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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 101

The Latest Second Edition Police Charge Crowd Demonstration Against Count Von Luckner 500 Attempt to March in Melbourne Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 2

Mounted police and a large number of foot police broke up a procession of about 500 people who marched down Victoria-street, Abbotsford, in a demonstration against Count von Luckner to-night. The Count spoke at…

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Wool Industry Danger in Substitutes and Low Prices A.W.U. APPLICATION Fails in Arbitration Court MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 7

"The dangers to the industry constituted by low [?]rices and artificial wool competition night not, at the present time, necessitate…

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Gundagai Police Court Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.m

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

Allan Burkett Lyon was charged with having driven a motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public on Prince Alfred Bridge. An application…

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Two-up Raid 54 Men Charged in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

Early this morning 54 men were charged at the Darlinghurst Police Station after a raid on premises in which it was alleged that two-up was…

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Tense Atmosphere Arab Police Arrested Jerusalem

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 1

The atmosphere is very tense and acute throughout the country, following yesterday's carnage. The death roll resulted in renewed bitterness…

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Debutantes at Third Court London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

The King sat alone on the throne in the uniform of a Field - Marshal when the third court was held to-day. The debutantes, therefore, had to make…

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PALESTINE Tense Atmosphere Arab Police Arrested JERUSALEM

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 1

The atmosphere is very tense and acute throughout the country, following yesterday's carnage. The death roll resulted in renewed bitterness…

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Appeal Dismissed in Supreme Court Marks v. Jolly

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

TWO district farmers figured in an appeal in the Supreme Court in Sydney, last week, when a verdict was given in…

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Police Promise Public Great Ball Arrangements for 2nd Annual Ball

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

THE local limbs of the law are at present in the throes of organising what they hope and assure us will be the biggest, best, and…

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Shearers' Award Financial Operations "Haddon Rig" Statement in Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3
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Following a statement by Chief Judge Dethridge that employers in the wool industry should place before the court an account of their financial…

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Tumut Courts (Before Mr. Frank Grugeon, P.m.) Wednesday, 6th JULY, 1938. Warden's Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 2

At the Tumut Warden's Court on Wednesday an application was made by John Browning and Douglas Beckman for authority to enter on…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

Charged with being suspected persons and loitering with intent to commit a felony, Mervyn Price and Sydney Joseph Jurd pleaded not…

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City Burglary Twenty Yards From Central Police Station Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 1

A daring thief broke into Lowe's men's, outfitters store, only 20 yards from the Central police station, on Thursday night. He scaled an iron…

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Theft From Bank Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 10

Clive Russell Fenton, aged 32 years of St. Kilda, was sentenced at the General Sessions to-day to three years' imprisonment for having stolen £2346…

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Leeton Police Court Woman's Eye Blackened (Continued From Page 3)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 10

When the hearing of the case in which Frederick Charles Deaton was charged with assaulting Elsie Isabel Shepherd was continued before Mr. J…

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Count Von Luckner Demonstration in Melbourne Police Court Sequel Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

Arising out of a demonstration at the German Club on Wednesday night, when Count von Luckner gave an address, Kenneth Miller, aged 25 years,…

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Amusements Murder at the Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 8

"A Slight Case of Murder," a farce film that frankly and unreservedly makes fun of the whole business of gangsterism and racketeering, is…

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Leeton Police Court (Before Mr. J. A. Harris P.m.) Unlawful Possession of Land

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 3

Joseph case was charged with being in unlawful possession of land at Leeton, known as the butter factory [?]addcok…

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Fourteen Police Dismissed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

The services of 14 constables have been terminated within two months including seven probationers who were informed that their appointment…

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