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Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 57

A Was Member's Death Military Truck Driver Charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.— Stanley Oliver Eyles, aged 27, a soldier, pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully killing Andrey Agnes…

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Sought and Found Action Man Charged with Deserting Army

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: When Cpl. Douglas M'Gregor came before the district court-martial to-day on a charge of twice deserting from the AIF, it was…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, March 13, 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.m.) Committed for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., Thomas Terence Rudd, aged 22 years, soldier, was committed for trial on…

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Gruesome Find in Paris Traces of Murder of [?] Women

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday. (A.A.P.)— A mystery reminiscent of Henri Landru, the French Bluebeard, has been discovered in Paris, says…

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Gruesome Find in Paris Traces of Murder of 25 Women

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: A mystery reminiscent of Henrid Landru, the French Bluebeard, has been discovered in Paris, says the German Radio…

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Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Detectives to-night arrested a young man and charged him with the wilful murder of Albert Edward Marshal, aged 34,…

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Leeton Police Court Charge of Stealing From Boarding House

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

At the Leeton Police Court on Tuesday before Mr. Kelly, P.M., Herbert Charles Henry Gilbert was charged with stealing £31 the property of…

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Murder Charge Withdrawn

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: In the City Court to-day the police withdrew the charge against John May, aged 54, greyhound…

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Extortionate Rents Charged to Allied Servicemen

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.— Illustrating the extortionate rentals charged the Allied servicemen in Sydney. Miss Thyrza Hershey staff assistant of the…

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Party Interrupted Charge of Attempted Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.— The story of an attempted murder was told to in the Kew court to-day when William Horne, aged 50, an AIF lieutenant,…

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Assault Charges at Leeton Pine-avenue Incident One Man Convicted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

Evidence of a man being knocked unconscious on the footpath in Pine-avenue, Leeton, where he lay for five minutes as the result of a blow on the…

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[?]Jama Girl” Murder Is Identity Correct ? SYDNEY

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

[?]rs Jeanette Routledge of Boma[?] [?] South Coast, still says that “Pyjama Girl” is her daughter, [?] Philomena Morgan, and has…

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Llied Forces Now Driving for Rome Cassino Reduced to Rubble Terrific Aerial Assault LONDON

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 1

The Allies are driving for Rome, and yesterday 3000 Allied la[?]es rained 1400 tons of bombs in one square mile on the anient city of Cassino, 85 miles from he capital, in on of the reatest aerial assaults in history, and another 1400 tons on…

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Alleged Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

Sol Raymond Green pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and occasioning actual bodily harm to Patrick John Lane and guilty to a charge…

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Knocked Down For Five Minutes Sequel to Pine Avenue Disturbance at Police Court Cross Summonses For Assault

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

EVIDENCE of a man being knocked unconscious on the footpath in Pine Avenue where he lay for five minutes as the result of a blow on the jaw, and allegations that his assailant was later knocked flat in the gutter and pummelled and kicked about the body, were heard in the…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 12. Cases Adjourned

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

Narandera Pastures Protection Board v Trevor Larsen Wright, failing to destroy rabbits on his holding at Boree Creek…

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Father and Baby Turned Away Magistrate's Amazement

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

PERTH Thursday: A three-weeks-old baby whose mother is in a mental asylum was charged in the children's Court to-day with being neglected…

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Police Court Thursday, March 16. (Before Mr. A. R. Raschke, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

Reginad Joseph Gash (20) was charged with that he did on or about 10th February, at Morundah receive 80 packets of tobacco, the property…

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Leeton Police Court One Charge Dismissed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 4

At the Leeton Police Court this week before Mr. Kelly, P.M., Herbert Charles Henry Gilbert was charged with stealing £31, the…

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Police Seek Owners of Articles

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 4

The Wagga police still have a number of bicycles and bicycle accessories at the station which so far have not been claimed. They…

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