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Courts & crime, 1941

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Fall of Massawa French Foreign Legi0n Spearhead of Allied Assault LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 1

The capitulation of the Italians at Massawa, the Eritrean naval base on the Red Sea, was announced in Cairo yesterday. The town was occupied by…

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Police Spit Fire Fond Sports at Coolamon, May 14th

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 4

A public meeting was held at the Coolamon Court House on Thursday of last week, when It was decided to form a committee to conduct a sports…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Tuesday, April 8 Claim Against Guarantor of Registered Bookmaker

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 5

Griffith Greyhound Coursing Club v. Arthur Williams, of Boree Creek, claiming the sum of £45/10/6. being the sum owing by him as guarantor…

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Gundagai Police Court (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

At the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday. April 8, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., J. Meagher was fined £1. with 8/ costs, for using for the storage of food for sale…

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Narandera Police Court Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 3

At the Narandera Police Court last week before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M., Richard Porteous, aged 47 years, was fined £5. together with witnesses'…

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Five Men Charged Conspiracy to Defraud City Firms Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 4

The bearing began at the Quarter Sessions to-day of the case in which five men were charged with conspiring to defraud Sydney and Melbourne…

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Two Men Charged Alleged Throwing of Corrosive Fluid Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

An allegation that two men had thrown corrosive acid into an old man's face with the result that his sight was endangered was made at the…

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Murder of Aborigine Brutal Treatment Alleged Against Two Men Alice Springs

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

A charge of having murdered an aborigine known as Lolly Legs was made against W. J. Kitto. pastoralist, and P. A. de Conlay in the Supreme…

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Conspiracy Charges Scottish Loan Co. Case Opens in Central Criminal Court SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

Allegations that the accused had issued false company reports, or that they were associated in such a way as to leave reason to belle that they…

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Police Court Drunks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 1

At the Narandera court of petty sessions the following were dealt with since our last issue:— James Robert Addley (21), William…

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Alleged Theft of Railway Tricycle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

At the Junee Police Court on Tuesday, Phillip Barnard Maher was charged with having goods in costudy believed to have been stolen. Railway…

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Judge's Fears Warning in Arbitration Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 8

At such a critical time it would be futile to carry out an elaborate examination of the conditions of an industry, Sir George Beeby, the Chief…

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Gamnain Hay Case Decided at Leeton District Court Verdict for Ganmain Defendant

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 1

For the first time since the District Court was re-established at Lc[?] last year, it was necessary for the circuit judge to travel there and…

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Attack on London Further Stories of Damage Hospitals Struck Bravery Op Police and Wardens London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

In last night's attack on London by the Germans, hospitals again suffered severely. Three were struck, but there were few casualties. Nurses and…

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Abbco Bread Inquiry Remarkable Statements in Letters Writer Objects to Production in Court Reference to "Hands Off Russia" Crowd Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

Letters in which remarkable statements were made about J. L. Raith, general manager of the Abbco Bread Co. were reach in the Supreme court…

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Escape From Bathurst Gaol. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 4

Robert Joseph M'Kenna, aged 20 years, escaped from Bathurst gaol this morning while working on the prison farm. He was serving a sentence of…

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Police Court (Today)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 4

Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Alleged Fraudulent Misappropriation Henry James Male, District…

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Eskimos Charged with Murder Religious Frenzy Alleged Ottawa, Saturday. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 4

Royal Canadian Mounted Police to-­day charged three Eskimos with the murder of at least three other Eskimos as a result of religious frenzy. Two…

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Death of Greek Premier Germans Allege Murder Successor Addresses Nation

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

The King of Greece has entrusted M. Constantin Codzias with the task of forming a new Government following the sudden death yesterday of the…

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Gaol Escapee Sentenced BATHURST

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1941 · page 4

A sentence of nine months' imprisment was imposed at the Bathurst Police Court to-day on Robert Joseph M'Kenna, aged 19 years, who pleaded…

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