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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 69

Police Court Tuesday, January 21 (Before Messrs. H. G. Cobley and A. W. Molony, J's.P.) Trespassing: on Railway Premises

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

Leo. Gladstone McCarthy (48) was charged with trespassing on premises vested in the Commissioner for Railway…

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Alleged Assault on Girl in Drain; Man Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Alleged to have been criminally assaulted by a man in a stormwater channel at Auburn this afternoon, a 12-year-old girl…

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Father Charged with Shooting at Son; £500 Bail

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: A lather was to-day remanded on £500 ball on charges of shooting at his 21-year-old son…

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Civic Matters Police Call Box in Baylis Street; £14,000 Loan for Sewerage; Milk Deliveries

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

Alderman C. J. Spokes informed Alderman H. E. Gissing at the meeting of the Wagga City Council last night that it was not possible to deliver milk twice daily to private houses…

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Charged With Attempted Murder of Wife

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: At Kogarah Police Station yesterday Ashton Arnold Roden, 32, was charged with maliciously wounding with intent…

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Condemned Man's "Double" Admits Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: While awaiting banging for the murder of a woman in Manchester, Walter Graham Rowland was told yesterday…

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Surprise Raid at Dog Meeting; New Police Campaign

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday: A surprise raid, in which members of the C.I.B. last night booked 14 alleged Sydney criminals for consorting at…

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Man Charged with Murder of Girl

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: A charge of murder against 49-year-old Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown will be heard in the Police Court next…

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Youth Charged With Armed Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: A youth le alleged to have fired shots into a week-end cottage at Kangaroo Point, near Sylvania, to-night, and…

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Police Force Recruiting Doubled

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Since the recent pay rise for New South Wales police, applications to join the force have more than doubled…

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Court House Returns Statistics for 1946

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

The following information relating to business transacted at the Narandera C.P.S. office during the year 1946 has been made available by the C.P.S…

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Jew Terrorists Kidnap British Judge in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Judge Windham, president of the Tel Aviv District Court, was kidnapped in Tel Aviv to-day. He was dragged from his chair in the court. A British ex-major was also kidnapped by terrorists…

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Japanese Accused Open Defence Constitution of Court Bitterly Attacked

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday: Opening the defence phase of the trial of 21 major Japanese war leaders, the American and Japanese defence attorneys to-day challenged General MacArthur's authority to create an International Military Tribunal…

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Police Court Yesterday

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

Before MR. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Riding on Footpath Cecil Joseph Suitor pleaded guilty to riding a bicylce o na footpath in…

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Dead in Gaol After Intent to Murder Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Remanded at Kogarah Police Court on Monday on a charge of having wounded his wife with intent to murder. Austin Arnold…

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Theft of Typewriters Worth £1000

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When the Dulwich Hill Home Science school was opened to-day it was discovered that 31 typewriter had been…

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Industrial Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. John Pappas, of the California Cage, was charged with failing to keep time sheets correctly written up; with not…

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Murder Trial of Ex-N.S.W. Minister

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: When the trial of Thomas John Ley, former N.S.W. Minister of Justice, was resumed to-day a…

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Murder Suspect Dies in Cell

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Austin Rhoden, 32, who had been charged with the attempted murder of his wife, died in the observation cell at…

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Police Force Recruiting Doubled

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

Since the recent pay rise for New South Wales police, applications to join the force have been more than doubled…

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