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Courts & crime, 1945

1,204 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 61

Three Deaths From Starvation Adelaide Police Mystified

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday: The Adelaide police are mystified by three deaths from starvation which have occurred recently. The first was…

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Charged With Abducting Six-year-old Boy From Yanco Two Aunts Committed For Trial

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 1

A CASE of much city, as well as local interest, was heard at the Leeton Petty Sessions Court on Tuesday last before Mr. E. R. Harvey, police magistrate, when two married women, Ellen Cailanan, 28 years, domestic, and Anne Leggat, 38, domestic, were charged that at Yanco, in…

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Cat's Death Gets Man Gaol Sentence

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday: Alleged to have needlessly caused the death of a cat by sooling his greyhound on to kill it, Edward William…

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Charged with Lidice Massacre Karl Frank Reaches Prague

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: "Karl Frank who is charged by the Czech Government with ordering the massacre of Lidice, has been…

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"Tobruk Rat" Gets Court Order For House

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A magisterial order granted a cottage at Arncliffe. which had been vacant for 14 months to a "Tobruk Rat"…

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Compensation For Railway Night Work Awarded by Federal Arbitration Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: An award made in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day by Judge Drake Brockman provides for the…

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Jerilderie Youth Escapes Recaptured in Gaol After Escape with Weapons

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 July 1945 · page 4

The usual quiet of Jerilderie was rudely disturbed when became known that a prisone from the lock-up had escaped and was…

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Police Court (Yesterday)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 2

Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M. Street Betting William Leseberg pleaded guilty to belting in the street…

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Industrial Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 2

John Darwon was charged with not paying an employee leave of absence pay on termination of employment. He was fined £5, court costs 6/,…

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Police Court Monday, Jolt 8 (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.) Drunks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 1

George Herbert Rowe (35) was fined 10/, in default 24 hours, on a charge of being found drunk in East Street…

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Sea Assault Against Tokio Began at Dawn British Take Part for the First Time

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 1

GUAM, Tuesday: Augmented by a British task force, including the battleship King George, the Fifth United States Third Fleet has…

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Inquiry Into Death of W.A.A.A.F. By Police in Two States

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Inquiries are being made by police in N.S.W. and Adelaide into circumstances surrounding the death of Corporal…

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German Police Admit Murder of Airman

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Two German policemen at a U.S. Third Army trial yesterday admitted murdering an American airman…

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Second Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: In the City Court to-day Cecil Bobbs, 38, metal worker, was charged with wounding Joseph Fanesi, at Fitzroy, on July 7,…

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Wife Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Charged with murdering his wife. Linda Marion Mills, 26. Harry Ernest Mills, 31. told the Criminal Court to-day…

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Three Months' Gaol For Black Marketing Act Breach

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Convicted of an act which constituted black marketing Jack Mandel. garage proprietor and second hand car…

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Wagga Police Court Tuesday, July 17, 1945 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 5

Fines were imposed on four defendants at the Wagga Police Court yesterday by Mr. H. L. Sargeson, police magistrate, when the Wagga…

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Prelude to Invasion of Japan Great Sea Assault by Powerful Task Force Battleship King George V. Participates

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 1

GUAM, Tuesday: Powerful British warships, including the great battleship, King George V., the aircraft-carrier Formidable, the cruisers Black Prince and Newfoundland, and the Australian destroyer, Quickmatch, are co-operating with U.S…

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Alleged British Pact with Vichy Government Mr. Churchill's Denial as Court Evidence

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: "For the first time in the history of French justice," reports Reuter's Paris…

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Two More Charged With Murder of W.A.A.A.F.

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: At the City Watchhouse to-night, two more persons vere charged with the murder of Cpl. Vera Wiper…

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