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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 57

Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 8

At the Junee Court yesterday a [?] of [?]under the standard [?]…

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"Despicable Theft" Says P. M. in Giving Man Six Months

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 7

"This is rather a despicable theft, to have stolen from a mate," said Mr. R. Soiling, Police Magistrate, in the Junee Court…

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Sentenced for Embezzlement

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.— Sentenced at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to imprisonment for a year. Christina May Oberg, 49, fainted in the dock…

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Junee Police Court Signalman Fined

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 2

At the Junee Police Court, befors Mr. R. Soiling. P.M. William Joseph Sylvester M'Fadden was fined £5 with costs on a charge of being drunk…

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Sheep Stealing Likely to Follow Meat Rationing

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 1

Today Junee butcher's shops have closed for the annual butchers picnic, which is held, not in any neighboring town but in…

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Police [?]Uickly Recover Missing Money

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 2

Shortly after 2 o'clock on Saturday the Wagga police were Informed that a cash box containing a large sum of money, cheques and valuable papers…

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Extraordinary Find When Police Raid Richmond Home. MELBOURNE

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 1

When the police raided a Richmond house early this morning, they found nine revolvers, even rifle including the butt of a…

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Brawl at Manly Follows Arrest of Servicemen Police Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY Sunday.—After there [?] had been arrested at night more than 50O0 [?] joined in a disturbance in a disturbance in…

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High Court Appeal by Fruit and Vegetable Retainers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—An appeal to the High Court of Australia against the Imprisonment and fining recently of some Sydney fruit and vegetable…

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Heavy Penalties Advocated by Magistrate

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 4

"I have come to the conclusion that the only way to improve the moral fibre of the community, particularly in regard to stealing, is to impose…

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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Remanded

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

Charles Albert Thompson, a stranger, was charged with offensive' behavior. Sgt. Blackman: It has been…

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High Price Charged Servicemen for Whisky

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Time to pay was refused Alexander Deene when he was fined £50 in the Licensing court to-day for having…

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Police Court Saturday, 30tH OCTOBER (Before Mr. A. R. Raschke, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 3

Richard Porteous (49) was charged with being found drank in East Street on the previous day. Defendant said that he would…

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Fishmongers Charged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: For alleged breaches of the prices regulations 28 metropolitan fish merchants will be summonsed at the Water…

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Wagga District Court Tuesday, November 2, 1943 (Before His Honor, Judge F. W. Berne) Appeal in Junee Assault Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 3

His Honor, Judge F. W. Berne, presided at the sitting of the District Court at Wagga yesterday. This was His Honor's first visit to Wagga since…

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BOWLS Police Reservists v The Club—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 8

The date for this challenge has been altered by mutual consent, from Sunday 21st November to Sunday, 28th November—one week later. The…

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More Trouble for Gundagai Graziers ? Sheep Stealing Likely To Follow Meat Rationing No “Picnic” for Our Butchers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 2

On Monday the Gundagai butcher's shops closed for the annual butcher's picnic, which is held, not on the Murrumbidgee River, but…

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Three German Armies Trapped Soviet Forces Full Scale Assault Against Crimea Desperate Battles "Black Sea Dunkirk" Expected

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.)—The rout of the German armies on the Nogaisk and Tauride steppes is nearing an end, with the German forces split by Red…

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Youth on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thurs.—Arthur Sugars, 17, laborer, was remanded at the police court to-day to November 11 on a charge of having murdered…

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Items of News Former Cps Charged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

Former clerk of petty sessions at Penrith, Randall Lancelot Hill, aged 43, of Thurston street, Penrith, appeared at Penrith Court on…

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