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Courts & crime, 1945

1,204 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 61

Heavy Costs for Assault on Policeman

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 8

Following happenings at Yass on May 26 last, Athol Roy Keeley. 23, was convicted at the local court and incurred heavy costs…

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Junee Police Court Thursday, July 28, 1945 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.m.) Hotelkeeper Remanded

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

At the Junee Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., John Pyrland Payne, aged 42 years, licensee of the Locomotive Hotel,…

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When Children Stray, Ring the Police!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 5

Now and then young children go wandering away on their own. There was an illustration of this in Cootamundra on Tuesday. A country lady…

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Old Police Rank Restored; Rate of Pay

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: New South Wales police constables, It was announced today will now attain the position of senior…

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Grovely Escapees to Be Court-martialled

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday: Escapees from Grovely detention camp will appear before a court-martial this week on charges arising out of…

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Police Court (Monday)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

Before Messrs. S. Windrim and G. Bruderlin, Js.P. On Four Charges Hilary Joseph WilSon (23) was…

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Police Court Monday, 30th JULY. (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley J.p.) Drunks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

George Treston Barber (46), Eric Bee Charnock (27). Thomas Edward Lyons (32) and Norman Leslie Oak-root (27) were charged with Peter Joseph Colahan (51) was charged with drunkenness, and was fined £1, in default 48 hours. He had a list of convictions…

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Transition From War to Peace U.S. Administration Charged with Failure

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon.: A special Senate committee, investigating the national defence programme, declared that the…

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Court Martial of Grovely Escapees

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE. Monday: According to evidence evidence at the court-martial to-day prisoners who escaped from Grovely…

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Assault Charge Against Showmen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Lance Skuthorpe, 30. and Tex Morton 30, showmen, were charged at Central Court to-day with having…

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Murder of U.s. Airmen Germans Sentenced to Death

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 1

DARMSTADT, Wed.: Including 2 women, 7 of the 11 German civilians on trial for the murder of six U.S. airmen have been…

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The Murder Of Surveyor Stapylton

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 6

IT IS probable that Surveyor Stapylton learnt a horror of killing aboriginals when he was on tour with Explorer Mitchell. He refused ever afterwards to carry a loaded gun on his own surveys, even in dangerous country. It led to his own fearful murder as will shortly be…

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Wagga Police Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 2

Constable J.R. Carpenter who has been stationed at the Wagga police station for the nest three years has been transferred to…

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Bicycles at Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 2

Several bicycles have been found by the police in the streets of Wagga recently and as yet have not been claimed. The Wagga…

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Charge of Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

William Bell (47) was charged with that on or about 28th July, at Morundah, stealing a pair of boots, two pairs of socks, a pair of trousers…

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Insulting Words and Assault Cowabbie West Case Farmers Before Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 4

An unfortunate [?] in the Cowabbie West Hall during a patriotic dance an March 14 resulted in well-known district farmers…

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Assault Charge Against Showmen

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

Lance Skuthorpe, 30, and Tex Morten, 30, showmen, were charged at Central Court, Sydney, on Tuesday with having seriously assaulted…

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Spies in Turkey Sentenced to Death

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Thursday: A court-martial sentenced to death 15 people who had spied for Germany just before Turkey broke…

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Union Organiser Prefers Gaol to Paying Fine

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Arthur Olive, 50, organiser of the Balmain branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Union, to-day went to…

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