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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 57

Gaol For Assaulting Police Man with a Scandalous Record

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

A man with a record that was described by Sargeant Hardy as scandalous was sentenced to three months hard labor without…

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Charge of Stealing Bicycle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 2

Frederick Norman Casburn (47) was charged with stealing a bicycle of the value of £4, the property of Norman William Timmins…

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Bathurst Gaol Strike Ends

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

BATHURST, Monday.—It was announced to-night that the gaol strike had been settled and disciplinary action taken against certain participants…

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False Pretences Discharged Airman Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: A former member of the R.A.A., Clarence Clarence Percival Luxford, aged 24 years, was sentenced to three months'…

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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M. Military Uniform Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

Ivan Clark was charged with unlawfully wearing a uniform of the Australian Military Forces. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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Police Court Friday, 2lst MAY (Before Mr. R. .Solling, P.M.) Offensive Behaviour and Language

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 2

Colin Sheah (32) was charged with being found drunk on the railway station at Narandera on 11th May; with behaving in an offensive…

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Dairy Subsidy Awaits Terms of Court Award War-time Control of Land Sales

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced last week that Cabinet had decided to grant an additional subsidy to the dairying industry, with…

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Wagga Police Court Tuesday, May 25, 1943 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 2

Former police magistrate at Wagga, Mr. T. A. Doolan, of Sydney, presided at the Wagga Police Courty yesterday in the absence through illness, of Mr…

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Reply to Mr. Ward BY W.A. Arbitration Court President

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1943 · page 3

PERTH, Tuesday.—The president of the West Australian Arbitration Court (Mr. Dwyer) to-day replied to the Minister for Labor (Mr. Ward)…

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Three Months' Gaol for Theft From Car at Leeton P.M. Commends Witnesses

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 4

"I agree with Sergt. Hardy that the two young men, Athol Kenneth Miller and John William Miller, are to be very much commended for their…

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Gundagai Court House Tenders Called For Reconstruction

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

Tenders are now being called for the- re-construction of the Gundagai Court House, which was destroyed by fire early in lie year…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area "Scandalous" Record Man Gaoled for Assaulting Police

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 4

A man with a record that was described by Sergeant Hardy as scandalous was sentenced to three months' hard labor without the option by Mr…

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Compulsory Unionism May Get Court Support Statement by Judge O'mara

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day Judge O'Mara said he thought the court had power to direct employees to join…

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Pilferer Gets Gaol Sentence at Leeton Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

At the Leeton Police Court on Monday last, Cameron Bamblett was charged with stealing a rug, the property of Annie Elizabeth Johnson, of…

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Melbourne Murder Woman Offers to Help Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Asking for an assurance of protection and secrecy a Prahrall woman and offered to give the…

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Gaol Escapee Recaptured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday.—Sydney Cox, a white man, who with six oborigines escaped from Barton's Mill Prison early this week, has bee captured…

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Soldier Charged Following Street Collision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

At the Wagga Police court, be fore Mr. J. Byrne. J.P., on Wednesday last. Robert Peter Kirk, aged 21 years, soldier, was remanded…

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Perjury Allegation Is the Petrol Stealing Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The magistrate' at the Glebe Police Court to-day, after sentencing Leslie Robert James to nine months imprisonment on a charge of…

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Police Court (Monday) Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M. Military Case

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 5

Thomas Alan James was charged with refusing to take the oath of enlistment; and also failure to notify the military authorities of a change of…

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Old Offenders Appear in Junee Police Court

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 3

John Unwin and Michael Nolan, who appeared at the Junee Court this morning on charges of being drunk, were described as old…

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