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Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 75

Car Collision in Junee Court Sequel

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 3

A collision occurred at the intersection of Broadway and Park Lane, Junee, at 6.30 p.m. on April 28, between two cars, and Bruce Stephen…

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"Road Graziers" Court Action a Test Case

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

"Road graziers" will be interested in the decision in the Junee Court of Petty sessions on Thursday. when Junee Council successfully…

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Wife Charged with Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Arrested yesterday. Ada Leach, 30. has been charged with the murder of her husband, John Leach, 40. Maori, who was…

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Police Court (Today)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. A House! Samuel Abraham Nicholls and Sydney Frank Cremer both made…

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Theft From Factory at Batlow Magistrate Warns Ex-serviceman

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

Defendants could not expect magistrates to continue extending leniency to them on account of their war service, said Mr. R. A…

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Police Become Unionists

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 1

After agitating for 26 years, the New South Wales Police Association was on Thursday registered with the Industrial Registrar as an industrial…

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Important Ruling in Industrial Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 3

An important ruling was given by the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission on Thursday. It means that members of the National Union of…

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Wagga Man Assaulted and Robbed Allegations in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

Allegations were made at the Wagga Police Court yesterday that a 68-year-old Wagga resident was assaulted and robbed on his way…

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Charged With Theft of £1000 Diamond Rings

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Reginald Buchanan, 35, steward, was charged a the Paddington Court to-day with having stolen three diamond…

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Woman Charged With Murder of Baby Son

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A young married woman, whose 20 months-old son was found fatally gassed in the kitchen of their home in…

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Murder Suspected at Muckerawa

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Foul play is suspected in the death of William , Fitzsimmons, 74, of Muckerswa, near Stuart Town, who was found…

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Parramatta Inquest Murder and Suicide Verdict

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Parramatta coroner (Mr. G. R Williams), at an inquest to-day on Edmund James Hallett, 50, and his…

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Service Police Evict "Squatters" in Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Members of the it R.A.A.F. Provost Service evicted a group of homeless people who with members of the…

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Boyd Sinclair in Unique Court Action

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Boyd Sinclair, whose name has aroused much interest since his arrest in 1935 on a charge of murder, was to-day the central figure in proceedings unique in legal history…

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Police to Claim Higher Wages and Overtime Pay

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Higher wages and the payment of overtime will be claimed by the New South Wales Police Association in a log to be…

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Newtown Cemetery to Be Park Scene of Murder of Joan Ginn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Part of the Camperdown cemetery, to which the body of Joan Norma Ginn was found, is to be made into a park…

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Acquitted of Murder of Australian Woman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Wednesday: After the court had deliberated only five minutes the Japanese officer Murakami was acquitted of murdering…

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Gundagai Has Excellent Record No Court Cases Listed This Month

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 4

Gundagai people can be justly proud of a new record—the absence of serious crime from this district. In a period of over twelve…

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Theft From Factory at Batlow Magistrate Warns Ex-Servicemen

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 4

Defendants could not expect magistrates to continue extending leniency to them on account of their war service, said Mr. R. A…

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Reward on Child Murder Now £1000

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday Detectives working on the manhunt for the murderer of Joan Norma Glnn, 11, of Newtown, held a conference…

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