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Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 57

Wagga Police Court Monday, July 31, 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson. P.m.) Exceeding Speed Limit

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 2

At the wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P. M. Victor Newton Davis, taxi driver, of Wagga, was charged with driving a…

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Assault on Florence German Defence Fierce Counter-Attacks

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.).—"At least, 50,000 Germans, massed on a wide semi-circular front before Florence are counter-attacking…

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Soldier's Death Murder Charge Against American

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The City Coroner (Mr. Harris) to-day found that Joan Peter Phillips, 19 (A.I.F.) died from general…

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Hunger Strike in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 1

PERTH, Thursday: As a protest against their detention 10 British Servicemen, three Norwegians, and one Dane have been…

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Coolamon Police Court (Before Mr. H. L. SARGESON, P.M. 39th JULY)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

W. S. Taylor, charged with indecent language, in Water-view street, Ganmain, on 25th May last, did not appear and his bail of £5 was estreated…

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Remanded on Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 2

At the Wagga police court yesterday, before Mr E. J. Gibson, J.P., Henry Charles Ferguson, aged 30 years, airman, was charged…

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Workers Charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Monday: Informations charging them with falling to return to work at the Portland (Vic.) dehydration meat…

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Allied Assault on Florence

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: "Snipers in Florence are duelling across fire Arno river and from the area of the worldfamous Palazzo," says Reuter's…

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Police Court (Today) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Vagrancy Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 4

George Hayes pleaded guilty to being a person without visible means of support. Plainclothes Constable Haskew said…

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Police and Citizens' Boys' Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 2

A public meeting has been called by the Mayor (Ald. H. E. Glssing). to be held at the Town Hall at 8 o'clock on Thursday night, in…

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Allied Assault on Florence Snipers Active River Arno a Formidable Barrier

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—"Snipers in Florence are duelling across the Arno River and from the area of the world-famous Palazzo," says Reuter's…

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Albury Police Court Fines for Posing As Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, David Mervyn Wilde, a fitter, aged 28 years, and Clarence Lindsay Merritt, laborer,…

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Police and Citizens' Boys' Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1944 · page 2

To-morrow night a public meeting will be held at the Town Hall at 8 o'clock to discuss the big rodeo which is being organised to take…

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Collars and Ties for Police

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In future all ranks of the N.S.W. Police Force will wear open neck tunics and collars and [?]…

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District Grazier Prosecutes Station Manager Matter Pertaining To Pleuro Outbreak Magistrate Regards Complaint As Serious

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 4

Among the cattle men of both Gundagai and Tumut districts, the most dreaded thought, is the fear of an outbreak of the highly contagious pleuro pneumonia. Only this year an outbreak of the disease occurred at Gocup, and its’ presence caused the men on the…

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Gundagai Court House “In a Mess” Woodwork Warps — No Furniture Installed Great Inconvenience on Court Days

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 2

The Gundagai Court House is at present “one big mess”; first and foremost, the new woodwork in the court room has warped to such an…

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High Court Ruling National Security Act and Holidays

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Full Bench of the High Court of Australia to-day decided that the National Security Act regulations…

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Police Court Begging Alms in Street Friday, August 4 (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 1

Arthur Morris (49) was charged with wandering abroad in East Street and begging aims. Plea guilty…

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Police Boys' Club Formation at Wagga Approved at Public Meeting Rodeos to Assist Fund

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 3

Much business in connection with the forthcoming rodeo to be conducted at Wagga for the Police and Citizens' Boys' Club was discussed last night…

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Assault at Albury Abattoirs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1944 · page 4

An incident occurred at the Albury municipal abattoirs on the morning of July 22 between Hairy Joseph Wilkinson…

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