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Courts & crime, 1946

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Three Years' Gaol For Armed Theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Stanley Benjamin Fogarty, 20, soldier, and Arthur Joseph Hansen, 20, laborer were sentenced to three years'…

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Year in Gaol for Boy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A boy aged 16 was sent to gaol for 12 months when he admitted at the Quarter Sessions to-day that he had been an…

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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Tenancy Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 2

Five applications by ex-Servicemen for a house in Crown street were considered, and that of John James Richardson was judged by the Bench…

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Student's Grim Story In Murder Confession

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Wednesday. The State Attorney. Mr. William Tuohy, announced that the University student Heliens, confessed to the kidnapping…

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Italian Peasants in Battle with Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 1

ROME, Tuesday. (A.A.P.): The battle between peasants and carabinieri which began yesterday near Palermo is still raging…

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Major Cousens Again Before Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Major Charles Cousens, who appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of treason, was remanded to August…

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No Police Court Cases Magistrate’s Easy Day at Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

There were no police matters listed for the monthly court held at Gundagai yesterday, and the presiding magistrate took a quarter of an…

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Daylight Burglary

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Mrs Betty Spencer, of Marrickville, disturbed a thief while he was robbing her house to-day…

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Ten Years' Gaol For Robbery Under Arms

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Michael James Delaney, 19, laborer, was sentenced to 10 years' hard labor' for robbery under arms, by Judge…

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Native Magic; Three Aboriginals on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

DARWIN, Wednesday: Three aboriginals, Boongawoy, Bininwyol and Dalnganngan, were to-day committed for trial on charges of…

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Poor Response to Police Force Recruiting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The results of a campaign for another 100 recruits for the New South Wales Police Force bad been so poor that…

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Fortnightly Court Urged For Junee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 5

Stating that a magistrate should be allowed a free use of a car for his work, and advocating a fortnightly court session for Junee, Ald…

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Wife Tells Court of £500 Gift to Husband

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In the divorce court, Beryl worthington Thompson (formerly Crosland), 41, of Bellevue Hills, was granted a…

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Defendant Slated in Wyalong Court “Not the Action of an Old Aif Man” Says Pm

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 1

“If the devil sits on your shoulder and tries to tempt you, remember I am sitting here with a note marked two years,” said Judge…

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Rifle Range Vandalism and Theft

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 6

An inspection of the Leeton Rifle Range was made last week-end and it was found that considerable damage has been done by irresponsible…

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Murder Charge Follows Road Fatality

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Two men appeared at the City Court to-day on charges arising out of an accident at St. Kilda last night…

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Stealing of Leather Overcoat Tumut Man Fined £5

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 5

At the Tumut Police Court yesterday before Mr. Hardwicke, P.M., Cecil Herbert Robson, of Tumut, was charged with stealing a…

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600. at Temora Police Ball

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 6

The Temora Police Ball was held in the Temora School of Arts and Parish Hall. Six hundred dancers attended, and £170 was taken at…

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Back to Wagga Court House

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 2

A Court of Petty Sessions will be held at the Wagga Court House on Monday next. This will be the first occasion that the court has…

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Major Cousens Case Full Court Reserves Decision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Six barristers to-day argued before the Full Court the question as to whether the court could prevent a treason…

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