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Courts & crime, 1941

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Theft Charge at Tumut

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

At the Tumut Police Court yesterday, Edwin Charles Davis, a stranger to Tumut, was fined £10 and order to pay £10 compensation, on a charge of…

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A Punch That Was Costly Gundagai Coyes In Court a Charge of Unlawful Assault

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

A family affair that evidently wasn’t one of friendly feeling was ventilated in the Gundagai. Police Court on Tuesday…

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N.S.W. Women Police Increase Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

The State Cabinet to-day decided to increase Sydney's women police from 8 to 14. The new recruits will receive £375 a year. Policewomen have done…

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Story of Bardia by Commonwealth Official Correspondent Brilliant Assault by A.I.F. Instances of Individual Heroism

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

At 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon Australian Divisional Headquarters received the signal that the final action had ceased. In a…

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Attempt to Annoy and Intimidate Witness Man Asks for Trouble Outside Junee Court House

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 4

A man was annoying and attempting to intimidate witnesses outside the Junee Court House on Saturday last morning when his actions were…

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Police Court Drunks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

At the Narandera court of petty sessions, Reginald B. Howell (31) was charged with drunkenness…

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Tumut Police Court Wednesday, January 8. Theft of Hall Mat Defendant Convicted

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

Edwin Charles Davis pleaded not [?] to stealing one rubber that owned by Erie Bleasel of the Royal Hotel Tumut Mr…

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Munitions Clerk Charged SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 5

Colin Edward Coombes, aged 19 years, a clerk in the employ of the Munitions Department, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a £250 bail…

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Ex-constables Charged Car Thefts Alleged Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Charges of car stealing were laid against two former members of the police force yesterday at the city watchhouse. They were Frank William…

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Theft of Bonds Alleged Against Poultry Farmer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

George Edward Goulder, retired police superintendent, aged 81 years, denied in the Kogarah Court to-day, that while living alone in a…

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Warden's Court Wednesday, January 8

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

Charles William Fisher applied for authority to enter for gold on land owned by Richard C. Bowler and F. W. Hughes & Co…

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Liquor Law Anomaly Hotelkeepers in Doubt Cabinet and Police

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

The "S.M. Herald" writes:—Although the Cabinet has directed the police to enforce the law covering the trading hours of hotels more…

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Forged Petrol Tickets Police Unable to Take Action MELBOURNE

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

The State police have arrested men in possession of thousands of forged petrol ratton tickets Presenting an immense quantity of…

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Work Stoppages Judge's Straight Talk in Court May Have to Change Jurisdiction

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: In the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday Judge O'Mara strongly criticised the action of the executive officers of the Metal…

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In Australia Work Stoppages Judge's Straight Talk in Court May Have to Change Jurisdiction Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day Judge O'Mara strongly criticised the action of the executive officers of the Metal Trades Union in…

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Gundagai Police Court Tuesday, January 7

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 7

Three-ouarters of an hour was sufficient to dispose of a11 the cases listed for hearing by Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., at the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday…

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Alleged Theft of Bonds Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 6

The hearing was concluded in the Kogarah Police Court to-day of the case in which Leo Graham Johnston, aged 35 years, poultry farmer, of Menal, was charged with…

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Murder and Suicide Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 6

Alfred Edward Kluver, aged 37 years, to-day fatally shot his father-in-law Edward John Ansell, aged 61 years, and then committed suicide at Ansell's home…

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Police Court (Today) Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Straying Stock

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

Joseph Ekin Mitchell was charged with allowing 53 sheep to stray in Poole street. He pleaded guilty. He pleaded guilty…

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