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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

1,494 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 75

Police Hunt for Coast Sadists Woman Branded With Cigarette Butts

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 4

Squads of police have been searching the South Coast for two men who abducted a young married woman last Monday night, drove…

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Quick Acquittal in Cheque Case at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1946 · page 1

A jury returned a verdict of not guilty in a false pretences case at the Wagga Quarter sessions yesterday while the first witness called by…

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Gocup Farmers in Another Court Action Charge of Assault Dismissed At Tumut Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 6

Two Gocup farmers who fought a legal battle at Gundagai on Wednesday last were involved in a tussle in the Tumut Police Court…

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Soldier Shot After Police Challenge

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A detective investigating a report that there was an intruder in a house in The Crescent, Mosman, last night, shot a 24-year-old…

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Gundagai Motorists Asked to Assist Police

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 1

We have b[?] sked to publish the following regar[?] the traffic regulations and concerning turning in the streets…

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Bones Near Nangus Were Those of Ananimal Police Investigate Rumor in Connection With Lavers Case

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 1

Last week the Gundagai district was linked with the Lavers case in a remarkable manner. Following on the receipt of certain information the Police on Saturday went eighteen miles out along the Gundagai-Junee road. On a reserve, some four miles past Nangus,…

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Police Court Saturday, 12th OCTOBER (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 2

Alexander Francis Christian (29) was fined £1, in default 48 hours, on a charge of drunkenness in River Street. Constable Timmins said that about…

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Charge of Murder 10-Year-old Crime

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 4

Police arrested a man on Thursday and charged him with having murdered a storekeeper, who disappeared mere than 10 years ago…

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Man Arrested for 10-Years-old Murder Sensation At Dubbo

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 1

Led by Detective-Sergeant D. Caiman, C.I.B., who has been working on the case from the outset, police early on Thursday last…

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Stewart Dawson in Court on Wounding Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: David Stewart-Dawson (24) appeared at Manly Court to-day charged with malicious wounding and with having in…

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Supreme Court Claim Against Wise Bros. Fails (Before Mr. Justice Maxwell and a jury)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 1

The Commissioner for Railways sued Wise Bros. Pty. Ltd., flour millers, for £2,169, being damage to rolling stock and resulting loss of…

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Police Court (Yesterday.) Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M. Evading Fare

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 2

Russell Joseph Pocock (27) pleaded guilty to travelling from Strathfield to Cootamundra without previously having paid his fare…

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Stray Geese Go to Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 1

GOULBURN, Wednesday: Six geese were arrested at Goulburn court house by the caretaker, Mr. R. Clingham. They had strayed into the court…

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Four Years' Gaol Sentence on Wounding Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 1

GEELONG, Wednesday: Found guilty of wounding William Stewart Sheargold, whose body was recovered from the Barwon River,…

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Three Years' Gaol for Shopbreaking at Tumbarumba

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 1

Keith Ernest Hird, 43, laborer, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by Judge Berne at the Wagga Quarter…

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Licensing Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 2

William Merton Congdon—Application, to transfer [?] license of Royal Mail Hotel, Goolgowi, to Samuel Roy Smith Channon…

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Warden's Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 2

John William Parsons—Application for authority to enter part por. 21, parish Elliott, county [?] Nicholson to search for gypsum…

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Alleged Burglar Shot Dead By Police

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Allegedly disturbed in a house in Cumming Avenue, North Strathfield, about 9.30 to-night, a man was fatally…

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Three Strangers on Stealing Charge Alleged To Have Entered Room At Royal Hotel

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 1

Three strangers appeared before Mr D. W. Murphy, JP, at the Gundagai Police Court yesterday. They faced charges of…

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Garvie on Murder Charge "I Done it"—Alleged statement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: When charged by Detective-Sergeant Ramus of killing Cecil John Kelly, 35, at Bulli, Mervyn Garvie, 39, allegedly replied: "I done it; something went wrong with my…

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