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Courts & crime, 1940

1,292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 65

Stole Drugs Youthful Brothers Sentenced Terms on Prison Farms Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 4

Peter Plavin, aged 19 years, and his brother, Edward Flavin, aged 18 years, were sentenced to 15 months imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Wanton Bodily Harm Narandera Man Charged and Remanded Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 6

[?] was charged at the Leeton Police Court with having caused wanton bodily harm to George Henry…

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Declared Bankrupt Former A.B.C. Manager and Gaol Governor Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 2

Mr. Justice Lukin in the Bankruptcy Court to-day declared Thomas Condor bankrupt, and ordered that a warrant be issued for his arrest…

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Soviet Documents Seized French Police Raid Offices Commercial Operations Exceeded Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 1

One hundred documents seized in the Soviet commercial offices in Paris, the return of which has been demanded by the Soviet Government, show…

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Stockinbingal Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 2

Before Mr. F. Grugeon, at the local police court, Edwin H. Hoare was fined 1/, but no costs, for not having returned an expired number plate…

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Ill-treating Dog Grazier Charged

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 1

Patrick [?] was the defendant on two charges at the Wellington Police Court last week—that he did fail to…

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Police Court (Today.) Before Mr. Grugeon, P.M. Stops Into Street

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 3

Alexander William Brady pleaded guilty to suffering on 1st February. offensive slop water to issue from his premises…

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Communists Arrested Stockholm Police Active Stockholm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 1

Police arrested 200 leading Communists in a series of raids in Stockholm. Daves, and other cities and towns. These arrests followed the discovery'…

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Communists Appeal for Police Protection Soldiers and Sailors Demonstrate Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 2

A threatened clash between Com-'communists and about 50 soldiers of the Second A.I.F. militiamen and sailors was averted at Yarra Bank to-day by…

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Internee's Daring Escape Man Hunt Started Police and Military Use Bombs SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 2

Alfred Frits Yackels alias Joseph Alfred Schmidt, aged 40 years, daringly escaped from an internment camp at Liverpool yesterday…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, February 12, 1940 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

Thomas A. G. Condon, Pastures Protection Board inspector, proceeded against Daniel Walsh for having allowed stock to be unlawfully on a…

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Committed of Stealing Theatre Takings Young Man Fined £10 and Costs

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

Daniel Dwyer (34) was charged with having in his custody the sum of 19/9 which might reasonably be suspected of being stolen…

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Arbitration Court Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

In his reserved judgment, given in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court today, the Chief Judge, Sir George Beeby, granted the application of the…

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Police Court THURSDAY, 8th FEBRUARY (Before Mr. T. A, Doolan, P.m.) Traffic Cases. "Cutting a Corner"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

William Kenneth Perry was fined, 10/, in addition to 8/ court in default two days hard labour, on a charge of cutting a corner…

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Riots in Belfast Thousands Clash with Police Belfast

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Armored cars patrolled the Belfaststreets throughout the Might, after street fighting in which thousands of demonstrators clashed with more than…

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Police Pursue Train-Jumpers Big "Haul" at Leeton Yards

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

VIGOROUS scenes were witnessed at the Leeton railway yards on Friday afternoon on the arrival of the fruit train from…

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First of New District Court Sessions Here on Tuesday, April 2 Dates For Narandera Quarter Sessions and Supreme Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

The date of the next sitting of the Narandera Quarter Sessions has been announced as Monday, April 8, at 11.30 a.m. Previously the court has…

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Police Feared for Griffith Man's Safety Reported for Relief at Condobolin

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

FEARS for the safety of William Townsend (63), which were entertained by the Griffith police, were set at rest when he made…

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Internee's Daring Escape Man Hunt Started Police and Military Use Bombs

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Alfred Frits Yackels alias Joseph Alfred Schmidt, aged 40 years, daringly escaped from an internment camp at Liverpool on Saturday. The…

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Police Charity Ball

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 4

The Wagga police charity ball of 1940 will be held at the Kyeamba Smith Hall on May 1, the proceeds being in ail of the Wagga Base and Lewisham…

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