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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 55 of 57

Murder Alleged Ch[?]ge of Killing Two Men

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Ronald Eastwood, 19, stevedore, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having murdered…

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The Jugiong Assault Case Jury Acquit Accused Without Leaving Box

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 3

As the result of an alleged fight in the shearers' quarters at Redbank Station, Jugiong, on the night of August 26, Arthur Stanley Johnson was charped at the Young Quarter Sessions last week, before his Honor Judge Berne, with assaulting John Patrick O’Mara, and…

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Combined Assault on Iwojima Greatest Strike Against Any Japanese Base Super Fortresses, Liberators, Cruisers and Destroyers Engaged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 2

SAIPAN, Sunday (A.A.P.): Friday's Army and Navy assault on Iwojima, in the Bonin group of islands (south of Tokyo), where the Japanese have been carrying out raids on Super Fortress…

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Girl Strangled in Bush Killer Phones Police and Waits Beside Body

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday: After strangling a girl in the bush, the killed telephoned to the police and then returned to the body of…

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Police Court (Today) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Youths Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

John Maxwel Sullivan (19) and John Patrick Downing (19) were charged with braking and entering the shop of Frederick Compton Legga with…

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Batlow Man Faces Stealing Charges at Adelong Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 1

At the Adelong Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. H. Sargeson, P.M., Leonard John Colliss, of Batlow, faced a charge of stealing a gallon, of…

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Assault Case at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, Jack Scott, aged 18 years, a soldier, was fined £10 in default 20 days' imprisonment for…

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Refrigerators Stolen From Army Two Soldiers Charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Five refrigerators from an Army stores dump, which formed part of a consignment urgently required…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, December 11, 1964 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.m.) Fined £20 for Betting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Francis Whyte, aged 29 years, laborer, of Shaw street, Wagga, was fined £20…

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Red Army Opens Road to Vienna Budapest Assault Attacking Forces in Sight of City

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).- "Marshal Malirovsky's assault on both sides of Budapest has bunt open the short road to…

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Divorce Court Case Decided Within 90 Minutes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 4

A Divorce Court record for Australia was claimed on Wednesday when a Sydney girl, Mary Frances Denis, 21, was granted nullity, of her…

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

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

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

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Final Assault on Budapest City Last Grim Hours Terrible Toll Taken Of Nazi Defenders Significant Developments in East Prussia

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. (A.A.P.): "Under a lowering fall of snow Budapest is experiencing the last grim hours of the final assault," states a Moscow correspondent. "Marshal Malinovsky's…

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Aboriginal Woman Charged with Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sydney's noise and bustle made an aboriginal woman so afraid that she did not appear at the Central…

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Murder Charge Accidental Shooting Claimed by Accused

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE Wednesday: Roy Marley, 35, wharf laborer, of Richmond, stated in evidence in the Supreme Court to-day that…

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Weethalle Shooting Wife Committed for Trial on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 2

WEST WYALONG. Wed.: The corner (Mr. T. F. Smith) yesterday committed El[?]le Mary Hoare for trial at Sydney on a charge Of murder when…

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Girl Shot Dead Slayer Sentenced to Death

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: underwood was found guilty of the murder of Davies and was sentenced to death…

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Moree Murder Dowe Committed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 1

MOREE, Friday: Thomas Martin Dowe, 28, textile worker, married, of St. Peters, was committed for trial by the Moree coroner today on a…

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Police Court (Tuesday) Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Goods in Cuisody

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 5

Clifford Ray Purnell pleaded guilty to a charge that he did knowingly have in his possession a quantity of butter and two bottles of beer. which…

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Dangerous Driving in Chelmsford Place Visitor From Forbes Charged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 4

A WOMAN'S scream and the grinding of brakes were heard by police officers standing in Chelmsford Place on the night of October 28th, when a dark sedan car from Forbes sped down the hill from the direction of the water towers, swerved in front of another car travelling in…

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