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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 75

Armed Robbery and Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: Alan Anderson, aged 23 years, laborer, was remanded at the Central Court to-day, to Redfern on January 2, on…

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Royal Awards to N.S.W. Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday: The award of Dr. E[?] Police and Fire Services [?]en members of the New[?] Police Force, includ…

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Stole Tumut Girl’s Ring and Trousseau Six Years’ Gaol For French Polisher

The Gundagai Independent · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 2

For having robbed a Tumut girl whom , he had promised to marry, although he was already married, Oscar Joseph Lennox,…

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Indonesian Co-operation in Batavia Police Suspects Interrogated

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

BATAVIA, Mon. (A.A.P.): Local officials co-operated fully in the taking over by the British of the public…

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Murder Charge Follows Welcome Home

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: Following the death of Martin Bryant, aged 45 years, school teacher, of Parilla, yesterday, the police arrested…

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Tennis Stars in Police Raid

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tues.: Topline tennis players from all States were among the 400 guests who were disturbed in New Year celebrations…

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Holbrook Police Arrest Escaped German P.O.W.

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

Harry Matheis, aged 35 years, a. German prisoner-of-war, escaped from Tatura (Vic.) internment camp on New Year's Eve, and…

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"Killer" Caldwell to Face Court on

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. Cassidy. K.C., and Mr. J. W. Bavin, formerly R.A.A.F. legal officer at Eastern Area Headquarters, will appear for…

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Intent to Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: Bail was refused Patrick John Allen, aged 28 years, laborer, when he was remanded until January 9 at the Central Police…

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Police Force Vacancies

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 2

The N.S.W. police force has vacancies for recruits between the ages of 21 and 30 years. The minimum height of applicants must be 5ft…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

Before Mr. M. S. Meagher. P.M. Alleged Assault Frederick Lockyer Gately (37) pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Police Court Saturday, 29th DECEMBER (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.) Alleged Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

Lance Guest (22) was charged with stealing a camera, two camera lenses, one box of photographic plates, one hyperdermic syringe, a set of pearls,…

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Drunk and Assaulting the Police Coolamon Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

At the Coolamon Police Court on Wednesday Leopold Peter Kane Pleaded guilty to being found drunk to using insulting…

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The Murder of Mrs. Wicks Police Have No Clue

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The police have found no clue to the murderer of Mrs. Jean Wicks, 45. whose body was found in a York street tobacco kiosk on…

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Admiral Horthy Freed From Nuremberg Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

NUREMBERG, Thursday: The former Hungarian. Regent, Admiral Horthy, was released from the Nuremberg gaol, where he had…

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"HELL & Gaol Paved with Concrete" Contrasts to Yanko Weir

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

A nice tribute was paid recently by the Rev. H. D. Mackie, of The Manse, Hay, to the beauty of the Yanko Creek Weir, in the…

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Death Sentence For Murder of P.O.Ws

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

LABUAN (Borneo), Friday: The Allied Court sentenced to death four Japanese for the murder of British and Australian prisoners at Kuching…

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Man Hunt in Sydney Vicious Murder of Kiosk Keeper

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The man hunt continued to-day for the murderer of Mrs. Jean Wicks, aged 45 years, whose battered…

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Court Martial Caldwell's Case Adjourned

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Group Captain Clive R. ("Killer") Caldwell. Australian air ace, appeared before a general court martial at Bradfield…

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Parker's Reinstatement Ordered by Industrial Court But no back pay

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Full Bench of the industrial Commission to-day ordered the reinstatement by Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., Port Kembla, of Donald Parker, valveman, whose dismissal on September 22 last led to the steelworks strike which…

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