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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Changi Gaol Exodus of Prisoners To New Camp Area

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 6

The shift from Selarang Barracks to the gaol entailed a tremendous amount of work and organisation in accommodating,…

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Burglary Due to Sore Finger

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 3

A man told Judge Markell at the Sydney Quarter Sessions that, a pain in his little finger had caused him; to break into a…

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Five Charged Allegedly Conspired With John Amery

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday. -- Five men who allegedly conspired with John Amery to assist the…

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City Murder Woman's Body Found in Kiosk

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Mrs. Jean Wicks (45), of Macleay Street, Pott's Point, was found murdered in a tobacco kiosk…

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Police Report Quiet New Year's Eve

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 4

Local police report a quiet spell over the New Year. It is a tribute to the general orderliness of Glen Innes that only a few cases…

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Air Ace Before Court Martial "Killer" Caldwell Charged Hearing Adjourned Until January 16 SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Group Captain Clive R. (Killer) Caldwell, Australian air ace, appeared before a General Court Martial at…

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No Clue in Sydney Murder Police Reveal Victim Had £195 in Her Possession SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 8

Police have found no clue to the murderer of Mrs. Jean Wicks (45), whose body was found in a York street tobacco kiosk on Wednesday…

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Four Japs to Die For Murder LABUAN (Bprneo)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

The Allied Court sentenced to death four Japanes for the murder of Australian and British prisoners at Koching…

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Filipino Police Armed with Tommy Guns To Counter Lawlessness in Central Luzon Gangs Dominating Local Governments MANILA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Ten thousand sub-machine guns have been issued to 19,000 Filipino army military police for operations…

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Fewer Applications to Arbitration Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday. --In the commonwealth Abitration Court 1085 applications were ledged last year--287…

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Recruits for Police Force

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 3

A special drive is being inaugurated to obtain recruits for the police force. Any man of good character between the ages of 21 and 30 is eligible…

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Missing Ring Youth on Stealing Charge Police Court Hearing

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

Yesterday at Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions, Keith William Johansen (18) was charged with stealing a…

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Alleged Assault and Malicious Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

Leo James Vernon Williams and Reginald Benjamin Williams, were remanded by Mr. K. M. Dash, P.M., at Glen Innes…

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Man .Remanded on Murder Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- Bail was refused when Edward James white (85), labourer, was remanded at the Central Police…

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Journalist Arrested for Murder Charged at Central Police Court Magistrate Refuses Bail SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

Douglas Ronald Morris (26), journalist, was charged at Central Police Court today with having murdered…

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Murder Horror Little Girl Mutilated CHICAGO

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

The Coroner, Mr. A. L. Brodie, stated that the autopsy showed that the six-year-old Suzanne Degnan who was kidnapped and…

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Sydney Kiosk Murder Arrest of Journalist SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 1

Douglas Ronald Morris. 26, journalist, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having murdered Mrs. Jean Wicks, a York Street…

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Doctor and Eight Nurses Arrested for Murder LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 6

The Austraian State police arrested a doctor and eight nurses of a mental home on the outskirt of Vienna on charges of murdering 369 patients,…

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Shooting at King's Cross Photographer Charged

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday. --Norris Nichols (30), photographer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having shot at…

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Police Pay No Recent Increase Public Interest Concerned SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

Apart from cost of living increases there had been no improvement in the pay of policemen since 1927, the…

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