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Courts & crime, 1945

1,204 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 61

Police Conference Affiliation Opposed to Trades and Labor Council

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Opposing a motion at the N.S.W. Police Association conference to-day that the association should not…

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Alleged to Have Carried Arms Charged with Theft From Merchant Navy Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Central Court to-day, Albert William Fewin, 22, merchant seaman, and Leonard Brown, were…

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Three Months' Gaol for Breaking Window at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 7

At the Leeton Police Court Patrick Thomas Goulding was sentenced to three months' hard labor on a charge of maliciously…

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Wife Acquitted on Husband Murder Charge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

Elsie Mary Hoare, 49, mother 13 children, was found not guilty at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney on Monday on a…

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Valedictory to Police Inspector Sheridan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

To-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Mayor's room at the Council Chambers a valedictory will be tendered to Inspector J. M. Sheridan, of…

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Police Pay Discussed at Annual Conference

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The annual conference of the Police Association resolved to-day to continue its efforts secure police…

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Police Work Travel by Plane for Country Jobs

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The transport of N.S.W. police-particularly detectives—to country areas for immediate investigations…

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Stolen Guns Police Allege Army and Air Force Laxity

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.: The police believe that a number of the machine guns in the underworld have been stolen from planes at…

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The Final Assault On Berlin Begins Big Russian Drive Now on Only 45 Miles From Allied Armies LONDON

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 1

THE RED ARMY HAS BROKEN THE DESPERATE GERMAN DEFENCE BUILT- UP AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR TO SAVE LEIPZIG, BE[?] OF ITS STRATEGIC POSITION. LEIPZIC NOW CLOSELY BESEIGED…

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Fifty-seven Bakers Charged in Brisbane Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Fifty-seven Brisbane master bakers appeared in the city summons court to-day on charges of having failed to comply…

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Theft At Wondalga P.O.

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

At the Tumut Police Court on Monday before Messrs P. A. Kennedy and R. L. Blakeney, J's.P., Allan Edward Cook, aged 19 years,…

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Nine Months' Gaol for Wounding

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: In the Quarter Sessions to-day sentence of nine months' gaol wag passed on Mervyn Fletcher Acheron, 23, convicted of…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Francis Alexander Walls, 46, soldier, who has been charged with murder, was to-day remanded in the central court to…

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Weethalle Murder Case Wife Acquitted

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

Elsie Mary Hoare, 49, mother of 13 children, was found not guilty at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, en Monday on a charge of having…

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Police Court Tuesday. [?]th APRIL (Before Mr. H. G. Carry J.P ) Alleged False Pretences

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

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Tommy-gun War Sydney Police Ready

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: If gangsters started a tommy-gun war in Sydney, the police are ready to meet them, a high police official said to-day. There…

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Defence Department and Police Confer More Weapons Found

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Conferences are taking place between the police and the Defence Department concerning the supply of illegal weapons, said…

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Police Uniforms Shoes for Bummer Wear Opposed at Conference

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Police Association conference to-day decided against asking for shoes and open necked type tunics for a summer…

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Latest Cables Final Assault on Berlin By Red Army 45 Miles Between Allies and Russians London

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

The Red Army has broken the desperate German defence built up at the eleventh hour to save Leipzig because of its strategic position…

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Seaman Sentenced Assault and Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday: On two charges Clarence Edward Peters, 30, merchant seaman, was sentenced to five years and two years…

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