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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 42 of 57

Woman's Death Following Assault Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 2

Without regaining consciousness Alice Milroy. 35, died in Melbourne Hospital to-day from injuries believed to have been…

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Police Seek Boy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 2

The police are anxious to contact boy aged 15 years, height 5ft. 4in., of slight build, with long fair hair and fair complexion, probably…

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Wheat Industry Sixteen Hour Working Day Arbitration Court Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The wheat industry was able to carry on only because farmers and their wives and families were working…

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Professor Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Federal Judge Waring sentenced John Le Clair, professor of history, who pleaded guilty to a charge that he was an…

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Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: On the charge of having maliciously murdered Hazel Byrnes. 32, married, a 31-year-old Javanese seaman. D. Johan, was…

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Wife Murder Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Thursday— James Milroy, 43, of Fitzroy, was remanded at the Cty Court to-day on the charge of murdering his wife, Alice…

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Attempted Murder Charges

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: At St. Kilda Court to-day Gustave Motal, an A.M.F. sergeant, was faced with separate charges of having attempted to…

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Land Board Court Claim for Improvements on Farm Property

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE time was occupied on Tuesday by the Land Board Court in the hearing of an application by John Patrick…

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Girl Threatened with Knife Dramatic Story in Leeton Children's Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 2

In the Children's Court at Leeton on Tuesday, a dramatic story was unfolded of a love lorn youth threatening to cut a girl's throat with a…

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Town Rentals Cases Interesting Argument In Land Board Court Chairman to Inspect Empty Shops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 1

WHEN announcing the adjournment of the hearing of two cases, that of Mr. M. J. Gleeson and Mr. J. H. Marks until November, the chairman of the Land Board Court said that he would personally investigate some of the conditions in the town that had been…

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Junee Theft Case

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1943 · page 2

An unusual and interesting case will be beard in the Cootamundra Police Court on Monday next, when the presiding magistrate will be asked to…

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Three Years for Theft

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A man who earlier this week was stated to have spent £4 of his weekly salary on the upkeep of the racehorse, Joygiver…

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Lidcombe Home Stealing Alleged to Be Rampant Policeman's Experience

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A witness at the Public Service Board inquiry into the Lidcombe State Hospital and Old Men's Home told the investigator (Mr…

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Gundagai Court House New Building Under Way

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 2

The new Gundagai Court House will be ready for occupation early in the New Year. Last week building operations…

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DOUGHERTY V. Dargin Charges of Assault and Insulting Words Parties Heed Magistrate's Advice

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 3

WHEN the case of Sarah Dougherty and Hector J. Dargln, in which the former was sucing for alleged assault and insulting…

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Stealing from Railway Carriage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 1

Edgar Allan Howell (35) was charged with stealing a shirt, a cardigan, a sweater, and two blazers, of the value of £5, the property of Nina…

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Friday, September 24 (Before Mr. P. W. Kelly, P.M.) Acting Postmaster Charged with Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 1

Keith Campbell Wilson (86) was charged with stealing certain property belonging to the Commonwealth, namely the sum of £3/10/, between…

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Police Court Yesterday Before Mr. R. soiling, P.M. Application for Possession

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 2

The application of William James Hiscock, of Junee, for legal possession of goods concerned in a recent robbery was granted…

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Cannery Employee Sues Foreman Magistrate Decides Interesting Point

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 3

ON the grounds that the cannery was not a public place, Mr. Kelly, P.M., dismissed a charge brought by James…

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Police Court Saturday, 18th SEPTEMBER (Before Mr. J. S. Hart, J.P.) Behaving in Offensive Manner

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 1

Elias John Cotton (40) was charged with behaving in an offensive manner at the railway station on 17th September…

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