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Courts & crime, 1940

1,292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 65

Police Court (Today.) Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Expired Registration

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

Austin J. Fuller pleaded guilty to two charges of falling to return expired motor vehicle registration certificates…

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Murder and Suicide Strange Story of Two Women

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

A man wept at Premantle (W.A.) Court on Thursday while giving evidence at the inquest into the deaths of a nurse and his wife, who formerly…

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Chief. Sec. Praises Police Force Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

Opening the Police Association Conference today, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, declared that if there was a better force in the world than the…

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Police Grievances to Be Ventilated To-day at Conference Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

Because of seething discontent in the police force the annual conference of the Police Association. opening in Sydney to-morrow, was likely to be…

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Riverina Review Wanted for Leeton Theft—broke Gaol

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 3

With the aid of an old pair of scissors and a six-inch nail, Robert Weir, alias Gillis, alias Whitler, aged 27 years, burrowed a hole in a double…

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Police Court At Urana (Friday, April 5th., 1940.)

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 8

At the above Court, Andrew M. Donaldson of Narrandera, was fined 10/, [?] 5/6 court costs, for driving ac[?]unregistered motor car…

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Charged with Damaging Communist Flag Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

John Francis Upton, aged 20, a member of the A.I.F., expressed regret for pulling down and damaging the flag belonging to the Communist…

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A.I.F. Member Charged Damaged Communist Flag Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

John Francis Upton, aged 20 years, a member of the A.I.P., expressed regret for pulling down and damaging the flag belonging to the Communist…

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Murder Alleged Pensioner Pleads Self Defence Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

Ball of £300 was allowed Esau Henry Curran, aged 69 years, pensioner, on a charge of having murdered Michael James O'Shea, at Sydney on…

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Police Conference Objection to Grade Pay Reply by Chief Secretary Mr. Mackay's Appeal SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

The Government's decision to introduce service grade pay into the police force was defended to- day by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking)…

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Pensioner Charged Alleged Murder of Wife and Sons Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

"If I had not shot them they would have killed me," Gustav August Martin, aged 52 years, is alleged to have said to the police when he was asked by…

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Murder Alleged Janali Tragedy Inquest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

A 14-year-old boy and a man said in the Coroner's Court to-day that they had seen shots fired at a man it Janali on March 2. They were…

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Competition System in Police Force Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 1

Statements alleging the fostering of competition in the police force for the number of cases reported were made by delegates to the Police…

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Police Recruits Mr. Kilpatrick's Question in Assembly Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Kilpatrick (U.C.P., Wagga) asked the Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) if it was a fact that a number of young…

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Competition System in N.S.W. Police Force Statement at Conference Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

Statements alieging the fostering of competition in the police force for the number of cases reported were made by debates to the Police Association…

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Assault and Robbery Rugby Footballer Sentenced Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 7

John Elwin Jubb, who was stated to have played with Leeton, Griffith, Woy Woy, Taree and Canowindra Rugby League teams, was sentenced to-day at…

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12 Months' Gaol Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 1

Leslie Turner, 35, motor driver, was sentenced at the Quarter sessions today to twelve months' Imprisonment on a charge of haying assaulted two…

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Extra Police Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) said to-day that additional police had been sent to the coalfields. Most of them would be in attendance when the…

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No Application to Court Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

It was stated by the Industrial Registrar (Mr. Stewart) to-day that no application had been filed with the court by any party for a compulsory…

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Beam Wireless News High Court Dismisses Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1940 · page 2

By a majority of three to two the High Court to-day dismissed, with costs, the suit instituted by the Commonwealth of Australia and another…

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