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Courts & crime, 1947

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Police Force Begin Fast in Sympathy With Gandhi

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Thursday: The entire North Calcutta police force, numbering 500, began a 24-hour fast today in sympathy with…

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Three Years' Gaol For Assault

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: In the Central Criminal Court today John Taylor, 51, tram conductor, was sentenced to three years' gaol for…

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Italian on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: An Italian Dominico Blefari, who has been charged with the murder of Gi[?]anni Batista Callea was present…

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Police Search Plane From England

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: When the Qantas plane landed at Mascot this afternoon, after a trip from England, a special squad from the…

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Threat to Kill Landlady; Woman in Court Scene

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: There was a scene at the Central Court today when a young woman threatened to kill an elderly landlady…

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Charged with Savage Assault Man Arrested

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Detectives yesterday arrested a 21-year-old storeman in connection with the assault on Valerie May Bruderlin, 21, at Mosman,…

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Man Charged with Savage Assault on Woman

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Detectives today arrested a 21-year-old storeman in connection with the assault on Valerie May Bruderlin, 21…

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Stealing Charge Man Gets Six Months

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 2

With 139 previous convictions recorded against him, John Brown, a stranger, to Gundagai, stood in the dock at the Court of Petty Sessions…

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Murder Charge Against Woman

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 1

TAMWORTH. Sunday: A charge of murder was preferred against Ruby Adelaide Goodwin, of Ashley Road, Moree, at the Moree Court…

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Commonwealth Wide 40-Hour Week Arbitration Court Judgment

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 1

The Federal Arbitration Court delivered its judgment in the 40-hour week case, this morning, and directed that from January 1st next…

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Man Sentenced to Six Months

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

A man with convictions dating back to 1931 was sentenced to six months' gaol by Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., at the Wagga Count yesterday for stealing a…

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Unregistered Clubs Warned by Magistrate

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: In the Licensing court today Mr. Scoble, S.M., said the Liquor Act must be obeyed and he did not want unregistered…

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Man Gets Six Months' Gaol at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

A man with convictions dating back to 1931 was sentenced to six months' gaol by Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., at the Wagga Court…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

QUESTIONED regarding a driver's licence, a woman said: "I haven't got one. I was giving my husband a spell and only drove for…

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Jewish Plot American Kept Police Informed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: A Scotland Yard spokesman revealed that they received information from Paris police many weeks ago of the possibility of…

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Items of News Revision Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

The town clerk (Mr. F. Burns) appeared for the Wagga City Council at the Wagga City Council Revision Court for 1947, held…

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40-Hour Week From January 1 Announcement By Arbitration Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

The Full Arbitration Court yesterday granted an Australia-wide 10-hour week to all employees as from the first full pay period in January next…

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More Traffic Police Welcomed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 4
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"Best safety news for a long time" is the reaction of the N.R.M.A. towards the announcement that 40 additional traffic patrols have been…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Two Pound Notes Keith Maguire (18) pleaded guilty to stealing two pound notes, the property…

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