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Courts & crime, 1946

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Alleged Theft of Car at Gundagai Extradition Order In Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A warrant for the extradition from Melbourne to Gundagai, New South Wales, on a larceny charge…

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Kiosk Crime Accused Man Before Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Central Police court to-day Douglas Ronald Morris, aged 26 years journalist, was remanded to…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Indecent Language Arnold James Cullen (20), pleaded guilty to using indecent language, and…

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Young Wife Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Mrs. Gloria Mary Bruin, of East St. Kilda, aged 19 years wife of a Dutch serviceman, was to-day…

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Theft of Gundagai Car Accused Was Mental

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

A warrant for the extradition from Melbourne to Gundagai, on a larceny charge, of Assid Dihood, who gave his address as care of the Albion Hotel…

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More Discoveries in Chicago Child Murder Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thursday: The police found a blood-stained yellow blanket and a nightgown in the apartment where the…

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Alleged Theft of Car at Gundagai Extradition Order In Melbourne

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

A warrant for the extradition from Melbourne to Gnndagai. New South Wales, on a larceny charge, of Assid D[] who gave his address as care…

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Kiosk Crime Accused Man Before Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

At the central Police Court' Douglas Ronald Morris, aged 36 years, journalist was remanded to February 13 on a charge of having murdered Mrs…

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"Killer" Caldwell Court Martial Air Commodore Cobby to Be Witness

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Air Commodore A. H. Cobby has been subpoenaed to give evidence for the defence at the court…

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Bicycles at Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

There are a number of bicycles at the Wagga police station which have been found in the streets and persons who have had their…

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"Miss X" Gives Evidence in Murder Case

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: A finding of murder by some person or persons unknown was recorded to-day at the inquest into the death…

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Police Warning for Catapult Users

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

Several complaints have been received by the Wagga Police recently regarding children and youths being to possession of…

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Many Resignations From Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Because of the large number of police resignations and existing lag in recruiting, the public were not getting the police…

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Stealing and Receiving

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

William Charles Burke, aged 29 years, laborer, waft sentenced to 18 months and Harry Carter, aged 37, second-hand dealer, to two years…

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Thousands of Nazis Await Trial Murder of Allied Airmen

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): At least 2000 Germans have been rounded up and await trial for the murder or brutal treatment of hundreds of U.S. airmen who fell into their hands after baling out, or making forced landings, according to an American…

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Australian Named for World Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Professor K. H. Bailey. Professor of Public Law at Melbourne University, will be nominated by Australia…

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Baby's Body in Wollundry Lagoon Police Seek Information

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

About 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, a resident of Wagga was crossing the Trail-street footbridge over the Wollundry Lagoon when she…

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Junee special court case Ex-Hotelkeeper Heavily Fined

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

At a special sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions (Commonwealth) held at the Town Hall, Wagga on Saturday, John…

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Overcharging in Wagga Shops, Hotels Businessmen Fined in Special Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

A Wagga hotelkeeper was fined £40 when he was convicted by Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., at a special sitting of the Court of…

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Gundagai Business Houses Prosecuted Special Federal Court Hands Out Bill For £73 Breaches of the Prices Regulations

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

Last June Gundagai received a visit from Wallace Michael March, an inspector from the Prices branch. Young Mr March spent busy few days in Gundagai emulating Sherlock Holmes, trying to find who had been miscalculating among Gundagai's traders…

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