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Courts & crime, 1941

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Increased Pay for 3000 Metal Workers Court Grants Additional 3/ Weekly Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

More than 3.000 metal workers win receive an additional 3/ weekly as result of an increase granted in the Fedral Arbitration Court yesterday…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, March 10. 1941 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Bicycle Theft Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 3

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M. Timothy Dunne, aged 38 years, of Coolamon pleaded not guilty to a charge of having stolen…

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Theft of Water Melons

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

The Wagga police are perturbed at the reports of thefts of water melons from market gardens recently, and Detective Cloke has questioned several…

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Doctor and Barman Charged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

A further remand to March 19 was granted in the Central Police Court today in the case of Dr. Franklin Christian Richards, aged 64 years, and…

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Liquor Act K.C. and Magistrate Urge Amendment Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 4

The refusal of the Government to amend the Liquor Act was a reflection on our democracies, said Mr. R. Windeyer, K.O., speaking to-day at…

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Gundagai Solicitor Attacks Police Alleges Court Was Deliberately Misled "I Make This Statement with Regret and Disgust"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 3

An attack on the police by Mr. MacDermott caused, a commotion at the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday…

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Said He Was a Hitlerite Returned Soldier Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 4

John Moore, a returned soldier of no fixed address, was sentenced at the City Court to-day to one month's imprisonment for having said in a hotel…

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Attack, Robbery, in Griffith Main Street Alleged Taxi Driver in Hospital; Abo. Shearer Charged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

ALLEGED to have attacked and robbed a Griffith taxi-driver in the main business section of that centre on Saturday night, a…

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Doctor Charged Bail Application Not Granted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

In the Supreme Court today Mr. Justice Maxwell refused a further application for bail on behalf of Dr. Franklin Christian Richards, aged 64…

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Settlement Scheme for Returned Soldiers Trust Fund Dispute in Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

The Master in Equity (Mr. Hooten) was to-day asked to approve of a £120.000 trust fund for a land settlemen tscheme for returned soldiers in…

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Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 2

On Tuesday last at the Hillston Police Court, before Mr. A. B. Collins, P.M., Mr. Arthur A Horneman was charged and convicted with driving a motor car in High…

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Man Sentenced at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 4

At the Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday before His Honor Judge Barton, Eric Frank Sheridan, aged 21 years, of no fixed occupation, was sentenced to…

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Charged Under National Security Act MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 3

Edward Crowe, 65, of South Melbourne, who is a native of Ireland, was tonight arrested and charged under the National Security Act. He…

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Liquor Act K.c. and Magistrate Urge Amendment

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 5

The refusal of the Government [?] amend the liquor art was a reflection on our democracies said Mr. [?] Windeyer, K.C., speaking on…

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Unpleasantness Over Fire Hydrant No Accusation of Stealing, Councillor Says

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

THAT he had no thought in his mind of accusing a ratepayer of stealing water, and was merely stating a general principle when…

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Italian's Attack on Griffith Girl: 3-Months Sentence Magistrate Queries Non-internment Sister's Stalwart Resistance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

CONVICTING an unnaturalised Italian, Guiseppe Cantanzariti, of having unlawfully assaulting a female at Hanwood, near Griffith,…

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Unusual Scene in Court Crown Prosecutor Interrupts Judge Melbourne

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

About to sentence three German internee escapees, who had pleaded guilty to sheep stealing and housebreaking, Judge Foster was repeatedly…

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State Parliament Police Superannuation No Return to Dismissed Officers Opposition to Agents' Bill SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) announced in the Legislative Assembly to-day that it was not the intention of the Government to make any provision for the…

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The Gun Wagga Clay Bird Shoot for Police Spitfire Fund

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 3

A clay bird shoot in aid of the Wagga Police Spitfire Fund will be held by the Wagga Gun Club on Wednesday. March 26 and judging from the inquiries that…

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Police Raid in Belfast

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 1

BELFAST; Sunday (AAP): Police seized an arms dump and a factory at the northern end of the city. It included a machine gun, many…

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