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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

591 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 30

Torrington Warden's Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 2

At the Torrington Warden's Court on May 5, Thomas Bollinger, on Torrington, applied for the forfeiture of tenement…

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Woman Gets 2½ Years' Gaol Sequel to Assault Charge SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Florrie Moore (50), residential keeper, Crown-street, was sentenced to two and half years gaol for…

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Broken Glass Assault Jail For Woman SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

At Sydney Quarter Sessions today, Florrie Moore (50). residential-keeper, of Crown Street, was sentenced two-and-a-half 3-ears gaol for. assaulting…

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Refugee Sentenced to Six Years Slashing Charge SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

In the Quarter Session to-day Henry Frankfurt (24), a German-Polish refugee, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment on a charge…

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Cassino Falls to Allies Enemy Withdrawal Cut Off British and Poles in Final Assault London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

The Allies now stand on two great highways to Rome, one inland and the other coastal. The whole situation in Italy was altered by the capture of Cassino and Formia and the earlier fall of…

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Action Against Bishop Equity Court Proceedings

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A number of members of the Church of England in the Diocese of Bathurst…

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Youth Gets Long Gaol Term Committed Five Robberies SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions, to-day, Owen Davoren (19), of Petersham, was sentenced by Judge Clancy to four years imprisonment for having…

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Murder Hunt in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 1

Police who are investigating the murder of Mrs. Lois Rosamund Mill (30), of Bexhaven Station, near Gisborne, found the body of a…

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Soldier Feared Drowned Police Drag River SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

Police who are dragging the Woronora River for the body of Clarence Joseph Puckeridge (25), soldier, of Primbee, near Port…

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Fists Fly in Grey Street Police Court Sequel "Unlawful Assault and Offensive Behaviour"

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 6

The sequel to a disturbance in Grey Street on the afternoon of April 18 was heard in the Glen Innes Police Court…

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Armidale Police Inspector For Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 6

Inspector W. R. Follent, of the Armidale police, has received official notification from the Police Department that he has been…

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Two Young Men Get 10 Years' Gaol For Maliciously Wounding Allied Serviceman SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 6

Found guilty by a jury of Having maliciously wounded Jean Baptist Jeauffredt, Allied serviceman, on March 22, with intent to do him…

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In Hospital for Eight Days Result of Assault Soldier on Trial

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 May 1944 · page 4

His clean civil and military record stood to a soldier who came before His Honor Judge Storkey, V.C., in the Glen…

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Captured at Gun Point After Gaol Break in Military Truck SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 1

Stanley Robert Hoppner (20) and Milton Thompson (19), who escaped from Long Bay Gaol in a military…

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MANPOWER Absenteeism Follows Court’s Decision MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 1

The Deputy Director of Manpower in Victoria, Mir. Cameron, has revealed that as the result of the N.S.W. Full Court’s decision on Manpower…

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Alleged Theft at the Common

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

Before Mr. K. M. Dash, J.P., in the Glen innes Police Court yesterday, Leslie Brawn was charged with having on or about…

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Murder Charge Jury's Unprecedented Verdict

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Court officials at the Criminal Court Sydney claim the verdict delivered by a…

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Court Changes

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 3

A number of changes have been notified in the holding of courts of petty sessions at Inverell. Present court days are the Tuesdays following the…

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Accused's Appeal Fails "Must Learn Error of His Ways" Twelve Months' Gaol Gaol

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 5

"I throw myself on your mercy. I am prepared to live a decent and respectable life. I make a plea to you to put…

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Two Years' Gaol Fatal Stabbing Affray at Leichhardt SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

Arthur Worthing (63), rigger, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court to-day for the manslaughter off…

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