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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 57

Daring Theft From City Shop in Daylight

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 1

SIDNEY, Tuesday: A daring daylight robbery was carried out in views of passers by and a police constable in the city yesterday. At…

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Boy Charged with Shooting Brother Made Home Unhappy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: In [?] Coroner's Court to-day Frank William Brown 14, was committed [?]trial on a charge of murdering [?]…

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New Red Army Offensive Clearing the Nazis From Whole Dnieper Area Massive Assault Tide of Battle Favors Russians

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. (A.A.P.)—The Red Army has assumed the offensive against the Germans counter-blow from Jitomir and has started a violent campaign to clear the Germans from the…

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Theft of £14,000 Twenty Years' Savings Gone

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 5

AUCKLAND (NZ), Wednesday: A thief took £14,000 from a safe above a restaurant in Queen street last night. The money, which was…

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Murder Charge Alleged Use of Hammer

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Victor Anderson, 30, a colored man born of American parents in Australia, pleaded not guilty in the Criminal Court…

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Inquest Held at Narandera Man's Accidental Death in Police Station Yard

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 4

The coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) held an inquiry at Narandera on Monday into the death of Mr. Francis Arnold Webster, whose body was found…

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Bottle of Port Handed to Magistrate Attracts Attention in Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

Occupants of the back benches at the Leeton police court pricked up their ears and looked expectantly at the Bench on Monday morning, when…

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Theft Alleged From U.s. Government

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The hearing of the case against William Parsons, 36, laborer, William Wentworth Donaldson, 21, fitter,…

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Wife Succeeds In Assault Charge Against Husband

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 4

When Mr. M. J. Meagher P. M., took the Junee Court yesterday he was faced with the longest sitting within memory…

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Great Armies Preparing For Final Assault Significant Utterances

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

A message from London says:-- The Secretary for War (Sir James Grieg) in a speech stressed Mr. Churchill's warning that even when…

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Gaol and Fines for Breaches of Security Regulations

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Convicted on a charge of having acquired petrol without a licence, Stanley Parker, of line Cove, was sentenced to one…

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Police Court Tuesday, November 23 (Before Mr. A. R. Raschke, J.P.) Offensive Behaviour

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

Cecil Roy Robinson (30) was charged that on 22nd November, in Augusta Street, he behaved in an offensive manner…

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Call Up Challenge Solicitors Claim in High Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: A challenge to the applicability of regulations made under the National Security and Defence Act, under…

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Coolamon Police Case (Wednesday, 24th November. Before Mr. M. S. Meagher, P.M)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

Charged with driving a motor vehicle a manner dangerous to the public, James Rava pleaded guilty, Const. Murray gave evidence of…

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Cazna Theatre a Magnificent Picture a Gripping Story in Technologies “North West Mounted Police To-night and

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

“North Wert Mounted Mice” Bowsing to-night and Saturday. is one of the biggest, tot and mm gorgeous pictures of the type ever made. Made in…

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Jockey on Wife Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 6

NEWCASTLE. Friday: "Defendant has threatened to murder bis wife," alleged the police prosecutor (Sergeant Wallace) when Cornelius Mo[?]slllo…

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Junee Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 2

Mrs. Annie Longhurst in the Junee Police Court proceeded against her husband, Charles Longhurst, bricklayer, recently of the AIF, for assault…

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Man Killed by Jeep Soldier Charged with Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: One man was killed and two others Injured at Cronulla last night when they were hit by a jeep driven by a member of the AIF…

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BOWLS Police Reservists’ Challenge Match

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 6

The big day has come—and gone and the police reservist’s had to acknowledge defeat, but most certainly-not disgrace in their challenge…

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Youth on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Henry Bacon Secombe, 16, pleaded not guilty at Central Police Court to-day to the charge of having…

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