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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

994 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 50

Armed Man Defies Police Saturday Evening’s Sensation People Scatter As Shots Are Fired Overpowered, and Taken to Hospital

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

THERE WAS A SENSATION IN GUNDAGAI ON SATURDAY EVENING, WHEN A WELL-KNOWN LOCAL MAN, REUBEN MORTON, ARMED WITH A 32 CALIBRE RIFLE, DEFIED THE POLICE FROM 7 P.M. UNTIL 10.50 P.M. DURING…

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Shooting of Woman Husband Charged with Intent to Murder Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

Arising out of the admission to Cam den hospital of Mrs. Pearl Medcail with bullet wounds in her legs and with the little finger on her right hand…

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Refused to Take Oath Jehovah's Witness Sentenced Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 4

Roy Newton Franks, a radio mechanic of station 2HD, was to-day sentenced to three months' imprisonment for having refused to take the oath…

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Locals Give Evidence to Police Appeals Board

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

A number of local residents were present to give evidence yesterday in a matter before the Police Ap­peals Board. The hearing at the…

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Sensation at Gundagai Armed Man Defies Police Fires Seven Shots Overpowered After Three Hours

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

Armed with a ride, Reuhen Morton, aged 46 years, a military pensioner, shut himself in his hut and defied the police for almost…

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Morton Charged with Intent to Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2

At the Gundagai court on Monday "Blucher" Morton. appeared before Mr. J. C. Carters and L. M. Boyton, J.P., charged with shooting at James…

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Remand at Gundagai Man Charged with Shooting with Intent

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 7

Reuben Morton appeared before Messrs. J. C. Carters and L. M. Boyton, J'sP., at the Gundagai Court House on Monday, to answer to charge of shooting at Police…

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12 Months' Gaol for Judge's Son Christchurch (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

Harold Ostler, who was found guilty in the Supreme Court on Monday on a charge of having attempted to publish a subversive statement, has been sentenced by Mr…

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Jehovah's Witnesses Charge Commonwealth and P.M.G. Declaration Sought From High Court SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

Jehovah's witnesses to-day began an action against the Commonwealth Government and the Postmaster-General for alleged trespass on goods and…

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Police Court Unlawful Use of Motor Car Defendant Sentenced

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

Alan Patrick Donohue (88 years) was charged with using a motor car, the property of Rita Began, with the consent on the owner, on 15th…

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Charged With Intent To Murder Morton in Gundagai Court Pail Not Applied for

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

In the Gundagai Court Reuben ("Blootcher") Mori mi appeared before Messrs. J, C. Curlers and L. M. Boytor J's P and [?]…

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P.M. Farewelled Hay Magistrate's District to be Abolished Before the business of the police court was entered upon yesterday

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Quirk Mid that as that was the but sluing of the Police Magistrate (Mr. Doolan) at Narandera owing to the Hay police…

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Britain's Military Police

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

BRITAIN'S Military Police Units parading in gas masks. They have been formed from the ranks of mobile policemen (or "speed cops") and the road scouts of motor organisations, and are thus expert motor-cyclists with a thorough knowledge of the country…

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Police Court Monday Before Mr. F. Grageon, P.M. Alleged Trespass and Insult

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

Thomas Patrick Hickey v. Alton Fo[?], alleging trespassing and using insulting words, on two separate occasions. Plaintiff deposed: I am a farmer, of…

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Ban on Pictures Alleged at Leeton Police Court Offensive Behavior Charge LEETON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

John Joseph Dunn pleaded tut guilty at the Leeton Police Court to-day to a charge of having behaved in an offensive manner. Sergeant Newland stated in evidence that…

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Chairman for Licensing Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Scobie, Stipendiary Magistrarte of Sydney, will be the new chairman of the Licensing Court in place of Mr. Laidlaw, due to retire…

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New Chairman for Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Scobie, Stipendiary Magistrate of Sydney, will be the new chairman of the Licensing Court in place of Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, who is due…

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Local Police Assist in Mass Fingerprinting Identifying Hay Internees

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 3

A LARGE squad of police officers drawn from widespread stations throughout the Riverina—including Leeton, Griffith,…

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Police Concerned At False Reports of Labour Shortage Many Workers Available at Bureau Further Influx Feared

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 3

"WHY false and deliberately misleading statements that there is a shortage of labour for the fruit harvest on the Murrumbidgee irrigation area continue to appear, apparently without the slightest regard for truth or without any genuine foundation whatsoever, I am entirely at…

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Charged with Murder of Woman Muswellbrook

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2

Joseph Carnock, aged 62 years, a tailor, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having murdered Emily Sarah Elizabeth Roarty, aged…

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