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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 46 of 57

Smart Work Bt Narandera Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

A resident of Leeton who went to Narandera on Saturday to view the ruins of the fire at the flour mills had his bicycle stolen while…

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Soldier Sentenced Despite Labor Minister's Plea

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:—The Federal Minister for Labor(Mr.Holloway) entered the witness box to-day in the Criminal…

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Earl's Son Court Martialled

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 1

LONDON,. Wednesday: Captain, the Honorable William Douglas Home, third son of Earl Home, appeared before a court martial…

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Charge of Thumbing [?]Nd Double Thumbing [?]ouncillor and Engineer Air Grievance In Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 5

As school kids we thought it grand spread out the fingers of one hand [?]th the point of the thumb lightly [?]uching the extreme facial…

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Scare at Yarrangobilly Man Charged With Stealing

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2

Residents of the Yarrangobilly district became alarmed last week when the word was spread that a man,…

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Industrial Court Tuesday Before the industrial magistrate, Mr. Sargeson. Breachs of Award

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2

Wathen Ross Purton pleaded guilty to 13 breaches of the Restaurant Employees' Award, including not keeping proper time sheets, failing to exhibit…

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Police Court Tuesday Before Mr. Sargeson, P.M. Motor Driver in Trouble

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2

Clarence Godfrey, charged with driving a motor car in Wallendoon street whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor, pleaded guilty…

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Burglary at Coolac Railway Station Safe Blown Open Last Saturday Night

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 4

Burglars forced an entrance to the Coolac Kail way Station on Saturday night' last, blew the safe open and decamped with a small amount of…

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Re-appraisals Vigorously Attacked At Land Board Court Valuer Cross-examined

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 3

ASKING for an adjournment so that he could subpoena a member of the Irrigation Commission, Mr. M. J. Gleeson vigorously attacked the system of re-appraisals of town block values for rental purposes at the sitting of the Land Board Court on Tuesday and asked that…

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Charged with Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 4

Leonard Ronald William Hanson, a soldier aged 30 years, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. M…

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Murder Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: Edward James Bradshaw, 36, soldier,, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having murdered…

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Murder and Suicide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: A finding of murder and suicide was returned by the City Coroner to-day when he conducted an inquiry into the…

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Charge of Child Murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday: Herbert Alfred Adams was charged today with the murder of the female baby of Nita Constance…

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Scare at Yarrangobilly . Man Charged With-Stealing

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 4

Residents of the Yarrangobilly district became alarmed last week when the word was spread that a man, allegedly with a dangerous…

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Girl Found Dead in Lithgow Park Man Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 5

LTTHGOW, Sun.: Dorothy Winifred Shorney, 20, of Lithgow street, Lithgow, was found dead in Lithgow park at 5 o'clock this…

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Two U.S. Sailors Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Sun.: A U.S. Navy court-martial sentenced an American sailor to 12 years' gaol and another to five years for a…

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Sheep Stealing Charge at Narandera Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 2

NARANDERA, Mon.: Charges of stealing sheep from nine different owners were preferred against George Charles Telford,…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, October 23, 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.m.) Committed for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., Boy Jenkins, aged 47 years, wise bar proprietor, of 116 Baylis…

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Land Board Court Remission of Rent

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 3

Before the Land Board Court on Tuesday, application was made on behalf of a soldier settler who is on active service, for a remission of…

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Hay Camp Italian on Murder Charge Evidence in Military Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 1

HAY, Tues.: A Military Court was opened at Ray this morning and had before it two prisoners concerned in a murder charge arising out of the…

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