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Courts & crime, 1940

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

Wagga Police Court Monday, December 23, 1940 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Remands on Assault Charges

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 3

George Purss, aged 48 years, and William Francis George Purss, aged 21 years, appeared at the Wagga Police Court yesterday on charges of…

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Passed Police Car

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 3

Inspector Bower gave evidence to the effect that about [?]5 a.m. on 17th' November he was riding in the police car along the…

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Police Court Thursday. 19th DECEMBER (Before Mr. T.A. Doolan, P.m.) Alleged Insufficient Means of Support

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 3

William Joseph Cummings (40) was charged with drunkenness and having insufficient visible means of support. On the charge of drunkenness he…

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Desert Battle More Australians Rushed to Bardia Signal for Assault Awaited

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 2

General Headquarters in the Western Desert state that the Italians are reinforcing their Air Forte, but a stream of British reinforcements…

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R.A.A.F. Court-Martial

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 2

The R.A.A.F. Court-Martial in Perth last week provides plenty of food for thought in this case a young air-craftsman was court-martialled for…

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Three Charged with Assault

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 December 1940 · page 2

At the wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Byrne, J.R, Wilfred Stanley Taylor, aged 19 years, was charged with having assaulted…

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Petrol Rationing Safeguards Against Loss, Theft and Trafficking Endorsements of Tickets CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 December 1940 · page 2

To provide safeguards against the loss or theft of petrol ration tickets, to enable counterfeit tickets to be traced more readily, and to check trafficking, amendments to the National Security (Liquid Fuel)…

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Murder Charge Suffocation Follows Struggle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1940 · page 4

Arthur Edward Holley, aged 23, was remanded on £100 ball at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Roy Patrick…

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Obituary Police Inspector Weit Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1940 · page 2

Widely known throughout the State before his retirement, ex-Police In­spector James Weit, aged 67 years, col­lapsed and died at his home at…

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Items of News Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1940 · page 2

Fourteen cases were heard by Mr. J. Byrne, J.P., at the Wagga police court on Saturday. Of these six were for drunkenness. Edward Fisher, aged…

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Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 December 1940 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with at the Leeton Police Court; Roy Sinclair (20 years), George Harris (23); John Edward Clark (21), were…

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Griffith Police Court Ill-treatment of Horse Farmer Fined Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1940 · page 4

Glovanni Agostino, a farmer was charged on two counts before Messrs. J. A. Ledgerwood and T. G. Flynn, J's.P., with having cruelly ill-treated…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, December 30, 1940 (Before Mr J. Byrne, J.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1940 · page 4

Raymond Winter was charged at the Wagga Police Court, before Mr. J. Byrne. J.P.. with having stolen four bycycle pumps. He was remanded until January…

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Wrong Beer Measures Hotelkeepers to Be Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1940 · page 2

Following complaints to the Weights and Measures Department that hotels are serving less than 20 ounces of beer when a pint is requested, prosecutions…

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