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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 75

Wagga Police Find Stolen Car

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 2

A car was taken from in front of Blamey's premises in Bayis-street, on Saturday night and was later found by the police in Broad-street…

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Police Say Hit and Run Driver Is Cornered

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Police searched this afternoon and to-night for the driver of a car who allegedly failed to stop after a collision with…

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Govt. May Appeal to High Court in Blackmarket Case

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday: The Commonwealth Government way appeal to the High Court for a conviction in a case of alleged black marketing…

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Ten Charged with Theft of Goods From Admiralty

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Stealing charges ranging from thousands of feet of timber to a £2000 motor vessel were made against…

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Police Court (Today)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 2

Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Bikes Cast Dorothy Mary Hudson (22) pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle, the…

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Wagga Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 2

In the Wagga Licensing Court yesterday. Mr. S. A. Hardwicke, P.M. granted the Application of L. W. Ridge, licensee of the Riverina Hotel,…

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Wage Review by Court Mooted

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 2

Conferences held in Melbourne on Thursday by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, may result in the Arbitration Court beginning soon the hearing of…

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Dispute Over £5 Note Ended in Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 2

A dispute between two Wagga business men concerning a £5 note resulted in a successful action by one of the men in the Wagga Small…

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"Scandal School" Started Against Her, Alleges Woman in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Mrs. Margaret Simpson, of Wahroonga, who was expelled from the Housewives' Association of New South Wales in 1944, said in the Supreme Court to-day that the president of the…

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Theft with a Stinc

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Thieves recently stole about 900,000 tees from the property of R. Schea, of Sheep Station creek, near…

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Court-martial Servicewomen for Disciplinary Lapses

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Servicewomen who offended against discipline should be liable to trial by court-martial. Mr. Justice Reed, who presided over the board…

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Civil Court (Today) Before his Honor Judge Berne. A Tractor

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1946 · page 2

John Herbert Tierney and Ian Boyd claimed £350 from Desmond Reynolds, alleging fraud and misrepresentation in connection with the sale of a…

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Chief Justice Criticises Police Question System

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Jordan) said in the Court of Criminal Appeals to-day that…

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40-Hour Week Accepted Broadly by Arbitration Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Federal Arbitration Court has accepted broadly the principle that a 40-hour week should be the basis of working hours in Australia, subject to the special circumstances of…

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Charges of Theft

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 2

Stanley Raw was fined £3, or six days' imprisonment, on each of three charges of stealing, at the Wagga Court yesterday. A charge…

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Three Years' Gaol Sulphuric Acid Case

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Victor Anthony Holman (45), laborer, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at the Quarter sessions today for causing…

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Police Court Tuesday, October 29 (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.) Indecent Language and Resisting Police

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 4

Eric Michael Curry (24) was charged with indecent language on. the railway platform at Narandera on 28th October. Plea guilty…

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Acid-Throwing Brings Gaol Term

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Victor Anthony Holman, 45, who was convicted of having maliciously Inflicted grievous bodily harm on Edward Michael…

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For Trial on Triple-murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Charged with having murdered three people at Waterloo on August 29, William Hollebone, 29, was committed for…

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Baby's Disappearance Mystifies Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Friday: Despite wide inquiry, police have so far been usable to establish the motive for the disappearance of a week-old…

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