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Courts & crime, 1965

13 stories in Murray's papers

Retiring Magistrate Farewelled

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1965 · page 3

A farewell social was tendered to Mr Keith W. Smith, Stipendiary Magistrate for this area, by members of the police force, legal profession and the public at the Finley Returned…

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Four Charged After Kiosk Breaking

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1965 · page 8

Four men, three from Cobram and one from North Fitzroy, have been charged in connection…

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Traffic Officer to join Finley Police

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1965 · page 7

An additional officer has been allocated to the police force stationed at Finley. Although no officer is…

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Police Capture Escapee After Orchard Chase

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1965 · page 2

Sweeping swiftly to cordon off an orchard and river bank area once a Cobram lookup escapee…

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Cattle and Wool Stealing Charges

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1965 · page 2

On Tuesday of last week two Finley men were charged with wool stealing and on Thursday another two men…

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Berrigan Man Acquitted of Cattle Stealing Charge

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1965 · page 1

Berrigan football fan’s are watching with great interest the future of Victorian inter-state rover,…

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Men Fined £150 on Nine Stealing Charges

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1965 · page 6

At Tocumwal Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday before Mr A. J. Reason, S.M., three local young men appeared on charges of stealing and were fined a total of £150 on nine charges and…

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Wool and Cattle Stealing Charges Heard at Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1965 · page 7

At the Finley Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday a number of charges were heard relating to wool and…

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Berrigan Man Acquitted of Cattle Stealing Charge The production of tyro defence witnesses in the last three hours of the two-day hearing in the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions last week, resulted in a Berrigan man, Gordon Desmond

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1965 · page 1

Mr K. E. Walsh for the defendant) produced the witnesses after the magistrate had found that a…

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Police Trap Succeeds Near Seymour

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1965 · page 7

In the first five days of operation, the ’new Seymour Police amphometer has trapped more than 40…

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Gaoled on Cattle and Wool Stealing Charges

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1965 · page 1

A 24-year-old Finley man, appearing for sentence on five counts of larceny, was sent to gaol by Judge J. H. Pilcher in Deniliquin Quarter Sessions Court last week…

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£2,700 Jewellery Theft

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1965 · page 1

A cat burglar has been blamed for the theft of Jewellery valued at £2700 from a Corowa homestead…

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Milk Board Prices Inquiry Packs Finley Court House

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1965 · page 6

Despite hot conditions, the Court House at Finley was crowded to capacity on Monday when the N.S.W. Milk Board Prices Inquiry conducted its silting to take evidence from…

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