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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

591 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 30

Air Assault on Rabaul Is Being Continued

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

Australian forces are continuing their advance north-west along the Rai coast of New Guinea, and have passed Reiss Point, slays to-day's communiue…

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Nine Months 18-Year-Old Youth Sentenced Two Charges

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

Before His Honor, Judge Storkey, V.C., at the Glen Innes Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday a youth of…

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Tamworth Police Boy's Band

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

The Tamworth Police Boys' Band, whose presence contributed so greatly and harmoniously to the success of the…

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"Hit with Half Pine Tree" Allegation of Assault Against Aborigine

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

When Martha Dunn, an aboriginal girl, entered the Armidale Police Court on Thursday morning last she was Wearing a white scarf…

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Transport of Racehorses Raced at Tumut Court Hearing

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Richard Peter Cruise pleaded not guilty at a Special Federal Court…

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10 Years Gaol Dangerous Gunman Sentenced Incident at Bellevue Hill SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Raymond Cedric Wiseman (26) was sentenced to years gaol by dodge Holt at the Quarter Sessions to-day, following his conviction of…

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Ten Years’ Gaol Threatened With Revolver SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Raymond Cedric Wiseman (26), was sentenced to ten years’ gaol by Judge Holt at the Quarter Sessions to-day following his conviction on a charge…

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Children’s Court

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

In the Children’s Court at Inverell yesterday, two children were charged with stealing £4/7/4, two pocket knives, stamps to the value of 1/3 a total…

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Alleged Theft of Tobacco

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 3

At the local Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. D. Moriarty, J.P., Roy Maxwell Mustow, a railway porter, was charged with…

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Alleged Theft of Tobacco

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

At the Warialda Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. D. Moriary J.P., Roy Maxwell Mustow, a railway porter, was charged with stealing a…

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British Prisoners Sentenced to Death LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

Quoting a dispatch from Rome the German Newsagency says that Italian police captured and sentenced to death five out of six…

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Theft of Army Trucks Heavy Sentences at Newcastle NEWCASTLE, Wednesday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Gordon Jeffrey Hall (24), motor cycle dealer, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day for having…

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Sentenced to Death British Prisoners of War in Italy LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Quoting a dispatch from Rome, the German Newsagency says that Italian police captured and sentenced to death five out of six British…

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Stolen Army Trucks Gaol For Dealer and Soldiers NEWCASTLE

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

Gordon Jeffrey Hall (24), motor cycle dealer, was sentenced to five years’ Imprisonment at Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day on a…

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Police Force of the Air

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

According to reports emanating from the American aircraft industry, the U. S. Government is already planning its own air police force, as…

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Marathon Traffic Case Takes Whole Court Day Soldier Convicted of “Driving Under Influence”

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

For approximately six-and-a- half hours Mr. F. T. Scroope, Police Magistrate, listened to the evidence in the only case heard in Inverell Police Court yesterday, when John Robert Emmett O’Brien (30), soldier, was convicted of having driven a motor…

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Woman's Body Near Pond Murder Suspected

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The body of a woman, so far unidentified, was found to-day beside a…

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Fine of £100 Restaurant Manager Before Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday.—Nellie Mary [?] managers of Siro Restaurant, Double Bay, was lined £100 at…

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Murder in Park Police Seeking Clues Pond Being Pumped fey Fire Brigade SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

The woman murdered in Centennial Park yesterday is believed- to be Joyce Patterson, who resided in…

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Money and Tobacco Stolen Burglary at L. W. Burgess's Store

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 6

The business premises of Mr. L. W. Burgess, at the corner of Taylor and Rusden streets, Armidale, were entered by thieves on Wednesday…

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