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Courts & crime, 1947

1,374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 69

Victorian Political Crisis Police Threaten to Resign Because of No Pay

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Many of the 2250 members of the Victorian police force may resign as the remit of the Victorian political crisis. The Legislative Assembly rejected the supply for the…

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Police Say Youth Shot Himself Over Girl Friend

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Police were told that a 16-year-old Marrickville youth shot himself with a 22 rifle last night because a girl friend…

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Man Charged With Attempted Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Police last night arrested a 34-year-old ironmonger and later charged him with shooting with intent to murder…

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Gaol Urged for Illegal Use of Cars

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday: The N.R.M.A. will renew its request to the Government for an amendment to the law to provide for goal sentences instead…

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A 100-Dollar Yawn Put Him in Gaol

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 6

A sleeper yarned and out poppied a 100-dollar bill from his mouth. It was stranger than fiction, yet…

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Gaol for Car Thieves N.R.M.A. Move

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 6

The NRMA will renew its request to the Government for an amendment of the law to substitute a minimum three months gaol…

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Melbourne Police Fight Big Mob

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Police had to use their batons on a crowd outside Melbourne Town Hall yesterday when men and women tried to…

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Tems of News Wagga Circuit Court Jurors

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

The Sheriff's Officer, Mr. W. MacLeod, said yesterday that he had received instructions from the New South Wales Sheriff that jurors…

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Quarter Sessions on Wednesday Will Clash With Monthly Court Two-day Sitting Certain

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

The October sitting of the Gundagai Quarter Sessions has been postponed from to-morrow (Tuesday) until Wednesday next…

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Heiress and Lover Acquitted of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

SANTA ANA (Cal.), Monday: After the longest criminal trial ever held in the United States, a jury of six women…

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Special Police Patrol Highway

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: With their headquarters at Lithgow, a special squad of Police Safety Control motor cyclists operated on the Great…

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Petrol Stealing Case Monday and Tuesday, September 29 and 30

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 4

Albert Reginald Stanley Pickersgill (36) was charged with that on 22nd June, at Gillenbah. he stole 22 gallons of petrol of the value of…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 2

AN Oura poultry farmer, to whom an Egg Board official had sold 584 dozen eggs in a [?]erfod from January to May, 1947. in…

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Heiress and Lover Not Guilty of Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

SANTA ANA (Cal.), Tuesday: After, the longest criminal trial ever held in the United States, a jury of six men and six women, acquitted heiress…

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Counsel's Claim in Charge of Intent to Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: Counsel for a man charged in the City Court today with wounding with intent to murder said the charge was a…

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Gaol for Car Thieves; N.r.m.a. Move

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. will renew its request to the Government for an amendment to the law to substitute a minimum three-months…

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Special Police Patrol on Western Highway

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 4

At the week-end, with their headquarters at Lithgow, a special squad of Police Safety control motor cyclists operated on the Great west…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 4

Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Betting John Redvers Miers (47) pleaded guilty to that, being the occupier of a…

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Shannon's Trainer Wins Tenancy Court Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Shannon's trainer, Frank Dalton, who appeared to be in danger of having to move from his Randwick flat…

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Our Roundsman Covers the Monthly Police Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 4

Yesterday there were two courts sitting at Gundagai. One was presided over by Judge Berne, whilst the other by stipendiary Magistrate Finlay. Despite difficulties the…

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