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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 101

Court Ban on Divorced Persons

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 7

A general weeding out process hardly noticed is going on in the English Court. Alarmed at the increasing numbers of high society…

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"Spies" in London German Secret Police Nazi Activities Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 6

Special branch police officers or Scotland Yard have been instructed to watch for cases of molestation of exiled foreigners by spies in Britain, states the…

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Trial of Youths Murder of Night Officer Alleged Statement Read Death Sentence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 4

The trial of the youths, Thomas Gibson, aged 19 years kemel Joseph Colman, aged 18 years; and William Robert Date, aged 17 years, charged…

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News From Home and Abroad Science Will Help Police to Catch Speedsters

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 7

The bugbear of traffic authorities in Australia as abroad, is the question of speed, and not what to do. Police say that the motorist goes…

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Police Charity Ball Opens Dancing Season At Tumut Mayoress of Wagga Receives Debutants

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5

The dancing season officially opened on Tuesday night when the Police Charity Ball was held in O’Briens Hall, this being the initial effort of…

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Wages Tax Case Position of Employer High Court Hearing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 1

A matter of great importance came before the High Court to-day relating to the mode of collection of about £1,500,000 annually from State revenue…

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Ex-constable's Appeal Dismissal by High Court Echo of S.P. Inquiry Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 1

The High Court to-day unanimously dismissed the appeal of Ernest Fletcher, one of the 13 policemen who had been dismissed from the police force…

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Sheep Stealing Drover Fined £5

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

AT the Leeton police court yesterday Percival Hugh curry was charged with stealing a sheep, the property…

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Police Charity Ball

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

A record profit of £300 was handed to the Wagga Base Hospital. District Ambulance, and Lewisham Hospital in 1936 from the ball conducted by the…

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Adelong Warden's Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

F.C. Webb, application for renewal of authority to enter on pn. 77, ph. Adelong.—Granted for 12 months…

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Wife Murder Charge Against Laborer Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

C. R. Lowe, aged 40 years, laborer, of Mooroopna, was remanded to Melbourne from the Shepparton Court to-day on a charge of having murdered…

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Jenner Reserves His Defence Committed for Trial on Charge of Stealing Ram

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 2

THE greater part of the day was occupied at the police court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., of the hearing of a charge against Thomas Jenner of stealing, at Gogeldrie, one ram valued at £5/5/0, the property of his employer, N. S. Ellis…

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Wage Tax Deduction by Employers Court Challenge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

An appeal from the magisterial decision which meant that the Wages Tax was not deductable by employers from wages paid to their employees…

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Wife's Application To Probate Court, Leave to Swear Death Is Husband Dead of Alive!

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

More like a chapter from a novel than a page from real life is the story of a woman in Narandera who does not know for…

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Tumut Police Charity Ball a Night of Gaiety Presentation of Debutantes Takings Amounted to Over £100

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

On Tuesday night the first Police Ball in Tumut was held in O'Brien's Hall and was a distinct social and financial success. The proceeds of the function will be divided between the Gundagai Ambulance and the Tumut District Hospital. There were…

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Sentenced To Death Youth Guilty of Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 2

At the Maitland Circuit Court on Wednesday, Thomas Dixon Gibson, aged 19 years, was found guilty of having murdered Cyril Clive Maher…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 9

At the Wagga Police Court, on Monday before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., Joseph H. Battley, the licensee of the Prince of Wales Hotel, was…

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Eight Forgery Charges Salesman Declared Habitual Criminal Sentenced to Week in Gaol Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Arthur George Campfield, aged 45 years, pleaded guilty to eight charges of forgery. It was stated that while…

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Wagga Police Ball

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 6

Two police balls have been held in Wagga in previous years, and a third will be held at the Kyeamba Smith Hall on Wednesday night. The…

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Probate Granted Echo of Family Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1

Letters of administration were granted to-day by the Judge in Probate in the estates of William Hugh Hudson, police constable, and his wife,…

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