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Courts & crime, 1945

655 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 33

Gaol for Three Employees Sequel to Circus Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday.—Three circus employees received sentences ranging from five to seven years yesterday for…

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Theft of Coupons Thieves Checkmated SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

In an effort to frustrate the gang believed to be responsible for the theft of 800,000 butter coupons from the Rationing Commission in Sydney…

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Prisoners Escape From Goulburn Gaol, GOULBURN

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

Two prisoners, who are serving 18 months sentences at Goulburn Reformatory escaped while working with a work party outside the walls of the…

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Goulburn Gaol Break Men Escape From Working Party GOULBURN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

Two prisoners serving 18 mon[?] sentences at Goulburn reformatory escaped while working with a working party outside the walls of the…

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Arbitration Court Rejects Five Day Week

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 15

The benefit to the employees was not [?]o be preferred to the detriment to the public, said Chief Judge Piper, when the Full Bench of the…

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Traders in Trouble Offences Against Regulations Warialda Court Proceedings

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

About forty cases were listed for hearing at the Warialda Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday for alleged infringements of the National Service Regulations relating to price fixing…

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Gaol Escapees Recaptured

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Saturday.—The two men who escaped from Goulburn Gaol yesterday were recaptured early to-day in the…

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Murder Inquest Opens Coroner Hears Evidence on Day's Death SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 2

An inquest opened to-day into the death of Donald Day, who was alleged to have been attacked in Surry Hills on…

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Witness Disappears Allegation Before Court SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 1

A witness who had given evidence in favour of appellants had been victimised and transferred to remote areas Mr. W. Sheehan alleged at the…

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Price-Fixing under N.S. Regulations Many Traders Before the Court

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 2

A large number of eases under the Price Fixing Regulations were dealt with at the local court on Wednesday, by Mr. A. E. Hodgson, P. M., but…

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Alleged Theft of £1500 Butter

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday. — Police inquiries into the disappearance, of 252 boxes of butter in the city on February 5, took a new…

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Child Abducted Man Charged SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

A Maroubra resident yesterday rode his bicycle two miles in pursuit of a car in which it is alleged that a stranger had abducted his neighbour’s…

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Eighteen Years for Manslaughter Man Sentenced on Two Counts MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 11

Found guilty on two counts of manslaughter, Ronald Coleman, (20) was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in the Criminal Court…

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Small Girl Abducted Mao Pursues Car on Bicycle Arrest For Indecent Assault Made SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

A Maroubra resident yesterday rode his bicycle two miles in pursuit of a car, in which it is alleged a stranger had…

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Train Crashes Into Trolley Police Court Sequel Young Man on Two Charges

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 3

The sequel to a head-on collision between a mixed train and a railway trolley on Belibia Range on Friday afternoon…

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£2000 FINE Black Market Liquor Company Manager Sent to Gaol TOWNSVILLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

Fraser Henleins Ltd., Townsville, wholesale wine and spirit merchants, were fined £2000 and ordered to pay £110 costs to-day, and the…

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Police Chief Wins Constable's Appeal Dismissed SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 8

The State Full Court to-day dismissed an appeal by Constable Neville William Grigg against the verdict of a Supreme Court jury, which…

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Fair Rents Court Application For Increases Allowed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 7

An application to increase the rent of premises owned by Elizabeth Coutman, of Onslow Gardens, Elizabeth Bay, and…

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Gaol for Black Marketing

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 2

Fraser Henlien Pty. Ltd. was yesterday at Townsville fined £2000, with £101 costs, upon conviction on a charge of black…

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Luxury Liquor Seized by Police Macquarie Street Raid

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Customs officers and police seized 300 bottles of liquor in a raid on four apartments in…

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