglary

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 2

Last week, Cowin's Fancy Goods Shop, Lockhart, was forcibly entered and about £20's worth of rings and watches were stolen. The thief…

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Amazing Allegations Woman Charged with Murder of Husband Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 4

When Mrs. Doris Irene M'Millan, of King-street. St. Kilda, appeared at the St. Kilda Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered John Dunn…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday, June 20 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 3

William Holland, aged 40 years, was charged on five separate charges of having stolen. He pleaded guilty to each charge…

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£1600 Theft From Car Vehicle Owned by Wife of Riverina Grazier Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 3

Douglas Patrick Kelly, aged 27 years, and Noel Barry Taylor, aged 22 years, were charged at the Quarter Sessions' to-day with having been…

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Police Sergeant Censured Conviction Against Man Annulled Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

An extraordinary incident occurred at the Redfern Police Court to-day, when a police officer was severely censured. The defendant was convicted…

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Police Sergt. Censured Conviction Against Man Annulled SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

An extraordinary incident occurred at Redfern court. A defendant was convicted, but later the conviction was annulled, and finally the defendant…

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Unnamed Solicitor Application to High Court SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

The application was made to the Full Court today by Mr. Windeyer, K.C., for a copy of the report of the Chief Judge in Equity concerning an…

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Vancouver Sensation Pitched, Battle with Police 60 Injured; Buildings Damaged Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

Angry relief workers, who have been staffing a sit-down strike in the art gallery and post office for nearly a month, were evicted to-day by tear-gas…

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Goulburn Grazier to Pay [?] to Gundagai Estate Court Finds Breach of Warranty Other District Men Claim Damages

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 4

ARISING FROM A SALE OF SHEEP AT GOULBURN ON SEPTEMBER 7 LAST, H. GRIGG, A WELL-KNOWN GOULBURN GRAZIER, WAS ORDERED BY JUDGE COYLE AT THE GOULBURN DISTRICT COURT ON WEDNESDAY LAST…

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Former Magistrate's Claim Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

The claim of the former magistrate. Edwin Alfred May, for £2000 against the State Government was adjourned to Friday, when further argument will…

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Acquitted of Murder Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

Antonio Guida, aged 47 years, a market gardener, was found not guilty to-day and discharged on a charge of having murdered Angelo Carra[?]a, aged…

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Tennis Champion in Gaol Von Cramm Not to Appeal London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

The appeal for a new trial by Baron, G. von Cramm, the German Champion tennis player, who is serving a year's imprisonment for an alleged sexual…

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Strikers in Canada Police Cordon Around Works Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 1

The 100 unemployed who were evicted from the post office, arrived at Victoria (British Columbia) to-day by boat and announced their intention to stage…

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Bank Officers' Claims Statement in Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 3

It was stated in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day that the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission has been disinclined to allow its officers…

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Burglary at Bondi Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 1

When Mr. and Mrs. Rheuben returned to their flat in Bennett street, Bondi, last night they discovered the place had been broken into, and that…

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Poison at Drinking Party Man Gets Five Years' Gaol Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 6

Felica Armanasco, aged 34 years, an unempoloyed miner, was sentenced to five years' hard labor to-day for causing Dino Potrono to take poison, and…

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