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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 50

Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

At the court of petty sessions before Mr. J. S. Hart. Neville Bamblett (29) and George Higgins (26) were each fined 5/. in…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, August 25. 1941 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan. P.m.) Stealing at the Rock Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 4

William George Oliver and Albert Ernest Forth were each charged with having stolen a leather overcoat at The Rock on August 21, the property…

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Female Pickets Dispersed by Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fifty female textile workers, who picketed the Alexandria spinning mills to-day, were dispersed by the police. They had gone to the mills…

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Kyeamba Shire Revision Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 4

A court for the revision of the lists of electors and ratepayers for the Kyeamba Shire will be held at the Wagga Court House on Monday,…

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Dog Poisoning Outrages Police Making Investigations

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 6

Sergeant Stewart, assisted by Constable Ritchie and other police, are making close investigations into the dog and cat poisoning outrages in…

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Riverina Review Gaol As Munitions-factory

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3

A SUGGESTION that for the duration of the war at least the Goulburn Reformatory could be closed down and the buildings used for large…

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Police Ball Wednesday Next

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

The Coolamon Police Ball, proceeds from which will be in aid the funds of the Wagga Base and Lewisham Hospital and Wagga Ambulance, wall…

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Car Insurance Policy Important Court Ruling

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tnursday.—An important point was decided by the State Full Court to-day when it held that a £1000 car insurance policy on…

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The Coolamon and Ganmain Court Houses New Arrangement of Control Probable

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 1

The Junee "Southern Cross" writes: "The Court House in Junee will be closed from Wednesday night until the following Monday morning of each…

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Murder Charge Withdrawn

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A charge against Sarah Maude O'Brien, aged 29 years, and Bruce Edward Plunkett, aged 24 years, of having on July 2, at Sydney, murdered…

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Divorce Court Mott v MOTT

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the Divorce Court to-day Mr. Justice Bonney granted Tennyson' Henry Mott, journalist, of Albury, a decree nisi returnable in six months from…

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Theft From Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

Between 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday. £364 was stolen from the safe of the Victoria Hotel. Tallangatta. The key of the sate was stolen and it was not until 8 p.m…

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Goulburn Gaol Too Cold Prisoner Objects

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 3

Sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, Roy Francis Gregory violently objected to being sent to Goulburn “It’s too cold” he shouted at the…

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Allegation Against 'Police

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday: Following allegations made by Mr. W. Lamb (Lab. Granville) in the Legislative Assembly that some police who were…

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Fostars Face the High Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: At the High Court today thirty charges were preferred against Fostars Shoes Pty., Ltd., and the executive of the company for…

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Inquest Into Child's Death Body Found in Park Man Charged With Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—An inquest was held to-day into the death of Jeanette Irene Walsh, aged 3 years, of Surry Hills, whose body was found In Moore Park during the…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, September 1, 1941 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 4

There was a very short hearing at the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M. Four men were charged with being found…

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Police Court Friday. '29th AUGUST (Before Mr. J.S. Hart, J.p.) Drunk and Language

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

Eric Oscar Christian (35) was fined 10/- in default one day's hard labour, on a charge of drunkenness; and £3, in default six days' hard labour, on…

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Late Sir T. Bavin Brilliant Career of Former Premier Justice of Supreme Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Sir Thomas Bavin, a justice of the N.S.W. Supreme Court Bench, and former Premier, who died last night at his home at Bellevue Hill, after a long…

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Intent to Murder Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Police Court to-day Allan Kellett, aged 36 years, salesman, was charged with shooting at Owen Barton Bevan…

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