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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

541 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 28

Rifles Must Be Handed in to Police

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 4

Military authorities to-day took possession of rifles forfeited to Armidale police under National Security Regulations…

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Guyra Police Court

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 2

At the Guyra Police Court this morning James Arthur William Farrell was fined 10/ for alleged drunkenness. Defendant did not appear and his…

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Stealing Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

In the local Police Court yesterday Lyall Gordon Stanley (29) was charged with having, on December 24, at Glen Innes, stolen a quantity of goods,…

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Russian Assault on Novgorod

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—It is announced in Moscow that the Germans from December 6 to January 16 lost 300,000 killed on the…

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Steel Helmets for Police

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley) said he had taken steps to see that the police and firemen in industrial and vulnerable areas were supplied…

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Court House Returns

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

The Clerk of Petty Sessions, Mr. M. W. benfold, informs us that 89 births, 26 deaths and 23 marriages were registered at Uralla for 1941…

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Vagrancy Charge Guyra Police Allegations

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 4

A man arrested by Guyra police on Tuesday was alleged to be carrying a radio receiver and transmitting set…

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Police Court

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Before Mr. S. R. Burnard, J.P., in the local Police Court this morning Ernest Egan pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a quantity of corn…

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Guyra Polite Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 8

At Guyra Police Court Arthur Thompson (32), who was arrested at Woodlands, Ward's Mistake, was charged under the Vagrancy Act…

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Youth Charged Theft of Clothing Released on Bond

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 5

In the local Police Court yesterday before Mr. F. T. Scoope, P.M., Milton Harold Bender (18), was charged with having at Tenterfield,…

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Nine Months Imprisonment for Theft Goods Taken From Car

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 2

Sentence of nine months' imprisonment with hard labor was imposed on a man who pleaded guilty in the local Police Court yesterday…

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New Order in Asia Searchlight on Japan Murder, Pillage, Conquest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 2

A searchlight turned on the cord of Japanese conquest and colonisation reveals a horrible succession of crimes—of murder,…

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Evacuation of Stock From Coast Police Organisation Party inArmidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 5

Steps are being taken in Armidale Police Sub-district to set up an organisation to handle evacuation of stock and foodstuffs from coastal…

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Court Sequel to Alleged Drake Hold-up

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

In connection with an alleged attempted hold-up of Drake residents attending a card party at the home of the local…

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Stealing Charges Parcels Taken From Lorries

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

In the local Police Court this morning. before Mr. H. Buxton, J .P., Ernest Egan (45), and William Herbert Bailey (49), were charged with stealing…

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Pearl Harbour Report On Disaster Chiefs Charged With Neglect

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 3

The U.S.A.. Presidential Board of inquiry, headed by Mr. Justice Robert, released its report on the attack on Pearl Harbour. It…

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Guyra Police Court One-Legged Tramp

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 8

Arthur Thompson (32) a onelegged man, was charged under the Vagrancy Act at Guyra. Sergeant Sexvell stated that he saw…

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Warden's Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

In the Warden's Court, hearing of an application by Florence Schmutter for authority to enter and prospect on land owned by the Warner estate…

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Court Work

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 8

The undermentioned particulars of business transacted at the Court House, Guyra, for 1941 have been extracted from the annual return which…

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Unusual Murder Story is Told in "Premiere."

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 3

Inspector Bonnard was taking an evening off at the first night of a nev show when he was called backstage. The impresario had been shot…

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