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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 75

Charges of Theft on Train

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Police investigations into the thefts from goods trains between Sydney and Brisbane led to the arrest at…

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Japanese Police Reorganisation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday. (A.A.P.): The New York Police Chief (Mr. Valentine) has accepted General MacArthur's invitation to…

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Homma Fails in Appeal to Supreme Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Tuesday: The Supreme Court rejected the request by Genera) Homma for Interven-tion. Homma was sentenced to be…

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Kiosk Killing Inquest Opens Journalist Charged With Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: On the morning of January 2 Mrs. Jeanette Wickes, aged 45 years, left her home in Macleay-street, Pott's Point, carrying £200 or more which she collected in connection with…

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Police Court (Before Mr H Isles, P.M.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

At the Hillston Police Court on Thursday last. C. A. Theodorokakis, restaurant keeper, at Goolgowi, pleaded guilty to…

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Railway Thefts; Two Men Charged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Charted at Ryde Court to-day with stealing four cartons of footwear and a base of drapery valued at £250, the…

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Gaol Break Foiled Prisoner Caught Filing Bars With Saw

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Investigating a rustling noise coming from a cell containing several prisoners at Darlinghurst Police Court…

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Police Fire on Egyptian Crowd

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

CAIRO, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Two students were killed when the police fired a volley into a crowd of demonstrators at Alexandria last…

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FIVE S.S. Men to Hang Murder of Airman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 2

HERFORD (Germany), Wednesday (A.A.P.): Five S.S. officers have been sentenced to death by hanging far the murder of an unknown…

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Jurors Able to Attend Gundagai Race Meeting Jude Adjourns Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

At the request of the jury His honor Judge Berne adjourned the Gundagai Quarter Sessions yesterday afternoon until this morning…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 7

Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Obscene Exposure John Edward Vincent O'Leary, 40, a stranger, was charged with obsecue…

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Burglary! £100 Haul

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

A thief or thieves stole clothing to the value of over £100 from Trim's store, Parker, street, during Wednesday night…

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Boy Sent to Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 4

ARMIDALE, Thursday: At Armidale Quarter Sessions to-day Reginald William Kevin M'Guire, aged 16 years, was sentenced to a year…

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Returned Soldier Solicitors and a New Magistrate

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

There was quite a military atmosphere about the Leeton police court on Tuesday when after a long absence during which they were…

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Assault at Wattle Hill Man's Jaw Broken

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 3

Stating that he had never known of a more cowardly assault, Sgt. Heffernan opposed an application by Mr. Cherry Willis on Tuesday, for the…

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Thefts From Moving Train Two Men Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 6

Charged at Ryde Court with stealing four cartons of footwear and a bale of drapery, valued at £250, the property of the Railways, Thomas B…

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Police Court Wednesday February 13 (Before Mr. R. Hardwick, P.M.) Case Adjourned

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

Percy William Lord was charged with not giving war to a vehicle on his right at Narandera on 29th December…

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Murder Inquest Scientific Evidence Heel Marks in Blood

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Evidence by scientific experts was given at the Coroner's Cowl today when the inquest was continued into the death of…

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Correspondence Sergt. Hyde's Recollections of Billenbah Murder (To the Editor)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

Sir,-Referring to your re-print from the Deniliquin "Independent" of Police Sergeant Hyde's address on his…

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Casualties Mount in Calcutta Riots "Nothing but Murder," Says Moslem Newspaper

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Thursday. (A.A.P.): The Moslem League newspaper in Calcutta, "Morning News," gives its front page to the disturbances under the heading: "Murder! Murder!"…

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