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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 101

Supreme Court Judge Returns From European Tour Proud to Be British Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 6

Mr. Justice Boyce, of the Supreme Court, returned to Sydney to-day by the Awatea, "prouder than ever that he is a British subject." Mr. Justice…

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Stealing From Cars Man Sentenced at Leeton Five Chares Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 8

George Lewis, aged 42 years, was convicted and sentenced to gaol on three charges of stealing and two charges of having goods In custody reasonably…

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Transport Hold-up Police Advised a Month Before Three Men Charged Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 8

Evidence that the police bad been informed a month before that ?. a hold-up would occur on the Maryborough-road, was given at the City Court…

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Attempted Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 3

William Whitehouse, aged 49 years, traveller, was committed for trial at Kogarah to-day oh a charge of haveing shot at his wife, Alma Erith White…

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Farewell at Gundagai Police Insfector H. E. Pyne Many Presentations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 2

Prior to his departure from Gundagai to take charge of the police sub district of Forbes, Inspector H. E. pyne who is Past Deputy District…

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Weethalle Function New Court House Opened with Mock Trial

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 2

Weethalle can boast of a court house that any town would be glad to possess. It is constructed of brick to a modern design and is splendidly…

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Former Gundagai Man Charged at Junee Court Raved in Hotel Room INDECENTLANGUAGE

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 2

A man raved about the dungeon of a prominent Junee hotel last week, according to evidence in the Police Court…

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Police Court (Today.) Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Offensive Behavior

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 3

Clifford Sheedy pleaded guilty to behaving in an offensive manner near the Railway Institute, Hovell street, and was fined 10/…

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Thieves Blow Safe Explosion Brings Police Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 1

An explosion which blew the safe open in the manager's office at the Emperor Theatre. Prahran, early to-day, dislodged the telephone receiver…

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Human Riddles That Have Vexed the World the Mysterious Murder of the Duchess of Praslin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 2

One morning in August, 1847, persons passing on the Rue Saint-Honore, Paris, were terrified to hear piercing screams issue from behind the walls surrounding the magnificent house of the Duke of Praslin…

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Extradition Puzzle Australian in New Zealand Court Reserves Decision Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 4

After arguing for weeks in the Court of Appeal as to whether the extradition tews of New Zealand should permit the extradition of the Australian,…

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Leeton Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

John Joseph Broderick was fined £2 with 8/ costs, at the Leeton Police Court last Thursday for having forwarded 150 lambs from Yenda to the…

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Magistrate Warns on Leaving Goods in Cars Defendant Sentenced on Various Changes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 1

PASSING sentence on George Lewis (42) on charge of stealing and having goods in custody, Mr J. A. Harris, P.M…

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Albury Murder Mystery Letter to Wagga Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

An anonymous letter, signed "The Carnation Kid," was received by the Wagga police yesterday with regard to the Albury culvert…

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Murder Charge Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 2

Arising out of the death of Yoland Jean Shirley Bordin, aged 22 years, on Sunday Edward Allen May appeared at the City Court to-day on a charge…

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Larceny As Agent Produce Merchant Sentenced Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

A sentence of 18 months' Imprisonment was imposed in the General Sessions to-day on William Linton, aged 47 yean, who pleaded guilty last week…

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Wagga Police Court Monday. August 8 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 6

John Thomas Stephens, alias Glass, aged 66 years, was charged with obtaining money by means of false pretences. Sergeant Hill asked that…

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Motorist Charged Remanded on £400 Bail MOREE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 1

Tom Cross, 24, described as a bookkeeper on Boolooroo station, and well-known in the district, appeared at the court on charges of feloniously slaying…

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Defendant Convicted on Mckay's Robbery Charge Will Be Sentenced To-day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 2

Charged with breaking and entering tho premises of McKay's store at Leeton on the night of June 16, William Thomas Hutchinson pleaded…

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Charges Follow Footballers' Fracas RUGBY [?] in Court Bondy [?]

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 4

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