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Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 75

Kiosk Murder Case

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Kicak murder case will open in Sydney on Monday and is expected to continue for at least two weeks…

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Jews Attack Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Friday: A loud explosion was beard when 40 armed Jews attacked the police station between Tel Aviv and: Jaffa…

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Assault Charges at Leeton Man Starts Fight "With Diner

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Colin James Grady proceeded against Gordon Furner, aged 20 years, at the Leeton police court on a charge of assault. Furner…

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Gaol Sentences For Stealing R.A.A.F. Goods

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Thefts of R.A.A.F. property have resulted to put and present members of the service being charged at Port…

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Bankrupt Sent to Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Donald M[?]chel, aged 60 years, bankrupt of Mosman was to-day sentenced to three months' gaol for having…

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Police Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Constable Frank Millis, of Wagga has been notified of his transfer to Howlong as officer-in-charge. Other police transfers notified are: Sgt…

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Ex-asylum Inmate Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A former inmate of an asylum was charged with murder at Yarra Bay on October 25, 1940, of Henry Slater…

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Police Evidence at Kiosk Murder Trial Ex-Major Admits Lying at Inquest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The suggestion that a revolver found in the home of Douglas Ronald Morris, aged 26 years, journalist, had been used on the kiosk murder victim, Mrs. Jeanette Wickes, was made…

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McKEON Murder Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Although the police admitted that the defend[?]dants were only suspected of being implicated in the crime, Mr…

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Girl's Alleged Theft From P.o. Box

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Joan Josephine Jennings, aged 19 years was remanded on £100 ball at the Central Court to-day on a…

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Murder of Australians Strong Protest Sent to Java

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Australian Government has sent a strongly worded protest to the Indonesian authorities on the…

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Three Women on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: As a sequel to the death of Beryl Jeanette Lange, of Balmain, on April 22, three women have been charged…

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Swim Star Leaves Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Constable Ron Bassingthwaite, former star swimmer, is the latest man to resign from the New South Wales…

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Evidence in Kiosk Murder Trial Pattern of Rubber Shoe

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: During the third day of the hearing of the kiosk murder case in the Central Criminal Court to-day, a police…

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Leeton Police Court Remand on Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 4

Fred. Harold Lamont, aged 24 years, was charged at the Leeton Police Court with assaulting Alex James Taylor and occasioning him…

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Junee Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 4

At the Junee Police Court this week Charles Armour unsuccessful sued Mrs. Thson Thompson, of Old Junee, for £31/10/ wages allegedly…

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Gaol Riot in Milan

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 1

ROME, Friday: For the second time in a fortnight convicts in Sun Vittore gaol. Milan, noted on Wednesday, occupied part of the goal, and…

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Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 5

Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M., presided over a sitting of the Wagga Police Court yesterday. Harold Edward McCarthy, aged…

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Police Court (Tuesday) Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Tax Stamps

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 4

Horace James Moore pleaded not guilty to a charge of obtaining tax stamps otherwise than by purchase from an authorised person…

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