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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 57

Leeton Police Court Insulting Words in Store

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

Strong language and a challenge to "come down the back," hurled at Edward Timothy Hevern in the ironmongery store of Messrs. Richards &…

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"Had Just Cause to Desert" Magistrate Exonerates Fijian Seamen

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

Finding that the captain of a ship now in an Australian port had acted without due discretion in the discharge of his duty, a magistrate yesterday…

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Insulting Words in Store Farmer Charged and Bound Over

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

STRONG language, insulting epithets, and a challenge to come down the back and fight it out, hurled at Edward Timothy…

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Police Exemption Removal Not Desired

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The secretary of the Police Association (Mr. Cosgrove) said to-day that if the police force was removed…

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Would The Police Believe This Is True

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 5

Just on dusk a farmer living near Canowindra was called excitedly by his son to bring a gun, as a large number of flying foxes…

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Robbery at Goods Shed Police Making Inquiries

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 2

On Tuesday night a quantity of goods at the Leeton railway goods shed were pilfered and when informed of the matter on Wednesday, the…

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Yacht Stolen Found by Police with Loot on Board

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Valued at £400, a yacht which was stolen from Rushcutter's Bay early this week has been found by the police…

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Junee Court Again Open And Business Goes On

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 1

For some month or two the Junee Court has hot had —e "clients" tint was the case for the greater part of last year…

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Police Will Not Be Put On Special Basis. SYDNEY

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 1

Emphasising to-day that National Security Regulations as applying to protected industries, would be applied in their entirety,…

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Items of News Theft From Hut

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 2

Robert Rudolph Rhein, 8 naturalised German who lives in a hut at Beverley Hills, Captain's Flat, has reported to the police that Jewellery valued at…

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Mr. Wurte Replies to Police Commissioner "Grossly Improper to Discriminate

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. — Commenting on the dispute between the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) and the manpower authorities, which has resulted…

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Alleged Murder of R.a.a.f. Man

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Kevin Evans, aged 21 years, R.A.A.F., was charged with murder at the City Watchhouse on Saturday. He…

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Remanded on Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 2

Ernest Frederick Hagstrom, aged 50 years, was remanded until January 25, at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, on a charge of…

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Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—At the City Court to-day Kevin Evans, aged 21 years, a member of the R.A.A.F., was remanded…

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Police Exemption Removal Not Desired

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 1

The secretary of the Police Association (Mr. Cosgrove) said that if the police force was removed from the list of exemptions from active…

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Cootamundra Police Station Protest Against Proposed Change

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Municipal council the Mayor. Ald. F. R. Dickson, submitted the following mayoral minute:…

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Court House Statistics For Year 1942

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 4

Statistics have been prepared by the Clerk of Petty Sessions (Mr. J. S. Hart) of the business transacted at the Narandera Petty Sessions Office…

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Pillaging From Stores Army and Civil Police to Co-operate

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day that Army officers would collaborate with the civil police in…

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Damaged Pipe Line Two Men Charged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 3

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—Ball in £100 was allowed Ernest Gordon Johnston and Eric James M'Innes when they were remanded at the…

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Brisbane Trouble Court-martial Sentences

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — For the part they took in the disturbance in the vicinity of a U.S. post exchange and in Adelaide-street and…

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