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Courts & crime, 1942

1,110 stories in Riverina's papers · page 45 of 56

Provost Corps Civilians on Assault Charges

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday. — The arrest of two civilians on charges of assault and interference with members of the Army Provost Corps…

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Gaol Escapee Transferred to Prison Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Sunday. — Alfred Henry Singleton, aged 26 years, gaol escapee, who has been a patient in Sydney Hospital since…

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Night Clubs Special Police Survey New Control Regulation's

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sunday.—Early this morning large numbers of police attached to special and flying squads carried out extensive…

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Police Court Before Mr. P. Grageon. P.M. N.S. Regulations Charges

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 4

Hilary Joseph Wilson was charged with contravening the National Security, Act by falsely declaring that Arthur Anthony Wilson's…

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Police Court Thursday, October 1 (Before Mr. J. S. Hart, J.P.) Negligent Riding

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

Robert John Carroll (18) was charged with being found drunk in Audley Street; and also with riding in East Street so negligently as to…

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The Police Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

"If the police won retained in the service after reaching the retiring age of 60. promotions would obviously be affected." said Premier McKell…

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Court Martial System Airman Falstein's Suggestion

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Discussing the present court martial system, Aircraftman Falstein, M.H.R., said to-day that the degree of…

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Apple Board Appeal Court Increases Growers' Compensation

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 2
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

As a result of a decision of the High Court fruitgrowers who were dissatisfied with the compensation paid by the Apple and Pear…

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Prisoner Escapes From Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Scaling a 20ft. wall at Geelong Gaol to-day a military prisoner who had served 15 days, of a 28 days…

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Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 5

The transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Wagga, was granted to John Roderick M'Donald from Ernest Alfred Broadhurst…

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Wagga Police Court Wednesday, October 7, 1942 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Man Committed for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 5

Richard Cummins, aged 37 years, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with having assaulted Eva Ellen Cummins and thereby…

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Soldier Sentenced To Death

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

[?]TH. Thursday.—Private Thomas [?] aged 38 year, a number of [?].M.F., was sentenced to death in [?] teth Criminal Court to-day after…

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Wagga Police Court Thursday, October & 1942 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan P.m.) Heavy Fines for Liquid Fuel Breaches

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 3

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. A. Doolan P.M., Inder Singh 74-year-old Indian of Adeiong, was fined £92,…

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Security Act Paramount Law Supreme Court Ruling

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. — Upholding the appeal of Eric Patrick Renson, of Cambramatta, who had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment…

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Miners' Award Appeal Arbitration Court Has No Jurisdiction

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Full Court to-day, by a 3 to 2 majority, held that the Arbitration Court had no authority to hear an appeal from…

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Theft of Light Globes From Victorian Railways

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday—There may be a complete blackout in railway carriages in Victoria at night before long unless the…

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82.000 Cigarettes Man Charged with Unlawful Possession

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — A man who was arrested yesterday is alleged by the police to have had more than 82.000 cigarettes in his…

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Bombs on Belfast One Explodes Outside Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.—Two policemen and three girls were injured by flying splinters when a bomb exploded last night outside…

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Fined for Stealing Bicycle

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Mr. Byrne, J.P., John Edward Morris, aged 30 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a bicycle…

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