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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1962

58 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

Fined £10 for Stealing Meat

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1962 · page 7

A Balranald man, William Gordon Holden, of Maher St., was fined £10 at the Deniliquin…

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P.c.’s Broken Nose Puts Man in Gaol

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1962 · page 2

His nose had been broken in two places by a blow from a man he was trying to arrest, a Deniliquin police officer claimed at the Petty Sessions Court on Wednesday…

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Theft

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 January 1962 · page 5

The police are investigating the theft of wheels and tyres that were removed from a parked…

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Six will face sheep theft charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 February 1962 · page 1

Five men and a 28-year-old woman have been charged in the Mathoura Court with…

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Man Charged with Arson

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 February 1962 · page 3

A man appeared in the Moama Court last Thursday charged with arson after a six room…

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Police Approached [?] Possible Road [?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1962 · page 2

There was a need for some action [?] semi-trailers travelling with big logs of [?] that were not tied down, several [?] claimed at the Murray Shire meeting [?]…

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The singing followed the first bottle” Then a Gaol Term

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1962 · page 1

[?] had been punched in the eye, and had [?]ttle of water poured over him by a man [?] his house, a witness claimed at the Firing of a charge of unlawful assault at…

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Labourer On Theft Charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 February 1962 · page 6

Daniel Michael McMahon, labourer, of “Zara” Station, Deniliquin, at the Petty…

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Farmer accused of stealing 14 sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 February 1962 · page 3

The hearing of an alleged theft of 14 sheep from a property Pretty Pine began at the Deniliquin Petty Sessions Court on [?]sday. After evidence was…

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Assault, Robbery Charges

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 February 1962 · page 1

Two men were charged with alleged assault and robbery at Moulamein Court…

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Wheat Stealing Big Business in Corowa District

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1962 · page 1

Wheat stealing—previously on a small scale—is becoming big business in Corowa district, according to police and…

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Bond for youth charged with assault

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 March 1962 · page 5

A Deniliquin youth was given a three-year good behaviour bond at the Quarter…

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Gaoled For Assault on Woman

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 March 1962 · page 8

A man living at Mathoura was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment…

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3 yr. bond for youth guilty of car theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 March 1962 · page 2

A Deniliquin youth who, with three others, stole a car and later poshed it into the Mulwala canal in May last year, was placed on a three-year bond and orderd to pay…

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Remanded On Assault Charge

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 2

Two men charged with alleged assault and robbery at Goodnight last month have been…

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Police arrange ‘back to’ for casual ‘guests’

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1

The four young men who escaped from the Deniliquin lock-up last week will he brought back to Deniliquin under armed police escort on Friday. This morning Detective…

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Six Fined for She Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 March 1962 · page 8

Five men and [?] woman last wee [?] were fined a total [?] £120, and ordered [?]…

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Police Say Youth Stole Vehicles

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 April 1962 · page 7

A 17-year-old youth from Wandiligong, Vic., appeared at the Moama Court of Petty…

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Charged with Escape

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 April 1962 · page 3

Four youths, who police allege broke out of the Deniliquin lock-up and were…

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Gaol for House Theft

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 April 1962 · page 1

Two 18-year-old youths were each sentenced to one month’s imprisonment at…

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