Commonwealth case
On 13 May 1946, Joseph Reginald Foley was tried at the Perth Supreme Court for stealing. The middle-aged wheat-bin attendant was accused of stealing seven and a half tons of bulk wheat, valued at just under sixty pounds, and selling it to farmer James Allardyce. The charge against Foley had initially been preferred under State law, but before his hearing the Commonwealth invoked the Crimes Act since it was Commonwealth property that Foley had allegedly stolen. Foley was found guilty and fined fifty pounds. He was also ordered to pay for the cost of the wheat.
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