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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 101

Police Court (Today.) Before Mr. P. Grugeon, P.M. Expired Driver's Licence

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 3

Sylvia May Reading pleaded guilty to falling to return an expired motor driver's license. Inspector Lake: The defendant was…

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Police Chief Ill Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 1

Mr. Mackay became suddenly ill on Saturday morning, and spent some hours in bed suffering from severe pains in the head…

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Police Chief Ill Long Holiday May Be Recommended Full Inquiry Possible After Parliament Meets SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 1

Uneasiness in the community over the position of the Police Commissioner, Mr. Mackay, was not improved at the week-end…

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Police Court Friday, May 20 DURNKS

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 1

Kenneth Campbell (43) was charged with drunkenness. Constable Whelan said that defendant had been in Narandera since…

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"A Night in Gaol"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 4

The cosiest cells in any gaol will be those arranged at the Kyeamba Smith Hall to-morrow night when the Wagga Apex Club will conduct its annual…

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Police Court Wagga, Monday. May 23 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 6

Hubert N. Prance, who a week ago was remanded for sentence on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque for £77/6/8 with intent to…

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Financier Sentenced Falsely Obtained Money From Woman Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 4

After an hour's deliberations the jury in the General Sessions to-day convicted Prank Charles Roberts Hewitt, financier, of having obtained £4000…

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Poet's Son Charged Woman Injured in Motor Car New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 3

Captain Ugo d'Annunzio, younger son of the former Italian poet, was charged with third degree assault as the out-come of a bazaar incident…

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Harbor Mystery Murder or Suicide? Woman Identified Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 5

A Woman who was found in" Woolloombloo Bay last night was identified to-day as Freda Parkinson aged 40 years who was known to the…

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Stopping of Motorists Police in Plain Clothes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 3

Officials of the N.R.M.A. consider that awkward situations are likely to arise if police in plain clothes are given the duty…

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Police Commissioner Mr. Mackay Before Medical Board

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 1

After asking that he be permitted to retire on the grounds of ill health, the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) requested the Government on…

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Police Chief Rumor That He Will Continue SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 1

Police Commissioner Mackay was to-day subjected to examination by an eye specialist, after which he was told to return on Thursday for further…

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Morundah Murder More Exhibits Sent to Sydney Detectives to Return to Morundah To-day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 2

On Saturday last Detective-ser-geant Ramus, who has been assisting in making investigations in the hope, of clearing up the Morundah murder…

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Allegations Against Police Made to Minister for Justice Persecuting Prisoners Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 6

[?]arious charges against "certain members of the police force" were made to-day to the Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) by Mr. John Steele…

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Business Man Claimed He Was "Framed" Police Evidence Accepted Strange Story of Constable's Comings and Goings

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 4

A LEETON business-man claimed, at the Leeton police court on Thursday, that he had been "framed" by a member of the local police force, after he had discovered the constable "creeping" about his yard clad in ordinary trousers, a blazer and with a police…

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Cash on Murder Charge NARANDERA, Later

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 1

At the Narandera Police Court today William Thomas Gash, 37, was charged wi[?] the alleged murder of his wife Moria Jane Gash, 31, and his son…

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Police Commissioner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 4

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) to-day underwent an eye ex?amination and will probably appear before the Medical Board again on Thursday…

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Morundah Tragedy Husband Arrested On Murder Charge NARANDERA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 1

There was a sensational development following further police inquiries concerning the deaths of Maria Jane Gash and her 21-year-Old son, Stanley…

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Morundah Tragedy Sensational Development Husband Arrested On Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 2

There was a sensational development yesterday following further police inquiries concerning the deaths of Mafia Jane Gash and…

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Murder Charge Stbychnine Poisoning Man's Alleged Domination Over Woman Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 2

Edward [?]nue Hilton aged 36 years, pleaded not guilty in the Circuit Court to-day to the charge of having murdered Margaret Jane Roche…

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