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Courts & crime, 1943

1,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 57

Escaped Man Made Suit in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 2

To aid his escape on Friday Albert Cairns (25), an indeterminate sentence prisoner at Beechworth Reformatory, had made…

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In and Out of Gaol in One Day For Drunkenness

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 1

Arthur Cyril Francis established something of a record in Junee on Saturday. Fined 10 in the morning for…

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Gundagai Court House Will Be Rebuilt Providing Consent Obtained From Federal Authorities Minister For Justice Promises Deputation Every Support

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 2

A LARGE DEPUTATION, representative of all public bodies in the Gundagai district waited on the Minister for Justice (the Hon. R. Downing) on Thursday evening, and stressed the necessity of rebuilding the local Court House immediately…

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Police Court Yesterday Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. On Two Charges

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 4

James Kennedy, a stranger, pleaded guilty to a charge of using Indecent language. Sgt. Gifford said the defendant used…

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Famine in Land of Plenty Federal Government Charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday—"The agricultural policy of the Federal Government is causing a famine in a land of plenty," said Mr. J…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, February 22, 1943. (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan. P.m.) Committed for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 4

Anthony Claude Ingrain, aged 22 years, laborer, was charged with breaking and entering the premises of Harold Gordon Mildwater, at Wagga…

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Shots Fired Police Chase Stolen Car

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday—Police fired shots at two men who leaped from a stolen car and disappeared into the darkness after a…

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Gaol for Atokist

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 4

Louis Phillips, aged 40 years Atokist and Sydney Domain [?] was sentenced to three months' [?] at Paddington Court for having [?]…

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Oil Pipe Line Petrol Stealing Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two munition workers and a soldier to-day appeared in the Lithgow Court on a charge of having maliciously damaged a…

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Refusal to Take Oath Offender Sentenced and Warned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Hornsby court to-day Mr. Oram, S.M., told George Richmond Falconer, aged [?] years, that he…

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Hollywood Police Arrests

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 3

Five Hollywood police officers have been arrested on charges of brutality to prisoners. It is alleged that some of the prisoners died from the police…

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Minor Cases at Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 2

John Wilson Francis was fined 5 for being drunk and £1 for indecent language when he appeared at the Junee court yesterday…

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Two Gundagai Men Charged With Stealing Petrol

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 1

At the Tumut Police Court on March 4th. two Gundagai men will face charges of stealing pertol from a Brungle property…

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Tamworth Gaol Historic Building Closed Grim Relics of Old Times

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 3

Tamworth gaol, which was one of the three remaining minor gaols in the State, has been vacated and the prisoners and…

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Missing Parcels of Comforts Police Make Arrest

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—As a result of a raid by Detective-Sergeaat Keating and Detective H. Miller on a house in the…

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Women's Work Arbitration Court Refuses Employers' Application

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: By a majority judgment the full bench of the Federal Arbitration Court to-day refused an application…

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Charged Too Much for Apples

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 2

John Cassidy and Thee Notaras, proprietors of the Capitol Cafe, Canberrs, were charged before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., at Canberra Police Court…

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Man With Long Record Sentenced On. Two Charges

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 8

"You German spies," was called out by Arthur Cyril Francis, a fourty-four-year-old labourer, to women who were driving past him…

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S.P. Betting Police Move at Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.—Acting under a recent amendment to the West Australian criminal cede the police have served notices on the…

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Prompt Police Action Follows Alleged Week-end Burglaries

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 2

INTENSE activity on the part of the local police and Detective Constable Humphris, of Narandera, followed the complaints of…

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