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Courts & crime, 1942

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Woman's Death Strychnine in Headache Powder Ex-tumut Resident Charged with Murder

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 1

In the Sydney Coroner's Court on Monday Dr. Ernest Per[?]y. Government Medical Officer, said that Mrs. Vera Doris Watts, who died on December [?]…

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Sensational Rumor at Ganmain Police Take Action

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 2

On Saturday evening last, past after the [?] had [?] a state next was rapidly circulated that the [?] had heavily heavily bothers Darwin…

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At the Montreal 'Invitation to a Murder' Entertaining, Original Film

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 2

To-night the Montreal Theatre will show one of the year's most unusual films. It is called "Invitation To A Murder," and has all the ce[?] and…

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Language and Resisting the Police Fracas in Wynyard-st. on Xmas Eve

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 1

At the Tumut Police Court on Monday last before Messrs R. L. Blakeney and J. Tod, J's.P., Jephena Cloughisi,…

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Police Reservists Being Trained

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—About 2000 men all over 40 year of age, are being trained as police reservists, and about one-fifth of this number have already…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 2

A quarterly licensing court for the Wagga Licensing District will be held at the court house, Wagga, on January 19, at 10 a.m…

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Aborigine Wounded in Affray Wtth Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—When a constable was attempting to arrest three aborigines at Boomi. 60 miles from Moree, yesterday, they are elieged to have become violent…

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Ambled to Adelong But Nabbed By Police Abductor Sent to Gaol

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

Robert William Scarff (32) a married man, was sent to gaol for nine months for abduction, the girl in the case being 17-years-old Ruth Betty…

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Brutal Assault on Returned Soldier From Libya

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Waylaid in the Observatory Park at Miller's Point by four youths, one of whom pointed a revolver at him, Norman Edward…

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Murder Horrors in Serbia Nazi Barbarity Revealed By Archbishop

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday. (A.A.P.)—Ghastly record of the mass murder of Serbs in Croatia has been compiled by an Archbishop of the Serbian…

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Daring Theft in Bank

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.— A man stretched his arm across the counter at Ashfield branch of the Bank of New South Wales to-day and stole £120, the…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, January 5. 1942 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Disturbance in Fitzmaurice-street

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

William Joseph Bray, aged 23 years pleaded guilty to charges of indecent language, assaulting H Martin-Yates assaulting Constable H J C. Walsh,…

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Sydney Water Shortage N.e.s. Wardens [?] Police Restrictions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 2

STONES. Monday.— The Water Board has asked the State Government to authorise the use of N.E.S. wardens tn the metropolitan area to police water restrictions…

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N.s.w. Police Force Allegations of Discontent Inquiry to Be Made

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY. Monday.— It was Indicated to-day that allegations of discontent in the N.S Wales police force will be the probed by the Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley)…

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Alleged Murder by Means of Compressor Man Charged in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Balmain Police Court to-day Alan Carberry. aged 24 yean, plumber, was charged with the murder of Bruce Holden, aged 16 years…

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Police Court Monday Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Assault, Indecent Language, and Offensive Behavior

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

Frederick Hearne, whose cases were taken ex-parte, because he did not answer the call of the court (he was oelieved to have gone into a military…

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Gun Duel in Sydney Gaol Escapee Shot Dead

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Robert Sidney Jones, who escaped from the Maitland gaol in November, 1940, was shot to-night during a gun duel with the…

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Boy Charged with A[?]

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday—A l5-years old boy was charged to-night arson, following investigations into [?] fire which causes more than [?]…

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Gaol Escapee Who Suicided Story of Sensational Gun Duel Police Break Up Party

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It is now revealed that Robert Sydney Jones, aged 96 years, who was shot when cornered by a big posse of detectives in a house at…

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Fined on Three Charges Young Man Appears In Junee Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 3

Arthur Harold Norris. 35 years a labourer appeared at the Junee court on several charges on Monday. For maliciously damaging a…

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