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Courts & crime, 1929

11,099 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 250

Murder of Young Girl "Suspicion on Innocent Man" Body Found 200 Miles Away Auckland

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 10

THE coroner returned a verdict of murder in the case of Elsie Walker, 17, whose body was found in the bush near Auckland on October 1, after she had been missing for four days from her uncle's farm, 200 miles away…

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New Zealand Coroner Slates Police Hopeless Love Wooed a Widow Man Takes Poison

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 10

A TRAGEDY of rejected love was revealed at an inquest held by the City Coroner. Mr. May, to-day, on George Ernest Woosnam, 53, who…

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Confusion in Voting Victorian Senate. Labor Men Appeal to Court Disputed Returns Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 1

PETITIONS which, in effect, declare that the return of Senators elected for Victoria in the last Federal elections should…

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Railway Inspector Sentenced. Conspiracy Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 16

Robert Reeves, 63, a railway inspector, charged before Mr. Camphin at the Central Police Court yesterday with having stolen a golf bag, valued at 15/, the property of the…

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Bruhn Charged. Shooting Girl. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 16

Roy Bruhn. aged 24 years, baker, appeared on remand at the City Court to-day. charged with having unlawfully shot Mona Ryan, of Nicholson-street. Fitzroy, with intent to kill…

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Theft of Golf Bag Railway Employee Convicted

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 9

The case in which Robert Reeves 53. railway employee, was charged with having stolen a golf bag from the Sydney station lost property office…

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Liverpool Court

The Biz · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

At Liverpool Court on Thursday, before Mr. Glbson, P.M., was a long list of cases. Richard Henry Barker, of…

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Discrimination Wanted Better Value Jewellery Theft Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

Snatching three rings and an unset diamond, valued at £102, from the counter, a thief ran out of the shop of W. Shirley, Jeweller, of Riddle Park,…

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Mona Ryan Mystery Second Man Charged Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

A further sequel to the shooting of Mona Ryan, at Fitzroy, on January 21, was heard at the City Court to-day, when Frank Genova, 30, fruiterer, of…

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Union President. Fined for Assault. Seamen's Faction Fight. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 16

The former president of the Port Adelaide branch of the Seaman's Union of Australasia, William A. Rigby, was charged at the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day with having…

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Magistrate Rates Constable "Not Fit to be in Force," He Says

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Although a charge of having assaulted Reuben Fox, against Constable Blackshaw, in charge of Fawkner station, was…

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"Not Kelly" Boonjie Murder Echo Man Discharged Cairns

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

The man, Gordon Franks, who was brought from Thursday Island on suspicion of being James Maurice Kelly, wanted in connection with the Booni[?]le…

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Police Inquire Pitt-street Blaze Sergeant's Find

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

DETECTIVE-SERGEANT Thornley and Constable Breen are investigating the circumstances surrounding a for which broke out at the…

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Opening a Country O.K. Court

The Methodist · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 8

The following interesting story of the formation of a new O.K. Court comes from the Kempsey District Commander, Rev. S. C. Roberts: "A party went to Beechwood in our car…

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Robbed While Police Away "News" Special CAPETOWN

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

WHILE police were occupied to day controlling traffic around Parliament House, on the occasion of the…

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J. M. KELLY. Arrested Man. Problem of Identity. Murder Charge. Oairns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 15

"Is the arrested man the Kelly who is wanted?" That is a question being discussed in Cairns because of an incident that arose when a man…

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Court Drama Pretty Girl's Collapse Given a Chance

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

Drama was enacted at the Central Police Court this morning. "You are charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having…

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Bailiff Shot. Suicide Theory Disproved Police Find Tracks. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 16

A message from Bowen is that an inquiry into the death of John Buchanan, bailiff, on Birralee Cattle Station, near Collinsville, whose body was found in the Bowen River on…

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Girl's Death. Remains a Mystery. Dilatory Police Methods. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 15

Eight days were occupied by an inquest into the death of Elsie Walker, 17, whose body was found among scrub in an old quarry at Tamaki, near Auckland, on October 5. She…

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Pistol Point Bandits in Residential Early Morning Raid Police Patrol Arrest Three Men

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

Lodgers at a residential in Goulburn-atreet, city, were terrified shortly after 1.30 a.m. to-day by three men entering bedrooms and with pistols pointed, demanding money of them…

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