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Courts & crime, 1940

1,292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 65

Alleged Theft at Camp

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

WAGGA, Wednesday: Following investigations by the Wagga, police and officers of the Wagga military camp at the showground, Kenneth Haddon,…

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District Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 4

In the District Court there were no very important matters and the list was completed before the end of the day…

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Frightening a German Men Charged With Causing Explosion

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Henrich Remen, a German, gave evidence at the General Sessions at Castlemaine of an explosion outside his home…

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Frightening a German Men Charged with Causing Explosion Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 4

Henrich Remen, a German, gave evidence at the General Sessions at Castlemaine to-day of an explosion outside his home. Three residents of…

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Woman Collapses in Leeton Court Alleged Brutal Assault by Man and Accomplice

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 1

After describing frightful wounds she was allegel to have received, a woman collapsed in the Leeton Police Court at the later end of last…

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Department Charged Alleged Threat to Road Employees

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Allegations that the Main Roads Department was attempting to force employees on strategic defence works to break the…

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Murder Charge Counsel's Submissions Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 4

Charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having murdered William Smillie on July 13, John Edward M'Ivor, aged 38 years, laborer, was remanded…

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Department Charged Alleged Threat to Road Employees Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 4

Allegations that the Main Roads Department was attempting to force employees on strategic defence works to break the award conditions under…

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Murder of American Japanese Attitude Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 2

The Japanese Embassy spokesman said that investigations into the murder of the New York newspaper man, Abend, revealed that the Japanese…

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Greta Murder Charge Accused's Denial of Crime Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 2

To enable the jury to inspect the scene of the crime to-morrow, the trial of Cecil Roy Simpkins, aged 24 years on a charge of murdering Mrs. Miller…

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Gundagai Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 6

At the Gundagai Police Court on Saturday, before Messrs. J. C. Carters and Leo Boyton, J.'sP., Guy Kingsbury, aged 45 years, of no fixed address, was…

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Police Court Drunks. Etc

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

Albert Webster (37) was fined 10/, in default one day, on a charge of drunkenness: and f3, in default six days, on a charge of using indecent…

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Tumut Police District Defence Fund

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

A meeting of the Tumut Police District Defence Fund was held at the Police Station on Monday night. Tito so present were .Serai. G. F…

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Police Ball Attracts 900 People Bright and Gay Function

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

The Police Ball which was held in the Plaza Theatre on Tuesday was an outstanding success, no fewer than 900 people attending, including…

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Glaring Light Charge Soon After £100 Overhaul Followed Accident on Leeton-narandera Road Magistrate Throws Out Information

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 3

An accident on the Leeton-Narandera road, which occurred about four miles from Narandera on the night of August 24, 1939, was recalled in the…

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Shocking Assault Taxi-driver Found Dying Police Follow Blood Trail Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1940 · page 7

Found unconscious with the back of his head bashed in. Thomas Norman Rutter Hood, aged 23 years, taxi driver, of Brighton-le-Sands, is not expected…

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Ninety-nine Arrests Police Swoop on Sydney Demonstraters Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1940 · page 3

Swooping on hundreds of marchers in various parrs of Sydney to-night the police arrested 99 persons on charges of contravening the Traffic Act and…

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"Britain Must Assault Italy Immediately"

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: General Birdwood, in an article in the "Sunday Graphic," says: "We must expect determined attacks against the Suez…

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General Birdwood Says Britain Must Assault Italy Immediately London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 1

General Birdwood in an article in the "Sunday Graphic," says: "We must expect determined attacks against the Suez Canal, Sudan, the Red Sea and…

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