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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Parrot Started A Court Case

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

LISMORE, Thursday.--A challenging remark by a parrot led to a man bring fined £1, with £219 costs, in the…

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Constable Dismissed Assault on Soldier Melbourne

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

Constable Leslie Harley was dismissed by the Police Discipline Board from the Victorian police force for having assaulted…

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Legal History Made in France Woman Appointed Magistrate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 5

Madame Raymonde Lefevre, who has been appointed to the 'French Bench in the Court of Appeal at Caen, is the first woman to receive such an honour…

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19 Japs Sentenced to Death Out of 54 Tried For War Atrocities MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

Members of the Australian. War Crimes Section stated last night that 19 of 54 Japanese, tried by the Australian War Crimes Court in…

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Failed to Surrender Coupons Guyra Butcher Fined £106 at Armidale Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 12

A Guyra butcher, William Thomas Prisk, was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £106 after he had pleaded…

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Chinese Charged with Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 8

Melbourne police allege that a young, Chinese, charged With the murder of a countryman, had been permitted to remain in Australia since 1943 by…

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Further Adjournment In Alleged Assault Charge

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

A further remands until February 17, was granted by the Police Magistrate, Mr. A. R. Raschke, at the Inverell Court of Petty…

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Evacuation of Palestine Strong Police Protection JERUSALEM

The Inverell Times · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

A STRONG POLICE ESCORT GUARDED THE FIRST BATCH OF BRITISH EVACUEES LEAVING JERUSALEM FOR LYDDA AIR-PORT. AN ARMOURED CAR…

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Gaol Threat to In-laws Who Interfere

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK. Tuesday, -- Red with fury, Judge Dunne, Acting Chief Justice of the Chicago circuit court,…

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Ley's Typist Hostile Witness At Murder Trial

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Magistrate decided that Miss Kathleen Mary Ingleson, of Surrey, formerly private secretary to Thomas John Ley, former New South Wales Minister of Justice, should be…

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Police Called to Disturbance Aboard Srip

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday.-- Four blasts from her siren and the hoisting of the "police required" signal from the mast of the…

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Licensing Court

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

Matters which came before the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. A. R. Raschke) at the Inverell Licensing Court on Monday included an application by…

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Bitter Attack on War Crimes Tribunal U.S. Paper Alleges Judges Partial "Conspiracy to Murder" CHICAGO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2

An attack on Justice Sir William Webb and his colleagues on the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal as partial…

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German Police Dogs Used To Disperse Coal Looters From Hamburg Railway Yards HAMBURG

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

German police unleased Alsatian police dogs to disperse thousands of coal looters in Hamburg…

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Police Court Guyra Sittings

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

Several sittings of the Guyra Police Court were hold during last week to dispose of sundry charges. On Thursday last, Cecil Clive…

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Daring Theft From Butcher Shop

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Showing great daring a thief early today entered the butcher shop of Mrs. R. M. Teague. in…

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Youth Guilty; Indecent Assault Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

A boy was yesterday placed on three years' probation by Judge Storkey, VC, for indecently assaulting a girl under…

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Police Sgt. Transferred

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

Notification has been received of the transfer of Sergeant W. H. Parker, of Bundarra. to Moree…

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Alleged Nova Survivor Charged With Vagrancy BUNDABERG

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1
Also in The Uralla Times

A man giving the name of James Leslie Cush and claiming to be the sole survivor of the Nova disaster, in which three men lost their lives…

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