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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1957

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Deniliquin Driver Charged with Manslaughter

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 July 1957 · page 1

Deniliquin Coroner (Mr. C. Edwards) this morning committed a local man for trial on a charge of manslaughter. The man, Noel Edward Rotherham, aged 22 years,…

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Police Hunt For Man & Woman

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 July 1957 · page 1

Police are searching for the occupants of an early model sedan who they believe can assist investigations into a robberies in Barham on Tuesday night. Thieves broke into two garages…

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Girl Menaced with Knife Police Charge Boy From The North Reserve

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 August 1957 · page 1

Two passing motorists ignored a distraught girl’s cries for help as she fled across the National Bridge pursued by an armed attacker on Wednesday night. A 15 years old boy from the North Reserve appeared…

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Remanded on Charge of Car Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 August 1957 · page 1

A [?] the Deniliquin Court at Petty Sessions last Thursday [?] with [?]…

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Threatened to Blow Up Home and Family Mulwala Man Before Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1957 · page 1

A Mulwala man was told that he ought to exercise a bit more common sense and if he didn’t straighten himself up, he would…

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S. A. Youths Charged

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 August 1957 · page 1

Two Adelaide youths appeared in the Balranald Children’s Court this morning on five charges of being in possession…

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Private Banks Credit Police Attacked

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 August 1957 · page 8

“The credit policy or privat[?] banks is harassing and [?]trattur young tram[?] M. R. A. O’Neill (Bern[?]…

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Man Charged in Shepparton

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 August 1957 · page 1

Police took possession of a cheque book when they arrested a man in Shepparton yesterday and charged him with…

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11 Shooters Caught in Police [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 August 1957 · page 1

As a result of the police blitz on haphazard and dangerous shooters 11 men appeared in district courts on a…

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Man Charged Following Toc, Shooting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1957 · page 1

A man was charged in Tocumwal Court of Petty Sessions yesterday with shooting with intent to inflict…

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Dial M For Murder

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 September 1957 · page 1

The Arts Council has been fortunate in securing an exceptionally fine cast for its next tour production, “Dial M…

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[?]iver Had A Blackout: Police At Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 September 1957 · page 5

[?]ad not started to make the right hand turn when [?] bump but it did not occur to him that a vehicle [?] him Jack Carne told the Coroner (Mr. C. Ed-[?] J.P.) when giving evidence on Tuesday at an…

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Revision Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1957 · page 1

Mr. Keith W. Smith presided at the Revision Court held at the Deniliquin Court House on Wednesday, when rolls of…

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Youth Charged With £104 Theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 September 1957 · page 1

A 17-year-old Melbourne youth appeared at the children’s Court yesterday following the theft of £104 from a…

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Elderly Man Gaoled For Theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 September 1957 · page 1

An elderly man was sentenced to two months’ goal when he pleaded guilty at the Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Traffic Offences Heard At Court Of Petty Sessions

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 September 1957 · page 5

Kenneth Swaffer was fined £2 with £1 court costs at the Court of Petty Sessions last week when he pleaded guilty, through Mr…

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Fined on Theft Charge

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1957 · page 3

George Edward Andrews, 37 year old labourer of Port Kembla was fined £5 when he appeared before Mr. N. A…

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Fined for Assault

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 October 1957 · page 1

Harold Keith Marlin, 29 of Pyrmont, was fined £5 in the Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, after he had…

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Further Six Month’s Gaol For Young Man

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 October 1957 · page 1

In the Deniliquin Count of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Colin Frederick Middling, 20, of Bendigo, was sentenced to…

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Police Transfers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 October 1957 · page 1

Sgt. Maffesionni, who has been in charge of Finley Police Station for the past 5½ years, has been transferred as…

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