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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 101

Palestine Fighting British Bomber Aids Police Slaughter Among Arabs Haifa

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 6

An air Force bomber, assisting the police against 100 Arabs, killed 32 near Saled. The encounter began in the morning when the police met a small…

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Britain, Germany, and Italy Austrian Ballot Serious Riots in Graz and Vienna Police Use Sabres Herr Hitler Sends Envoy to Dr. Inquart VIENNA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1938 · page 1

Events in Austria have taken an extremely serious turn. Incensed by the Chancellor's determination to proceed with the plebiscite, the…

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Gundagai Police Ball

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 2

A meeting was held at the Police Station, on Friday last, when it was decided to hold another effort to be known as the Police and Ambulance…

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Police Court (Today.) Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Alleged Grievous Bodily Harm

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 3

Cyril Herbert Oldham was further remanded until March 28, on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Ronald Richard Fenning…

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Murder Charge Who Would Not "Squeal" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 1

After investigations extending over nearly a month, a man, aged 24 years, was charged at the Central Police Station last night with having maliciously…

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Latest Wires Man to Stand Trial For Newcastle Murder SYDNEY, To-day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 March 1938 · page 2

An indictment has been filed against Leonard Roberts, to stand his trial on a charge of having murdered Dorothy May Everett in…

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Police Court Yesterday. Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M. Alleged Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

Sidney Spencer Winters proceeded against John Bell on a charge of unlawful assault. Mr. J. Callan, of Messrs. Kinsey and…

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High Treason Charge Ex-police Chief Sentenced Vienna

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

A former police chief (M. Steinhauesi) has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for complicity in high treason in connection with the…

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Aborigines Charged Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

The aborigine, Packsaddle, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to commit a capital offence on two white women on March…

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Alleged Assault Man Committed for Trial

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

GEORGE John Clerk was charged at the Leeton police court on Thursday before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., with assaulting…

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Charge of Wife Murder Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court, Dudley Lorraine O'Brien 22, baker, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having murdered his wife Margaret O'Brien,…

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Murder Charge Roberts Committed SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

Leonard William Roberts, 34, was charged at the Newcastle Police Court today with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Dorothy May…

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Week-ends in Gaol Proposed Penalty for Motorists Auckland (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Semple) said that he was considering amending the law to provide for motorising convicted to neligent driving…

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Week-ends in Gaol Proposed Penalty for Motorists Auckland(n.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Semple) said to-day that he was considering amending the law to provide for motorists convicted of…

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District Court Jury Not Required

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

Those who have received summons to serve as jurors at the Wagga District Court to-morrow need now not attend, as previous instructions have…

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Newcastle Murder Warrant Issued for Arrest Unusual Crown Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 6

On the application of the Crown Prosecutor at the Central Criminal Court to-day, Mr. Justice Maxwell ordered the issue of a bench warrant…

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Mobile Police Station Services for Outback Ex-tumut Constable May Perform Marriages

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

Under a new plan introduced by the police, Constable J. H. Buck, of White Cliffs, and formerly of Tumut, will set out…

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Future of A.B.C. Complicated Position for Government Authority Challenged in Court MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 1

When the Federal Cabinet meets in Melbourne on Thursday it will be asked by the Postmaster-General to make a decision on the future of the…

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Hoarded Gold Farmer Who Feared German Invasion Pensioner Charged With Theft SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

When Thomas Patrick Burke, aged 40 years, invalid pensioner, appeared at the Hornsby Police Court to-day on a charge of having stolen 300 sovereigns…

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Leeton Police Court Two Men Committed for Trial Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 2

At the Leeton Police Court yesterday George John Clark was charged with having assaulted Elsie Georgina Curry and occasioning her actual bodily…

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