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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 69

Wagga Court Cases Yesterday

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

A WAGGA motor garage proprietor was fined at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for illegally using a trader's plate. Sergeant L. L. Caine said that…

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Higher Salaries For Senior Police Officers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: Pay increases retrospective to December 6 last were granted by the Industrial Commission today to 104 senior…

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Court Echo of Domain Affray

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: There was further evidence in the Centra] Court today In the case In which Bernard O'Sullivan. 32. wharf…

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Parallel Parking on Monday; Police to Aid Motorists

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

Although the Wagga City Council decided on the introduction of parallel parking in Wagga as from Sunday, June 1, the Wagga police will not enforce it until the following…

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Question of Italians For M.I. A. Before Full High Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Full High Court to-day heard argument on whether the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of New South Wales has Iegal power to refuse farm leases to nationalised subjects of…

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Licensing Court Thursday, May 21 (Before Mr. J. B. Scobic, chairman of the Licencing Magistrates Application for Licence to Serve Liquor With Meals

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 2

Jean Charalambides, proprietor of the Mona Cafe, Banna Avenue Griffith, applied for a permit to serve light wines and malt liquor with…

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High Court Writ Against N.S.W. 40-Hour Week

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Recent legislation by the N.S.W. Government granting a 40-hour week to workers covered by…

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Airman Gets Six Months at Wagga Court For Parachute Theft

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

An airman was sentenced to six months' gaol by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M., at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. HE is Gorden Robert Hogarth…

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Wagga Man Fined for Wife Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

Convicting a man of unlawfully assaulting his wife, at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. Mr. R. A. Hardwicke. P.M.,…

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One Month's Gaol Echo of Domain Disturbance

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In the Central Court today Mr. Pickup, S.M., sentenced Bernard O'Sullivan (32), wharf laborer, to one month's goal for his…

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Ten Years' Gaol For Armed City Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Convicted of armed robbery, two men were each sentenced to 10 years' Imprisonment by Judge Holden in the…

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A Wallet Disappeared During Week-end Alleged Theft of Pound

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

A Saturday afternoon drinking bout amongst chance acquaintances, which ended up in one of the party becoming befuddled…

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Court Fight for Home at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

At the Wagga Court next Wednesday, five persons will fight for possession of a Wagga home. It is claimed that a home at 81…

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Workers Compensation Court Accident at Cannery Girl Claims Compensation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 4

AT the Workers Compensation Court, held In Leeton, before His Honour Judge Perdriau, Miss Gwen Day, of Farm 631, claimed…

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High Court Writ Against N.S.W. 40-Hour Week

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

Recent legislation by the N.S.W. Government granting a 40-hour week to workers covered by State awards from July 1 is to be challenged in…

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R.s.l. Man on Beer Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Two men were charged in the Central Court to-day with stealing and receiving a quantity of bottled…

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Murder Charge Reduced to Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A murder charge against Claude Phillip Shoebridge, 29, lorry driver, was reduced to manslaughter at the…

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Young Man Charged at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

Charged with evading paying his railway fare between Yass Junction and Wagga, and between Picton and Goulburn, Clifford Peter Frichot, 19…

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Assault at Junee Cost Man £69

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 6

Frederick Hearrne was convicted three charges at Junee Court yesterday , and was ordered fines totalling £69/9…

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The Court House (To the Editor)

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

Dear Sir: You asked -me per medium of “your paper-last week” if I noticed the noxious weeds on Court House stpes. Of course I…

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