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Courts & crime, 1940

1,292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 65

Thefts at Tumut Two Men Sent to Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 3

Sydney James Fielding and Arthur Frost, both strangers, were charged before Mr. Grugeon, P.M., at the Tumut Police Court yesterday with…

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Life Sentence for Murder Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 7

Dixon Hudson, aged 50 years, carpenter, was found guilty to-day of the wilful murder of Agnes Kate Lennon, of Kangaroo Point, on February 21…

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Six Months’ Gaol Information Given To Communists by Government Printing Office Employee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 5

After seeing , a copy of certain statutory rule under the National Security Regulations which affected the Communist Party organisation…

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Shop Lifting at Tumut Two Men Sent To Gaol Took Articles From Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 2

Sydney James Fielding and Arthur Frost, strangers, were charged before Mr. Grugeon P.M. at the Tumut police Court yesterday with having in…

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Indian Sentenced to Death Murder of Sir Michael O'dwyer London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

Udham Singh, an Indian, was today found guilty of shooting sir Michael O'Dwyer, former Lt. Governor of Punjab, at a meeting in London on May 14, and was sentenced to death…

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Gaol Escapee Recaptured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Leslie Smith, 21, who broke out of Campsle police station on March 19, was recaptured in a garage at Alexandria lost night. He…

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Charged by a Bull

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

Mr. Ted Groves, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Groves, of Bowlers Flat had a narrow escape from death one day this week when a stud bull which…

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Fifth Column Activities Alleged Men Charged in Brisbane Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Charges of breaches of the National Security Regulations were made before Chief Judge Chisholm in the Brisbane police court today, when…

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Police Campaign Sale of War Savings Certificates

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Police Force intends shortly to commence a campaign to raise at least £50,000 by the sale of war savings certificates…

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Both Said They Were Attacked, Bitten Magistrate Throws Out Information Lamprell-wilson Again Fight Draw

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

HEARING the stories of the two combatants in the Lamprell-Wilson assault case at the Leeton Petty Sessions Court…

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Bush Fires Police Investigation Urged at Shires' Conference Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 3

That every: outbreak of bush fires be fully investigated by the police," was the wording of a motion carried at the conference of the Shires'…

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Sixth Column Federal Government Plans Non-military Organisation to Help Police Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Plans for the enlistment and organisation of citizens into special non-military forces, to cooperate with the State police in the event of an…

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Shoplifting Experts Pay Gundagai & Tumut Visits Local Police Vigilance Nails Them One Assaults Constable "Time''--To Reflect

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 6

Two criminals, one with a particularly large record of convictions and the other "underworld" with a lesser degree of notoriety, visited Gundagai and Tumut last month and tried their expert hand at shoplifting, carrying it on in a wholesale fashion and…

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Police Swoop on Aliens Many Arrested in Sydney and Other Centres Danger of Fifth Column Activities Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Members of the police force and military intelligence officers swooped down on many aliens, mostly Germans, in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales early this morning and took them to police stations preparatory to…

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Griffith Police Court Breaches of Transport Act Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 2

Alexander J. Spry, a carrier of Griffith, was fined a total of £40 in respect of two breaches of the Trans­port Act. before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M…

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Gaol Sentence for Breach of Secrecy Confidential Matter Sent to Communist Party

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 3

George James Caldwell, 23, electrical, mechanic, was sentenced to six months' hard labor, by Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., at the Queanbeyan court, on a…

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Army and Police Guard on Queensland Canefields Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 2

To prevent any outbreak of trouble should Italy enter the war, the police strength on the canefields has been added to by the despatch of two parties…

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Urana Police Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

At the above Court, held on 7th instant, before Mr. L. Beavers, P.M., Allan F. Johnston, Norman S. Burmiester and William D. McKay were…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, June 10 (Before Mr. J.A. Harris, P.m.) Alleged Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 4

Luigi Pinchetti was charged with having assaulted Sidney Roy Burnet, occasioning actual bodily harm. Mr. E.F. Lusher appeared for the…

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Guilty of Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 1

Alan Frederick Kelly (26) was charged with stealing 12 plans of Yenda water works, one order book and one bunch of keys, the properly…

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