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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

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Leeton Police Court Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 7

Herbert Edward Verrier, aged 19 years, and William Arthur Brisbane, aged 20 years, were charged at the Leeton Police Court this week with…

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Woman Sentenced to Three Months Gaol Stole Articles From Gundagai Shops

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 2

A woman who for months past had systematically stolen goods from two Gundagai shops every Saturday evening, was…

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Brother Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday. — A startling development has followed the violent death of a Palmerston North woman at her home recently. At the…

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Bombs for Magistrate

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 1

PERTH, Friday: Although two bombs exploded in a backyard of the home of the resident magistrate on the eastern goldfield, Mr. L. W…

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Leeton Police Raid on Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 6

As the result of a raid on premises [?tusted in Kurrajong Avenue, Lee­ton, 21 men were arrested and sub-seaquently released on bail…

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Court Decision on "Orlex Compound"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 6

In the Supreme Court In Equity. Sydney, His Honor, Mr. Justice Roper, on the application of Clinton-Williams Pty. Ltd., granted a perpetual…

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Brave Police Officer Awarded Coveted Trophy

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—For risking his life to rescue a flood-marooned family at Yeoval in January this year, Police Sergeant Honeysett, of Dubbo has been…

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Plainclothes Police Assaulted

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—During an alter­cation in George-street, near Central Railway Station last night, two plain clothes policemen, Constables Harris…

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Police Raid in Sydney Books and Papers Seized

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Armed with warrants issued by the Attorney-General's Department at the request of the Commerce De­partment. Commonwealth officers and State…

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Petrol Poured Down Drain Evidence at R.a.a.f. Court-martial

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—At a court-martial during the week of seven Air Force men who were charged with stealing petrol, it was stated that…

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Boy Charged with Murder Alleged Letter to Mother

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Monday. — Charged with the murder of Christian Watkins, knows as "Dave the Magician," at Cape Pallandra, Eric Francis Howles,…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, December 1, 1941 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Stealing Charge Fails

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1941 · page 4

At the Waega police court yesterday, before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M., Henry Thomas Bunt, aged 37 years, was found not guilty on a charge of…

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Murder Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday: At Lismore Police Court this morning Mrs. Constance Olga Davison was remanded to Grafton, charged with having…

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Queensland Crimes Murder Charge Against Youth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Charles Henry Sedgman, aged 17 years, farm laborer, was to-day charged with the wilful murder of Mrs. Jeannie Ogden, aged…

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German in Court False Information on Military Form

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The admission that he had given false information on an attestation form of the Australian Military Forces wee made in the…

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Bones Found In Ashes Police Hunt for Old Man's Slayer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 2

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The police are hunting for the murderer of Stanley E. Bartlett, 50. They found a few charred pieces of bone near the…

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Boy Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 4

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.—When Eric Francis Rowles, aged 14 years, convicted of the manslaughter of Christian Watkins, appeared for…

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Woman Charged with Murder of Man Whose Body Was Burned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 4

LISMORE, Wednesday. — Charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Stanley Bartlett, also known as Stanley Cummins, aged about 54…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 4

Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Stealing. A stranger, Horace Edward Poole, [?]borer, aged 21, pleaded guilty to…

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Woman's Death After Taking Powders Man Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Donald Pagett aged 47 years, telephone linesman, was remanded until December 11 at the Central Court to-day on a charge of…

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