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Courts & crime, 1942

1,110 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 56

Aleutian Raids May Be Opening Moves Big Assault

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday. — The Japanese raids on Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Island has shifted the focus from the…

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In Russia New Assault Expected Against Leningrad Forestalling the Huns

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—"While the Russians in the north Karelia area wiped out more than 1000 Germans and…

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Police Court Tuesday, June 2 (Before Messrs. J. S. Hart and P. V. Siddall, Js.P.) Breach of Motor Traffic Regulations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Reginald J. Gash was charged with failing to return his number plates in respect of expired certificate of registration of a motor car…

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“Phantom Chinaman” as Bushranger Caused T[?]ue to Police

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

We give the following exports of Chinese bushranger, Lt Hang Chiak. At one period this Chinaman worked on the Young Goldfield…

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Wagga Court Days

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 2

Starting from July l mere will be fewer sittings of the Wagga police court. A court will be held on the Thursday after first…

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Left His Area Police Officee "Hetired"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday.—Found guilty by a board of inquiry of a charge of having, without authority, left…

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Uniform Taxes Challenge in High Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — The constitutionality of the Commonwealth Government's uniform taxation Acts will be challenged in…

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Boy Sentenced Manslaughter of Father

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—In the Criminal Court to-day Leslie Edward Mansfield, aged 15 years, was sentenced to imprisonment for a…

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Body Hidden Yass Tragedy Again Before Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Quarter Sessions to-day Thomas William Davis, aged 49 years, who has already been acquitted of…

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Critical Days in Libya Germans' Third Assault on Knightsbridge Heroic Free French "Ghost" Defenders of Bir Hakeim

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—"The next few days in the Libyan Desert are likely to be the most critical of the present battle as the Germans are staking all or nearly all on this third major assault against…

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Leeton Police Court Before Mr. Grudgeon, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

LEETON, Wednesday.—At the Leeton Police Court to-day William Athol Gilbert was charged on remand with having uttered a false…

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Theft of Two Wireless Sets

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

At the Albury police court yesterday before Mr. I. Beavers. P.M., Henry Albert Stephens, aged 43 years, and Leslie James Neild, aged 18 years,…

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Manpower Officer Criticism by Australian Court Judge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Criticism of the action of the Deputy-Director of Manpower (Mr. C. J. Bellemore). in presiding over a conference of union…

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Body Hidden Yass Tragedy Again Before Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions at Yass on Monday, Thomas William Davis, 49, who has already been acquitted of murder, pleaded guilty to having…

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Melbourne Murders Accused Before Court Mental Status to Be Tested

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — After it had been moved by his counsel that medical examination of the accused be made to determine his mental…

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Three on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the inquest into the death of Ernest Hoffman, aged 56 years, chef at Royal Sydney Golf Club, Rose Bay, who was found…

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60 Witnesses for Triple Murder Trial

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Trial by court martial on Wednesday of an American soldier on on three counts of an murder in Melbourne is without parallel in the history of…

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Arbitration Court Judge and Mr. Bellemore

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—"It is up to the judges to have a showdown with the Government if by regulations the Government stultifies the operations of…

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Shocking Tragedy Double Murder and Suicide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sunday.—A prim tragedy was enacted at Como in the early hours of the morning when a member of the military forces on leave cut…

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Direct Attack On Leningrad Assault Barges Used

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.—A Stockholm message says it is reported from Hel-[?] that German and Italian troops have been attacking Leningrad for two…

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