Stolen Money Reported At Racer Stomet Incident
A theft of money occurred near Racer Stomet, with wet areas reported as a contributing factor. Police are investigating, urging witnesses to come forward.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
3
A theft of money occurred near Racer Stomet, with wet areas reported as a contributing factor. Police are investigating, urging witnesses to come forward.
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The Commonwealth Literary Fund debated a proposed rise in payments to beneficiaries. Prime Minister Curtin noted the issue centered on funding books by Australian authors for publication and for service personnel, prisoners of war, and Allied service members.
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A Dubbo court heard a confession from a 10 year old girl who admitted writing letters asking a 30 year old soldier to take her away. The judge directed the jury to consider abetment in the Crown case as the girl admitted writing the letters and being pregnant. The girl later confirmed she went away with the man.
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