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Courts & crime, 1940

1,292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 58 of 65

Gundagai Police Court Tuesday, November, 5, 1940 (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 7

No petty sessions cases were listed for hearing by Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., at the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday…

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Police Court Thursday, 6th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. T. A. Doelan, P.m.) Failing to Furnish Stock Return

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 2

John Archer Lorimer (Secretary of the Narandera P.P. Board) v. Harold Edward T. Sheldrick, South Gogeldile, falling to make a stock return…

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Dangerous Criminals Escape From Maitland Gaol Accomplices in Car Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 4

Two dangerous criminals, one serving a life sentence for shooting with intent to murder, and the other an habitual criminal, are at large…

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Drove Truck Dangerously But Discharged on Under Influence Count Magistrate's Ruling In Long-standing Cases

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 5

REMANDED on a number of occasions because of the continued incapacity of one of the chief witnesses, and once…

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Divorce Court Detective As Correspondent Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 4

Giving evidence in the Divorce Court to-day Mrs. Freda Agnes Caesar said that at the time she visited Detective Sergeant M'Rae at the C.I.B…

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Coolamon Cases at Wagga District Court. Claim for Damages in Sale of Cafe

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 4

At the District Court, Wagga on Tuesday, before His Honor Judge Stacey, Ellas C. Coonskins proceeded against Antonius Emanuel Cslopades…

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Licensing Court THURSDAY, 7th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Improvements at Royal Mail Hotel

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 2

John Hill Robertson, architect for Messrs. Tooth & Co. Ltd., applied for permission to effect material improvements by way of lavatory stalls…

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Spies Sentenced London, Thursday. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 1

The daughter of an admiral of the Old Imperial Russian Navy, Anna Wolkoff, was to-day sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for espionage…

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Divorce Court Both Sides Allege Conspiracy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 7

In the Divorce Court the hearing was continued to-day of the case in which Thomas Walter James Caesar is seeking a divorce from his wife,…

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Gundagai Police Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 2

No petty sessions cases were listed for hearing by Mr. F. Grugeon, P.P. at the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday…

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Wanted Higher Court Magistrate Orders Plea at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 1

In the Griffith police court, Hubert Langman, who was proceeded against by John Arthur Williams on a charge of having unlawfully assaulted…

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Police Court Thursday, 7th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Alleged Negligent Driving

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 4

Noel Annis Lyons was charged with negligent driving in Arthur Street, Narandera, on 25th August. Plea, not guilty…

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Polish Seamen Sent to Gaol As Prohibited Immigrants Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 1

Four Polish seamen who had deserted from their ships were to-day sentenced to six months' Imprisonment for being prohibited immigrants. All had been on…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, November 11, 1940 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris. P.m.) Vehicles Without Permits

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 6

David R. Barton pleaded guilty to two charges of allegedly operating a public motor vehicle to carry passengers without a permit. Mr. H. J. Kennedy (Walsh and…

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Gaol Escapee Sentenced SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 5

Arthur Gene Lovering, aged 26 years, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of escaping from custody…

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Divorce Court Caesar-btrae Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 4

Detective-Sergeant Thomas Walter M'Rae, in the Divorce Court to-day, said he did not know that his movements had been shadowed during the…

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The War in Australia Lack of Frankness Charged Against Officialdom By Newspaper Conference President Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 4

The president of the Australian Newspapers Conference (Mr. E. G. Knox), speaking at the annual conference to-day, said it would…

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Wagga Supreme Court Before Justice Sir P. Halse Rogers) Claim for £2000

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 7

At the Wagga Supreme Court yesterday, before Justice Sir Percival Halse logers, and a jury of four, Charles lairfay. Telford, hotelkeepter, of…

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Navy Deserters Sentenced on Assault Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: William Oswald, 19, and Robert Jason, 19, were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions today…

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Leeton Police Court (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M. Alleged Dangerous Driving Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 2

At the Leeton ponce court, before Mr. J. A. Harris. P.M. Jack Seddon Howell a well known resident of Narandera was charge with driving a…

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