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Courts & crime, 1945

1,204 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 61

Police Officers Charged with Cruelty to Animals

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police Sergeants Stevens, Reilly and Macfarlane were to-day proceeded against by the R.S.P.C.A. at the…

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Carter Arrested on Two Murder Charges

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Detectives to-day arrested a bread carter on two charges of wilful murder. Frederick William Everest 34, was…

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Police Court Thursday, January 25 Deemed to be Insane

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

Yesterday an old man aged 73 was charged with being deemed to be insane and found wandering at large. Constable Timmins stated that…

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Double Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Fredrick William Everest, 34, bread carter, was remanded to-day until next Tuesday on a charge of…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 23 (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.) Drunks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

Martin Fite (40) was fined 5/, in default 24 hours hard labour. Donald Cottom (31) was charged with being found drunk in Cadell…

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Queensland Tragedy Grief Over Accident Led to Murder

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

The tragedy the wiped out a fa[?]lly at Woleebee Queensland it is now known was the seq[?] to a fatal accident…

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Fight In Police Cell Follow Events at Wine Chalet

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 4

THE story of a fight in a cell at the Griffith police station was related at the Griffith Police Court before Messrs. Keith W. Smith…

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Woman on Charge of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday: On a charge of having murdered John Donohoe, aged 41, a lumper, late on Friday night, Mrs. veronica Margaret Plant, aged 26, was…

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Seamen Charged Later Agreed to Man Collier

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Sun.: Following a complaint against a ship's cook, 24 seamen were charged before a special police court yesterday…

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Kempsey Bank Hold-up Youth Arrested: Uncle Also Charged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 1

Kempsey, sun.: Two arrests followed the sensational bank hold-up yesterday, when a 17 year old youth is alleged to have…

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Poker Machines Seized in Tumut Police Raid Cafe And Hotel

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 2

Plain-clothes police from Goulburn and Cootnmundra raided tho Majestic Cafe in Russell-st. and the Oriental Hotel, Tumut, on…

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Four Charged With Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Later: Bail was refused when three women and a man were remanded to February 13, at the Central Police Court today, on a charge…

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Gaol Sensation Found Shot in Cell Clif. Thompson, Charged in Dr. Jones Case

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Awaiting trial with three others in Long Bay Gaol on a charge of having attempted to murder Dr. Stuart Jones, at Maroubra…

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Gaol Sensation Prisoner Found Shot in Cell Charged in Dr. Stuart Jones Case

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: Awaiting trial with three others in long Hay Gaol on a charge of having attempted to murder Dr. Stuart…

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Bank Hold-up Accused Charged and Remanded

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Mon.: Arising from the armed hold-up at the E.S. and A Bank on Saturday, a youth was to-day charged in the…

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Murder Charges Against Man and Three Women

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: Late this afternoon Irene Merle Day, aged 20: Daphne Irene Kinney, 22, and Keith Hull were charged with the…

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Fowl on Men's Shoulders in Unique Court Case

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

An unusual and rather humorous spectacle was witnessed in the court room at Forbes. The case was one in which two men were charged with…

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Poker Machines Seized in Tumut Police Raid Cafe and Hotel

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

Plainclothes police from Goulburn and Cootamundra raided the Majestic Cafe and the Oriental Hotel, Tumut, on Saturday taking possession of…

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Carter Charged with Murder of U.s. Officer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tues.: Frederick William Everest, 34, bread carter, was charged at the Brisbane Court to-day with the murder of Chief Petty…

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Fined £2200 Caldwells Wines Ltd., Charged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Caldwells Wines Ltd. were fined £2200 in the Special Federal Court to-day This was made up of seven fines…

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