Court Ordered Second Election
PERTH, Sunday.—By direction of the Court of Disputed Returns, a by-election was held yesterday for Avon seat in the West, Australian…
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Courts & crime, 1944
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Rent Prosecution Defendant Engaged In Another Court
SYDNEY.—The first rent prosecution under the National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations was adjourned until…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—After being charged at the Central Court with the murder of an Australian soldier Edwin Elmore, 24, United States…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
YOUTHS FINED.—"They were under the influence and engaged in a fight," said Constable Brennan, when Jack Williamson, 21, and Stanley William…
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When he granted an exemption application at West Maitland Court yesterday, the Police Magistrate (Mr. I. Beavers) expressed surprise that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sent to Gaol for Stripping a Motor Car
How a car he left on a road when he ran out of petrol was "stripped" when he returned for it was described to Mr. C. G…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A returned soldier, Alfred Ernest William Aylett, 39, was committed for trial at Redfern Court on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valor Badge for N.g. Native Police
CANBERRA.—The award of a new badge to be known us the Papuan (New Guinea) Native Police Balor Badge was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Rafferty Rules In Ballots" Claimed In Court Awu Case
SYDNEY.—Rafferty rules have prevailed in the Queensland ballots for elections of general secretary of the AWU. Judge O'Mara…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minsk Falls to Russians Sweep For Baltic States In Crushing Assault Red Armies Advance 140 Miles in Ten Days
LONDON, Monday: Minsk fell yesterday to a swift, crushing assault by two Russian armies. Cabling from Moscow a few hours before the city fell, Reuter's correspondent said the final battle promised to be one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Contracts May Be Upset High Court Ruling on Pea Acquisition
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Federal political circles believe a High Court judgment may upset all contracts between the Government and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Theft of U.S. CLOTH
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Quarter Sessions John Miller, 26, and Gregory William Hanion, 26, were charged with having stolen a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
STEALING.—"I will not vary the sentence in one respect," the Magistrate said in answer to a plea for leniency by William Robert Andrews, 29,…
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SYDNEY,—Astonishment was expressed by Judge Markell in the Quarter Sessions today that a man with a long criminal…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Authority has been given for the award of a badge to be known as the Papua-New Guinea Native Police Valour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.) Summons Division
UNCLEAN CAFE.—Proceeded against by Inspector T. C. Wrightson, of Greater Newcastle Council on charge of having failed to keep clean premises used to the…
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SYDNEY. — In a cross-action for assault, Mr. Hardwick. SM. at North Sydney Court, said that police had no legal right to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Discourtesy to Court" Judge Criticises Crown Department
It seemed the Commonwealth Crown Law Department was treating the Court with gross discourtesy, said Judge Nield referring to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts Police Division Indecent Language (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, SM)
David Joseph Grennan. St. seaman was fined £3 on a charge of having used indecent language in Scott Street on July 5…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Changed Suits at Burglary
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A thief who broke into a home and changed into a suit he found there was caught because he forgot to remove his air…
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