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Courts & crime, 1945

1,204 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 61

Murder! in King Street, Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Joseph Hannigan was murdered today in a shop in King street, Sydney, of which he was manager…

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Police Drive on Sydney Vice

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

Sydney to-day is freer from vice and illegal gambling than any other city of its size in the world, the chief of the Sydney Police Vice Squad,…

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Respect for Court Insisted Upon

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

When two defendants entered the police court at Wagga yesterday without coats, the magistrate (Mr. H. L. Sargeson) said that…

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Sentenced to Death Dutch Traitors

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.): A Dutch Court has sentenced to death three Dutchmen who were agents of a German Intelligence…

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Alleged Stealing From Golf House

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 2

George Hamilton Jennings, a waiter, was charged before Mr. G. A. Locke, J.P., at the Young court recently with breaking,…

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Police Shortage

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The New South Wales Police Department is having difficulty in obtaining suitable applicants to train as…

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Shooting of Dr. Jones Court Proceedings "Bullet Meant For Someone Else"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: At the Central Police Court to-day it was alleged that Dr. Reginald Stuart Jones, who was shot early on November…

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Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

At the Hillston Police Court on Monday afternoon before Mr W. H. Frith J.P. Clarence William Johns and…

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Soldier Charged Theft From Residence of Mr. W. M. Hughes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Neil Leslie Campbel., 18, a soldier, was remanded at the North Sydney Court to-day [?] January 19 on…

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Soldiers Sentenced Thefts of U.s. Government Property

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Prison sentences of 45 and 50 years were imposed on four U.S. soldiers in France for the theft and sale of…

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Murder Charge Man's Death a Year Ago

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: Harold Percival Stitt was to-day charged with the murder of Philip John Beattie, soldier, of Campsie,…

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Budapest Battle German Assault Troops Fail to Breach Soviet Lines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: "The German have been striving to [?] through in three places [?]imultaneously, west of Budapest,…

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Union Amalgamation Not Confirmed by Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Wednesday: Mr L. K, Harvey, who recently resigned from the Communist Party because he objected to what he…

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Milkman's Day Off Surprising Turn in Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: When the hearing of the Milk and Ice Carters and Dairymen's Employees' Union case was resumed…

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Hospital Workers Court May Hear Award Claims

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: It was announced to-day by the secretary of the Hospital Employees' Association (Mr. Coberoft) that…

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Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

In addition to the cases reported elsewhere in this issue, the following were dealt with at the Leeton Petty Sessions Court on Tuesday last:—…

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Constable Sentenced

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 1
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SYDNEY, Friday: Constable Rupert Keith Alexander Bodel, 41, was found guilty, at the Central Court yesterday, on a charge of stealing a wallet from…

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King Street Murder Police Seeking Young Man

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Detectives investigating the murder of Maurice Joseph Hannigan, aged 62 years, gunsmith, in a shop in…

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Assault on Railway Official

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 3

Lloyd Albert Smith was charged with assaulting Robert Edward MeLoed, an officer of the Commissioner for Railways, whilst in the execution…

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