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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 57

Two Men Remanded Surry Hills Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Central Police Court to-day Raymond Finn, aged 26 years, and Reginald Stopp, aged 2[?] years, were remanded…

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Unlawful Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

Roy Henry Kent (32) was charged with unlawfully assaulting Isobel Hunt. Mr. Quirk appeared for the…

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Stealing and Receiving

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

Hugh James Thompson failed to appear to support his appeal against conviction at the Leeton police court on 24th December, on a charge of…

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Leeton Police Court Codlin Moth Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

At the adjourned hearing of the case at Leeton Police Court on Wednesday, when Jim Petrovich, of Pine Avenue, Leeton, was charged with…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 23 (Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.) Sequel to Raid on Club Greig Fined £20

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

John Greig (47) was charged with that he did, on 13th March, use a room situated in East Street, Narandera, known as the Narandera Club…

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Leeton District Court Appeal Against Maintenance Order

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

When an appeal against a maintenance order came on for hearing at the Leeton District Court on Wednesday, and Mr. Dalton…

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Boston Police Charged Following Inquiry Into Big Fictitious Lottery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 2

BOSTON (U.S.A.), Sunday.—In a dual investigation of the Boston Night Club fire last November and of a fictitious lottery…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, March 28, 1943 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Gaol for Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 4

William Evan Killip, aged 26 years, soldier, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M., with having a leather…

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Codling Moth Charge Fails Magistrate Accepts Defendant's Story Wrong Man Charged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 3

Short and to the point were the magistrate's words at the conclusion of the adjourned hearing of the case at the Leeton police…

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Gaol For Woolcott Forbes New York

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 2

Woolcott Forbes has been sentenced to five years goal and Alfred Ernest Dawson to four years…

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Police Court Friday, March 26 (Before Mr. J. S. Hart, J.P.) Drunk and Language

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

Augustus Briar (39) was charged with being found drunk in Audley Street on 2th March, and also with using indecent language…

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Beautifying the Court House (To the Editor)

The Gundagai Independent · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

Sir—Being one of the- crowd at the official opening ceremony of the Court House on Saturday last I was much impressed with the scenic…

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Woolcott Forbes Sentenced to Five Years' Gaol Address to Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.—John Woolc[?] Forbes was sentenced to five years' [?] and Alfred Ernest Dawson to four years. The judge, at the request…

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Ex-police Chief Charged with Ration Book Offences

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.—The former Deputy-Commissioner for Metroplitan Police (Major-General Sir Percy Robert Laurie, D.S.O.) appeared at Bow-street…

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Court Sittings Cootamundra Magistrate's District Tuesdays at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

With the departure of Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M., to Sydney, sittings of the Wagga Police Court will be held in future on Tuesday instead of Mondays…

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Bail on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. Justice Halse Rogers in the Supreme Court to-day granted James Manus Hefferman, who has been charged with the murder of…

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Police Inquiry Mr. Cosgrove's Allegations

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: According to the secretary of the Police Association of New South Wales (Mr. C. J. Cosgrove) only two witness gave evidence on…

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Jockey Charged Two Women Injured by Cars

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Miss Lorne Steel, 31, of Rushcutters' Bay, was crossing King's Crossroad, near Surrey-street, to-night…

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Boy Charged at Junez

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

A boy appeared before the Children's Court at Junee this week on six charges, one concerning an alleged theft from a room at a Junee hotel…

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Jockey Charged Alleged Wanton Driving

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday—At the Central Police Court to-day John Milton Coutts, aged 32 years, Jockey, was remanded on ball of £80 on a charge of…

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