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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 57

Police Court (Today) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Alleged Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 2

Clifton Ray Purnell and Leslie Catt were charged with stealing one carton of lager, the property of the Commissioner for Railways, and valued at 28/…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, December [?] 19[?] (Before Mr. H. L. sargeson, P.m.) Gaol Sentences Imposed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, Mr. H. L. Sargeson. P.M., sentenced five men to three months gaol when they appeared on charges ot…

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Death Sentence Young Airman Convicted of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Robin Adair, aged 19 years, an R.A.A.F. trainee, In the Central Criminal Court today was found quilt of…

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War Criminals Death Sentences in Polish Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Mod. (A.A.P.): According to the Moscow radio a Polish court in Lublin sentenced to death five German war…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 2

David James Staffe laborer, aged 122 years, and William Francis George Purss. laborer, aged 25 years, were charged at the Wagga Police Court…

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Success of Police Boys' Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.: Members of the Police Boys' Clubs are proud of the success of their representative in the recent State amateur boxing and…

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Allowance Tax Commercial Travellers to Fight Court Decision

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Commercial travellers will not ran cars and settlers In hundreds of remote villages will be denied personal…

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Junee Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 2

At the Junee Police Court before Mr. Sargeson, P.M., Athol John Bell was found guilty of stealing a motor truck seat, the…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 2

At the Wagga police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. J. Gibson, J.P., William Herbert Hook was charged with taking and using a…

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Three Months’ Imprisonment for Stealing Magistrate Doubts Defendant’s Mental Stability Local Man Robbed of Money and Clothes

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 4

One evening, a fortnight ago, Chris. Castrission, of the Niagara Cafe, found that his wardrobe had been broken open and clothes and…

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“Bold, Calculated” Theft of Truck Seat. at Junee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 2

Determination of the ownership of a motor truck seat provided a very lenghty legal argument at the Court of Petty SeSessions in Junee…

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Death Sentence for Murder of Girl in Park

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: William John Hugh Foye, 19, was found guilty in the Central Criminal Court to-day of murdering Doris…

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Employees' Expenses Application of Court Judgment

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. Jackson) said to-day that there would be no liability for payroll tax where…

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Butchers' Hours Proposals in Arbitration Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Instead of the 44-hour five-day week sought by the Butchers Employees Union, Saturday opening in…

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Divorce Court Case Decided Within 90 Minutes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A Divorce Court record for Australia was claimed to-day when a Sydney girl, Mary Frances Denis,…

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Breezy Boy’s Trip to Wagga Costs £50 Gundagai Men Before The Court Contravention of National Security Regulations

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 4

Mr W. C. Seweil, well known and popular Gundagai grazier, master butcher and sportsman, owner of the successful galloper “Breezy…

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Young Airman Convicted of Murder

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 1

Robin Adair, aged 19 years, an R.A.A.F. trainee, in the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Monday was found guilty of the murder of…

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Correspondence Boys Stealing Fruit From Orchards (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 2

Sir—There is a considerable amount of fruit stealing on the area. As my orchard is situated in a thickly populated district near the cricket…

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Big Russian Assault on Austria Expected London

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 2

Russian advance on Austria is assuming proportions of tremendous magnitude, and the Germans, in panic, have rushed up four miles…

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Life Imprisonment Bots on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Desmond Maxwell Jones, 16. and Thoral Neville Jones. 15. were charged in the Central Criminal Court to-day with the murder of…

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