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Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 75

Alleged Attempt to Bribe Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: A detective was offered £200 to let two men, charged with stealing railway property, go free. It was alleged in…

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How Plot to Murder Mr. Bevin Was Discovered

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. (A.A.P.): The Palestine C.I.D. was the first to discover the Jewish terrorist plot to murder Mr. Bevin, says the "Daily Mail" correspondent in Jerusalem…

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EMBEZZLEMENT Two Junee Hospital Secretaries Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 2

The extraordinary position a two that nt Junee court two successive secretaries or Junee District Hospital were listed to appear to answer…

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Seniority in Railways Appeal to High Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 1

By a majority judgment, the Full High Court allowed an appeal by the Commissioner for Railways in N.S.W. against an order of the N.S.W…

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Mourners of Murdered Man Abuse Police Scenes at Crowded Sydney Funeral

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Mourners at the funeral of Alfred Dawes, 26, of Mary street, Waterloo, who was shot dead on…

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Court Sequel to Junee Jeep Tragedy £20 Fines For Illegal Use Of Vehicle

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 2

An echo of the recent fatal jeep crash at Junee was heard at Police Court last week when Eric Leslie Harbrow and Leonard Clifford…

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Police Court (Today)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, J.P. After Hours. Henry Pinkstone, Michael John Champion, Aloysius Keith Hoban,…

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Violent Theft Yielded Small Profit Gaol Sentence for Attack on Old Man

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

Robbery with violence, Involving 3/ and a packet of tobacco, resulted in a young man being seal to gaol for three months, in…

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Remanded to Brisbane On Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Monday: Raymond Kendall Daniel, 35, shop proprietor, charged with the murder of Jack Hodge, at Brisbane, on August 19…

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Wagga Court Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

Francis Murray, who pleaded guilty in the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to begging alms in Baylis-street, was…

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P.M's. Court Negligent Driving

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 4

Mr. E. J. Etherton, Police Magistrate, held his monthly court at Lockhart on Wednesday. The Police prosecuted R. N. Whale…

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Four Charged with Breaking, Entering

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: After the nightwatchman had fired a shot at a man in Barrack-street early this morning, the watchman balled up…

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Bombay Riots Police Attacked

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 1

BOMBAY, Wednesday: it was unofficially estimated at midnight that casualties in three days' rioting were 150 killed and 450 injured…

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Police Move For Full Civic Rights

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. The N.S.W. Police Association to-night decided to, demand full civic and political rights…

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Superintendent of, Police Has 32 Years' Service

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Metropolitan Superintendent of Police (Supt. William Ryan) will retire this week after 33 years' of active…

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Wagga Police Sergeant to Advise Northern Towns

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 1

Sergeant M. R. Sherwood, of Wagga is to go to Lismore. Murwillumbah and Grafted shortly to advise on traffic problems…

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Concern By Junee Council About Court Cases Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1946 · page 5

At the Junee Municipal Council meeting last night Alderman W. J. Hiscock said that the people of Junee were very concerned about cases which were continually postponed from the Junee Police Court…

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Magistrate’s Advice to Young Tumblong Publican “Never Drink In Your Own Hotel”

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

When granting the transfer [?] the license of the Tumblong hotel from E. B. Brooke, to Alexander Campbell, in the Gundagai…

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Gundagai Shire Revision Court No Claims for Enrolment

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 9

The annual revision court for the Gundagai Shire Council was held yesterday. The Shire Clerk (Mr Harold Hey don) who tendered…

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The Gundagai Impounding Officer Collects More Strays Owners Before The Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 9

Stock owners once again took pride of place at yesterday’s sittings of the Gundagai Police Court. They paid their respects to Presiding…

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