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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

1,898 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 95

Wagga Police Court Monday, May 29 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Man Found in House

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 6

Arthur Alan Plummer was charged with having been found in a dwelling house for an unlawful purpose, to wit, to steal…

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District Ear-marking Proposal Board to Consider Police Proposition

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

Inspector Small, police officer in charge of stock stealing matters throughout the State, is putting up a persistent fight and…

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Devil's Island Escapee in London Court London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

Thomas Edward Guerin, aged 77 years ("Eddie Guerin"), pleading not guilty to a charge of frequenting Epsom Downs with the intention of…

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Mystery Explosions Thefts of Gelignite Police Warn Children Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 3

Following six mysterious explosions at Concord on Saturday night, Burwood Brickworks Ltd. to-day notified the police that 99 sticks of gelignite had…

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"Protest From Dublin" Anglo-american Police Co-operation London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

A conference of the Republican organisation in Dublin has protested in a cable to President Roosevelt against the action of the Los Angeles police…

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Money Stolen From Church Defendant Remanded at Leeton Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

REPORTS had been received by the police of money being stolen from a local church, said Sergeant Newland yesterday when…

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Industrial Court Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Sewerage Case

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 2

Ronald Robinson proceeded against General Constructions, Pty., Ltd. for alleged failure to pay award rates under the rockchoppers and sewer miners'…

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Stealing Charges Two Men Sent to Gaol for a Year Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

Francis Costello, aged 21 years, laborer, and Henry John Matthews, aged 28 years, laborer, pleaded guilty at the Parramatta Police Court to-day…

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"Human Fly" in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 2

The "human fly." England's cleverest cat-burgler, George William Enright, was sent to gaol again last week. The charge was "receiving" two suitcases…

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Former Policeman Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 4

Jack Thomas Purcell, aged 26 years, cleric, a former member of the New South Wales police force, was convicted at the Quarter Sessions to-day of…

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Hire Purchase Agreements Magistrate Warns Public Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

Warning the public to examine thoroughly hire purchase agreements before signing them, Mr. Arnold, S.M., said in the Small Debts Court to-day…

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Murderous Intent Man Charged with Shooting Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

Sydney Ernest Sloane, aged 23 years, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having at Paddington on Sunday shot at Charles…

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Honeymoon in Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 7

Mick Gibson, a 34-year-old half caste stockman of Rokeby Station, Cape York Peninsula, and his 19-year-old half caste bride, are spending…

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Mildura Assault Accused Pleads Guilty and Exonerates Victim Mildura

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 4

Eill Henry Opperman, aged 26 years, pleaded guilty at the Mildura Court to-day to a charge that while armed with an offensive weapon last Friday,…

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Murder Trial Fruitless Search for Man's Body Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

About 30 witnesses will be called at we Dubbo Police Court to-morrow, when Albert Andrew Moss, aged 60 years, will appear on a charge of…

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Industrial Court (Yesterday.) Before Mr. P. Grugeon, P.M. Second Serewage Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 2

Alan Hulme proceeded against General Constructions Pty Ltd., claiming £17/0/4/. Mr. Callan appeared for the…

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Police Court Stealing Charge

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

At Hillston Police Court on Saturday last, before Mr. C. H. Cranitch, J.P., William Gallagher and Victor Patrick Hallam were charged with…

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Leeton Police Court Goods Allegedly in Possession Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

Roy Jenson, aged 20 years, was charged at the Leeton Police Court yesterday before Mr. A. S. Kendall, J.P., with having had in his…

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McKAY & Talbot Sentenced Auckland

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

Gordon Robert McKay and James Arthur Talbot were today sentenced, on charges of interfering with a dead body and of arson…

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Death Sentence for Assault Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

Convicted at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having criminally assaulted a 15-year-old girl at Nowra on March 15, Lindsay Frank…

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