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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 57

Bicycles in Police Possession

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 2

The Wagga police have in their possession a Speedwell bicycle which has been recovered from the Murrambidgee river, where it apparently had…

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Police to Attend at Political Meetings

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.- From to-night members of the Commonwealth Investigation Branch and commonwealth police officers will attend public…

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Wagga Drowning Inquest Held Yesterday Police Work Acknowledged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1943 · page 6

The coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) returned a verdict of death by drowning when he held an inquest at Wagga yesterday following the death at Wagga…

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Breaking and Entering Charges Cases Before Tumut Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 August 1943 · page 2

[?] police Court before Mr Blakeney and two Justices of the Peace two soldiers, Mervyn Bugg, aged 18 years, and John Edward…

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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M. Tailoring Case

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 4

Thomas Peter Watson, tailor, appeared on three charges of breaches of regulations regarding the making of clothes…

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Police Court Friday, August 6 (Before Mr. J. S. Hart, J.P.) Drunks, etc

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

Thomas Mclivar (57) was fined 10/, in default 24 hours, on a charge of being found drunk in East Street on 5th August…

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Notorious Escapee Recaptured by Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: Detectives to-day arrested Joseph Bourke, aged 37 years, for whom they had been searching several months. Bourke became…

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Police to Attend at Political Meetings

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

From Friday members of the Commonwealth Investigation Branch and Commonwealth police officers will attend public political meetings with…

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Wives Must Pay Divorce Court Costs

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 1

Declaring that wives who without reasonable excuse, treated marriage as a temporary convenience, must not expect to go free of liability to…

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Erring Wives Women Liable to Pay Court Costs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The idea that a woman, simply because of her sex, should never be ordered to pay the costs of an undefended…

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Two Young Soldiers Committed for Trial Charged with Breaking and Entering and Robbery at Tumut, Adelong and Junee

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 1

At the Tumut Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs R. L. Blakeney and J. Tod, J's.P., John Edward Starr…

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Wagga Police Court Tuesday, August 10, 1943 ([?] Mr. R. Solling, P.m.) Attempted Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. R. Solling, P.M. John Roter [?], aged 36 years, laborer, of 26 [?]-street, Wagga, was charged…

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Committed For Trial On Charge of Theft in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 3

At the Tumut Police Court John Edward Starr and Mervyn Bugg were charged with various thefts, including one of breaking…

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Black Marketing Six Months' Gaol Ordered and Placarding of Premises

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Robert Henry Hodgson was convicted to-day on five charges of black marketing and was sentenced to six…

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Murder Charge Man Terribly Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: On a charge of murdering a man who had every bone in his face broken, a soldier. Cecil John Freeman was…

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Alleged Negligent Driving and Failure To Stop After Accident Magistrate Dismisses Charges

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 2

A sequel to an accident on the Leeton-Griffith road near Whitton on the evening of July 22, was the appearance of Athoi…

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Court Judgment Many Actions Likely Against Government

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: A crop of actions agains the Commonwealth, as the result of the judgement given in the High Court yesterday invalidating…

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Price Fixing Validity of Regulations Upheld by Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The validity of Commonwealth price-fixing regulations to-day upheld by the High Court which pointed out that in…

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Australian Rules Umpires Must Not Re Assaulted Principle Established in Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday: To establish the principle that an umpire parlioulsrly one who gave his services free, should not be assaulted, a…

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Murder Alleged at Military Camp

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday. - Gunner Charles Michael Joseph O'Leary, 32. was remanded at Newcastle to-day on a charge of murdering William Keith…

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