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Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 75

Tumut District Residents Go to Court Gundagrai District Court Case Judge Reserves Decision

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 1

Several Tumut District inhabitants came down from the hills last Tuesday, and Gundagai accommodated them at the Court House,…

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Leeton Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 5

At the Leeton Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Rummery, J.P., Peter Paton was charged with using indecent language in the…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder Mother

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Cecil John Murphy, 25, laborer, was remanded at the Central Court to-day until July 23, when charged with…

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Three Men Acquitted of Murder McKeon Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Three men charged with the murder of Myles Henry ("Face") McKeon, were acquitted in the Central…

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Effect of Forty-hour Week on Shearing Industry Arbitration Court Judge Wants to Know

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Between 14,000 and 15,000 of the 120,000 members of the A.W.U. were already working a 40-hour week, was the…

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Police Struggle With Suspect

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A man who was wanted for questioning on a number of robberies was overpowered and arrested by detectives…

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Australian War Grimes Court Opens

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wednesday: The first Australian War Crimes Court sat yesterday and will continue…

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U.S. Charged with Causing Civil War Demand That Forces Quit China

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

SHANGHAI, Wednesday: Dr. Tao Heng Chi, spokesman for 54 anti-civil war groups, demanded that the U.S. forces quit China and…

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Forty-Hour Week and Inflation Divergent Views in Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Comments offered by the president of the A.C.T.U. (Mr. P. J. Clarey) and Chief Judge…

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Second Italian Charged in Leeton Assault Case

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

In connection with the affray at Leeton on Friday last, in which four men were stabbed, and Pietro Accadia was remanded, on £200 bail, on a…

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Police Court (Tuesday)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

Before Mr. R. H. Hardwicke, P.M. Milk Case Frederick Cassidy pleaded guilty to a charge of selling adulterated milk…

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Cigarette Theft at Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

Bruce Murray, aged 24 years, soldier, pleaded guilty at the Wagga police court on Monday to charges of stealing 200 cigarettes, the property…

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Police Transfer

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

Sergeant Edward P. Ritchie, of Leeton, has received notice of his transfer to Barham, from July 15. Sergeant Ritchie has been 20 years…

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Police Court Wednesday, 26th JUNE Drunk (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

Frank Ralph Beggs (27) was fined 10/, in default 24 hours, on a charge of being found drunk in Bolton Street. Constable Timmins said that…

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Yugoslavs Release "Kidnapped" Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 7

TRIESTE, Friday (A.A.P.): The police reported to have been "kidnapped" in the Venezia-Giulia area on Wednesday were detained by the…

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Wheat Plan Attacked Government Charged with Breach of Faith

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

There was no foundation for the claim that Australian wheatgrowers approved the Federal Government’s wheat stabilisation scheme, said the Secretary of the…

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Important Ruling In Industrial Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Thursday: An important ruling was gives by the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to-day. It means that members of…

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Junee Court Two Applications For Vacant House

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 7

Two returned servicemen applied to the Junee court for possession of a house in Dalley-street, owned by Mrs. Garside, which was vacant…

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10 Years' Gaol for Robbery Under Arms

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Convicted of armed robbery, Allen Bryce Anderson, 24, motor driver, of Redfern, was sentenced to 10 years…

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War Prisoner Hangs Himself Death For Murder of Australian Airman

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Lieut-General Max Koegell, former commanding officer of the notorious Flossenburg concentration camp who was…

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