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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1957

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Stealing Cheque Forms

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1957 · page 3

At the Narrandera Co[?] of Potty Sessions last week, A[?]r George Dixon, 18, of Carrathool, was charged with stealing three…

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Police Letter Indicates No New Taxi Stands

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 18 April 1957 · page 5

Present trend is for one taxi rank in larger towns, Deniliquin Municipal Council was told or Wednesday night after a letter had been received from the traffic branch of the New South Wales police, submitting the…

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Police Search River for Missing Man “Seen Floating Body”: Fisherman

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 18 April 1957 · page 1

Deniliquin Police officers are searching the Edward River in an attempt to find a man who has been missing from his home on the North Reserve for the last twelve days…

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Visit of Police Commissioner

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 May 1957 · page 1

The N.S.W. Commissioner for Police, Mr. C. J. Delaney. C.V.O., will visit Deniliquin on Sunday next…

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Three Men On Theft Charge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 May 1957 · page 1

Three men appeared at the Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on charges of stealing two portable radio…

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Sunday Shooters UNd[?] Fire From Police

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 May 1957 · page 8

Special patrols will be made by police from Deniliquin and adjoining districts to prevent shotting on Sundays and eliminate indiscriminate use of fire arms. This was announced today by…

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Visit of Police Commissioner

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1957 · page 3

The N.S.W. Commissioner for Police, Mr. C. J. Delaney, C.V.O., visited Jerilderie last Saturday…

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Indecent Assault

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 May 1957 · page 1

A 37-year-old Tocumwal man was committed for sentence at the Deniliquin Court on Wednesday on a charge of…

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Abo. Insulted Police Officer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 May 1957 · page 1

An aborigine was fined at Deniliquin Court yesterday for using insulting words to a local Police officer…

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Men Arrested For Car Theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 June 1957 · page 5

A man has been arrested and charged with the audacious theft of a motor vehicle, owned by Gordon Montgomery…

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Police Assn. Heads Here next Week

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 June 1957 · page 1

Two top-ranking officials of the N.S.W. Police Association will visit Deniliquin on Wednesday next. The two men Mr. Frank Laut General Secretary and Sgt. Joe…

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Two Months’ Gaol For Illegally Using Utility

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 June 1957 · page 7

An 18-year-old youth who took a parked utility from a Deniliquin street and drove it to Melbourne in order to…

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£400 Wool Theft- Hay Man Charged

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 June 1957 · page 1

Deniliquin Police on Wednesday arrested a man at Hay and charged him with the theft of four bales of wool valued at over £400. The man’s arrest followed a…

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Visit of High Ranking Police Officer

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 June 1957 · page 1

Two high ranking officials of the N.S.W. Police Association addressed a large body of police officers from Deniliquin…

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Month’s Gaol For Vagrancy

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 June 1957 · page 2

A 34-year- old Victorian drover was sentenced to one month’s hard labour in Deniliquin Court on Wednesday…

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Two Jerilderie Men On Theft Charges

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 July 1957 · page 1

A young Jerilderie man was arrested in Griffith on [?] and charged with robbery from four Deniliquin [?] on May 18. Police recovered a large proportion of the stolen…

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Victorian on Assault Charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 July 1957 · page 2

A Victorian was committed for trial by Mr. C. Edward J. P. on Tuesday on a charge of assault occasioning greivon…

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Used Indecent Language To Police

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 July 1957 · page 1

An aborigine was fined in Deniliquin Court yesterday morning for using indecent language to Police Officers…

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