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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 51 of 57

Murder Charge Shooting Allegations Denied

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Harold William Sidney Peter Nugent Truck driver, denied in the Criminal Court to-day that he had shot Pearl Oliver…

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Night Court for Black Marketers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: At the first night sitting of the Commonwealth Court for black market offences a number of Sydney greengrocers were…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday—After a retirement of 65 minutes the jury in the criminal Court to-day acquitted Harold William Nugent…

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Child Offenders Murder and Manslaughter Charges

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 15-year-old youth was charged at Scone Children's Court to-day with murder, and with having shot with…

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Police Warning to Cyclists

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

The Wagga police are now conducting a campaign against breaches of traffic regulations and cyclists who also offend are receiving their…

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Fined Nearly £50 At The One Court Sitting

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 2

At the Cootarmundra Court James Henry Hancock pleaded guilty to having in his possession, without authority ration books, to…

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Wife on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Thelma Linnell Cook, 32 was remanded until December 3 at the Central Court day on a charge of having murdered…

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Had 200 Coupons Gaol for Unlawful Possession

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Cedric Wiseman 26. laborer, of Paddington was seems to gaol for three months at Paddington Court to-day on a charge of…

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Great Armies Preparing for Final Assault Significant Utterances

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1
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LONDON, Monday: The Secretary for War (Sir James Greig), in a speech, stressed Mr. Churchill's warning that even when…

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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. National Security Charge Dismissed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

John Herbert Nathan was charged with a breach of National Security Regulations in offering linoleum for sale with a condition attached…

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Police Court Monday, November 22 (Before Mr. A. R, Raschke, J.P.) Offensive Behaviour

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

Cecil Roy Robinson (30) and Donald Davis Bassett (19) were charged, with offensive behaviour on Saturday evening last…

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Echo of Car Crash On Leeton-Griffith Road Whitton Man Fined at Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

AN echo of the sensational car crash on the Leeton-Griffith road some months ago when a number of people were injured,…

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Army Camps and Police Summonses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: He would like to see the High Court give an opinion on whether a summons could be executed in an Army camp, said Mr…

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Alleged Offensive Behaviour Magistrate Advises Defendants to Alter Plea of Guilty

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

WHEN John James Ryan and Essie Venola Clifton pleaded guilty at the Leeton Police Court on Monday, with behaving in an…

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Night Court More Fines for Overcharging

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The management of the Hotel Metropole. comer of Bent and Young streets, was fined £100 to-night at the special Federal…

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The Children's Court An Uncontrollable Family of Eight

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

When eight children, all members of one family, were charged in the Children's Court at Leeton yesterday with being uncontrollable children, it…

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Court Costs Against Magistrate When Conviction Quashed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday: After the Crown had consented to the quashing of a conviction, the Pull Court to-day agreed that the convicting…

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Wagga Police Court To-day, November 23, 1943 (Before Mr. M. S. Meagher, P.m.) on Month for Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 3

Ronald James Humphries, aged 21 years, laborer, was charged with on or about November 6, at Austinmers, stealing one military blanket, one…

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It Was All Greek in Cowra Police Court

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 4

The P.M., Mr. W. S. Bromhead, struck trouble at Cowra when two Greeks came before him. Sam Raptis appealed for an…

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