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Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 48 of 75

Britain Charged With Declaring War On World Jewry

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 1

JERUSALEM Wednesday: Charging British has declaring war against to Ja[?]ly throughout Low[?] the [?]et rails. "The Vote of…

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Hope Surrenders to Police Manhunt Ends

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, To-day: Keith George Hope, alias Beckett, 23, wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting of Detective-Constable Ahearn in Sydney on Sunday,…

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Purchase of Land Regulations Challenge in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The High Court to-day reserved judgment on the validity of the National Security Act regulations relating to the…

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Items of News Back to Court House

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

After occupying for five years of more a wing of what is really police headquarters at Wagga, the office of Mr. E. J. Gibson, C.P.S., and his…

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Ex-R.A.A.F. Man Asks High Court For Vacant House

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A ease to declare invalid the National Security Regulations which enabled returned servicemen to serve…

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Major Cousens Case Magistrate Will Hear It

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: In a reserved judgment today, the State Full Court decided that the hearing of the charge of treason against Major Cousens can…

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Murder Charge Against Young Farmer

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday: Allegations that he had shot the husband of a girl with whom he had corresponded while he was in the Air…

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Police Radio Stations

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 2

The transmitting aerials of No. 2 training group, R.A.A.F. headquarters, formerly stationed at Wagga Court House, may shortly be used by the…

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Hope Reaches Sydney To Appear in Court Today

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Keith Hope alias Beckett (23). wanted for questioning in relation to the shooting of Detective Ahern at Matraville last…

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Keith Hope Charged Murder of Detective

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Keith George Hope, 23, laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court today with having murdered…

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Magistrate May Hear Cousens Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Full Court to-day ruled that a magistrate had power to hear the case in which Major Charles Cousens…

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Fight with Italians In Pine Avenue Police Court Sequel

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 4

WHETHER a person was entitled to defend himself when attacked in the street was the subject of argument between Mr. Isles, P.M…

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Fire at Long Bay Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 2
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SYDNEY, Thursday. More than 100 police were rushed to Long Bay Gaol to-night as a precautionary measure when a fire broke out…

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N.z. Murder Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Thursday: Reginald Alexander Donaldson 27. farm hand was committed for trial at Whangarel on a charge of having…

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Stole Shaving Outfit From Leeton Hospital Six Months Gaol

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 6

A YOUNG man with a lengthy list of previous convictions, who had been employed at the Leeton District Hospital for the past six months was sentenced to six…

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Police Court Wednesday, August 14 (Before Mr. R. Hardwicke, P.M.) No Headlights on Car

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 2

John Bernard Knagge was fined £1, in addition to 5/6 costs, in default three days, on a charge of having no head lights on his motor car, having…

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Trees Deliberately Destroyed Police Hunting Vandals

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 4

Deliberate acts of vandalism in Willow Street by the destruction of young trees recently planted were reported by the curator (Mr. Graham)…

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Leeton Bankruptcy Court Public Examination

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 6

In the Bankruptcy Court at Leeton on Tuesday public examination was conducted of Arthur Henry Davidson who stated that until about three…

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Leeton Traffic Court Fines For Breaches

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1946 · page 6

At the Leeton traffic court on Tuesday, Francis Laidler pleaded guilty to driving a motor car in Kurrajong Avenue on June 15th without…

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