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Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 57

Newspaper Stir Cabinet to Meet After High Court Decision

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

CANBEERA, Monday: The full Federal Cabinet will not now meet in soldiers to-morrow to consider the censorship position. Ministers…

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Pyjama Girl' Police Report Missing More Photographic Transparencies Dr Benbow's "Theory"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A report made by Sergeant King in 1938, after he had seen the body of the Pyjajma Girl at Sydney…

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Newspaper Censorship Four Sydney Dailies Suppressed Review of Circumstances Court Decision Against Commonwealth Government

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

A brief review of circumstances which led to the suppression of all Sydney daily newspapers is as follows: On Wednesday last the Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell) attacked the Sydney newspapers and charged that "writers of some dire…

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Lonergan Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon.: Canadian Aircraftman Lonergan, who was convicted of the murder of his wealthy wife, was sentenced to a…

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Police Association Proposed Affiliation with Labor Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: After a motion to affiliate with the Sydney Trades and Labor Council has been defeated at the annual conference of the NSW…

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Censorship Dispute "Sun" Granted Injunction Revolver Incidents State Police Not Involved

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Associated Newspapers, Ltd., publishers of the "Sun," to-day made application to the High Court of Australia for…

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Police Conference Instruction of Recruits

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sergeant Driscoll, told the NSW Police Association conference to-day that 1000 recruits would be necessary…

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Leeton Police Court Fined For Foul Language

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

Language used by Patrick Martin Ryan in the Carlton Cafe on Saturday night was of such a foul character that a number of soldiers present…

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Threat to Murder Singer Unusual Recital in Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Before his "four guineas a seat" recital in the Melbourne Town Hall to-night, Joseph Schepsi, the…

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Police Conference and Mr. Calwell's Criticism

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.: After standing orders had been suspended to enable the matter to be discussed the NSW Police Association conference to-day…

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High Court Removes Case From List

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Seating accommodation at the High Court was packed this morning when the hearing was listed of actions by Sydney newspapers…

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Interim Injunction Granted by High Court in Newspaper Dispute

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

An injunction was granted by the Full Bench of the High Court on Monday afternoon restraining the Commonwealth Government and the…

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Newspaper Censorship Review Of Circumstances Court Decision Against Commonwealth Government

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

A brief review of circumstances which led to the suppression of all Sydney daily newspapers is as follows: On…

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Airman Charged with Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 4

William Caryle Keritz (RAAF), aged 21 years, was remanded at the Wagga police station yesterday on a charge of stealing £40 in notes, the property…

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Murder Charge Fails

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday: William Blanchard, 58. of Windsor, was to-day acquitted by a jury in the Criminal court on a charge of…

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Murder Trial Witness with Only Initials As Name

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: A U.S. sailor, R. P. crofts, said in the Pitzroy Court to-day that he had been christened with initials only…

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Censorship Dispute Again Before Court Trial of Issues And Fixing of Costs Deferred

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Rejecting submissions by the Commonwealth Government that Monday's application by the Sydney newspapers,…

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Pre-invasion Air Assault Occupied Countries Plastered LONDON

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 1

Continuing the air blitz, nearly a thousand Liberators and Fortresses yesterday rained bombs on targets near Vienna, while Northern France…

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The Burma Front Japs Regrouping For Further Assault Burma Front

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 1

The Japanese, whose grip on Kohima last week was broken, are now regrouping for a new assault. According to Tokio, British forts…

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Horses Reach S.a. Police Keeping Close Watch

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Sun.: Following the arrival by freight train of seven racehorses believed to have come from another State, the police are…

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