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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1961

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Jerilderie Murder Trial in April

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1961 · page 3

Mr Justice Hardie, of Sydney Supreme Court, will preside at the Narrandera Circuit Court on Wednesday,…

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Police Allege Man, Woman Stabbed in Sloane St. House: Man on Attempted Murder Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 April 1961 · page 1

A Balranald man has been charged here with attempted murder following a stabbing affray in a Sloane St. house on Saturday night in which his wife and another Balranald man were allegedly stabbed several times…

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Parker Gets Life Sentence for Murder

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 3

Mr Justice Hardy on Friday gaoled Frank Parker, 34, for life for the murder of Daniel Christopher Bingham, known…

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Jerilderie Murder Hearing “Would Cut His Head Off” Claims Witness

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 April 1961 · page 3

A man accused of murder said he would cut off Ms alleged victim’s head if he had thought of it, a witness told the Narrandera Supreme Court last…

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Court Action Council Takes Golf Club to Court on Septic Tank Issue

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 April 1961 · page 1

The Municipal Council is taking court action against the Deniliquin Golf Club secretary and a construction company. [?] action follows council’s claims that the Deniliquin Golf Club started the installation of a septic tank…

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Six Months Gaol for Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 April 1961 · page 1

The theft of 57 tools from the back of a parked utility in Tocumwal brought a sentence of six…

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Deni. Detective Investigates £400 Jerilderie Theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 April 1961 · page 1

Inquiries by Detective J. Ellis of Deniliquin and Jerilderie police are continuing this week into the…

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20 Yr-old For Sentence On Mathoura Theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 April 1961 · page 8

A 20-year-old labourer of no fixed address has been committed for sentence to the Deniliquin…

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A “Pinch” of Whisky Is Court Recipe

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 April 1961 · page 8

A liking for Scotch whisky and beer resulted in a 12 months’ good behaviour bond for a…

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Six Fined Total of £24 in Traffic Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 April 1961 · page 6

Traffic offences brought fines totalling £24 for six men at the Deniliquin Petty Sessions Court on…

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Police Allege Deni. Man Assaulted Girl: Fortrial

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 April 1961 · page 2

A Deniliquin man, Cecil Thomas Higgins, of North Reserve, has been committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions here next month on a charge of alleged indecent assault on a young woman…

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Gaol for Man on 3 Charges

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1961 · page 1

Two terms of imprisonment totalling 18 months imposed on a 20-year-old labourer of no…

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Escaped Harsher Sentence Because [?] His Colour [Sequel to Car Theft]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1961 · page 1

[?]F. Hidden in the Deniliquin Quarter Sessions yesterday told a man of abori[?] blood that the prison sentence imposed on him for car stealing would have [?] more severe if he had been a white man. [?] offence is terribly…

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Acquitted on Sheep Theft Charge Jury Out for 100 mins

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 May 1961 · page 1

The inflexions used by an Italian speaking broken English could completely alter the sense of a statement made by him, a defence barrister claimed…

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Gaoled for 2½ Years for Indecent Assault on Girl

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 May 1961 · page 7

Cecil Thomas Higgins, 19, of North Reserve, Deniliquin was sentenced to two and a half years’ Imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions Court on Wednesday for indecently assaulting a young Deniliquin woman…

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Riverina Police Meet

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 May 1961 · page 1

Fifteen police officers met at Balranald recently to conduct a meeting of the Deniliquin sub-branch of the N.S.W…

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4 Months Gaol for Wife Assault

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 5

A man changed his plea twice at the Deniliquin P[?]y Sessions [?] day before dec[?]…

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Murder Attempt Charge for July Hearing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 1

'The hearing of two charges of alleged attempted murder against Ian Leonard Hodgson, of…

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Young Man Committed for Trial on R.s.l. Safe Theft Charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 1

A Deniliquin man had admitted stealing a safe from the R.S.L club in January this year, but refused to say who else was with him. Det. J. Ellis of Deniliquin claimed at the Petty Sessions Court on Wednesday…

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Court News Have Hacksaw - Please Travel: Barham Incident

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 5

A Victorian man’s Good Samaritan act to an imprisoned drinking acquaintance — a hacksaw thrown through a cell window to help him escape—brought a swift sequel in the Deniliquin Petty Sessions on…

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