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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 57

Sailor and Woman Charged with Receiving Stolen Goods

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: On an application made by a U.S. Navy officer, Acting Judge Renshaw, at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day,…

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Wagga Court Facilities Criticised

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 5

Since the Wagga Court House was taken over by the Commonwealth Government shortly after outbreak of war, sittings of the Quarter…

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Claim Against Tumbl0ng Man District Court At Wagga

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 6

In the Wagga District Court on Thursday, before His Honor Judge, F.W. Berne, Joseph Chapman, farmer, of Corenabob, proceeded…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, February 28, 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sa[?]on, P.m.) Tyre Stealing Charges

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday. Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., dealt with a long list and it was necessary for several cases to be held over until…

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Leeton Children's Court Young Thieves From Wagga Convicted of Stealing Bicycles

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

No fewer than twelve charges of stealing bicycles were preferred against three young thieves from Wagga, at the Leeton Children's…

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Used a Head Lock and Bad Language Young Man Fined at Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

While holding Alfred Bamblett firmly in a headlock grip, on Saturday, Leslie Dean Thomas George Conways, aged 20, shouted: "I have…

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Police and R.a.a.f

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When he recently agreed to members of the police force joining the R.A.A.F as members of air crews he anticipated…

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Costly Whisky Court Case at Yass

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

At Yass Police Court a defendant was fined £50 and 131 bottles of whisky and car In his possession forfeited…

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Police and R.a.a.f. Many Applications

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: When he recently agreed to members of the police force Joining the R.A.A.F as members of air crews he…

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Police and Ambulance Called to Brawl at Yanco Lively Afternoon at The Village

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

A lively afternoon was spent in the village of Yanco on Saturday, when fists flew in all directions and urgent messages despatched to the Police…

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Bicycles at Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

The Wagga police have accounted for seven stolen bicycle during the past week. There are, however, still a number of unclaimed machines at…

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Liquor Traffic "Blind Eye" Allegation Against Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues: Either the police [?] was hopelessly inadequate to be task of controlling the liquor traffic or [?]mbers of highly placed…

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Three Wagga Boys Convicted of Stealing Bicycles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

No fewer than 12 charges of stealing bicycles were preferred against three boys from Wagga at the Leeton Children's Court…

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Youthful Father Found by Police in Railway Office

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Wednesday.—When the police entered Thornbury railway station booking office to-day they found two youths…

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Premier to Open Court House Big Day On Saturday 25th March

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

We have been officially notified that the Premier of NSW (the Hon W. . McKell) will officially open the rebuilt Court House at…

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No Dramatics for Britian's School of Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

In the private room of a little inn on the coast of France, six German officers were sitting around a table, drinking and talking…

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Police Court (Tuesday) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Falsely Representing to be a Traveller

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Charles Waygood, for whom Mr. H. L. Kinsey of Messrs. Kinsey and Callan, appeared pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining liquor by falsely…

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Sensational Haul By Police From City Pawnbroker's

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Thousands of [?] worth of goods and currency [?] by the police and customs officials to-night when they raided the…

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Foreign Money Haul Man Before Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: On a charge of having in his possession a quantity of foreign money and other article reasonably suspected of having been…

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Attempted Murder Alleged Man and 15-Year-old Auckland (N.z.), Thursday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

William Robert Alfred Home on who was committee for trial at Tahiatua police court on a charge of having attempted to murder…

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