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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 57 of 69

Wagga Supreme Court Farmer's Counsel Calls Defence Speech 'Audacious'

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 2

In the Wagga Supreme Court yesterday the counsel for a Wagga farmer who is suing the Commonwealth of Australia for damages, described a statement by Mr Dwyer, K.C., in his address to the jury, as the "greatest…

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Alleged Fascist Charged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: One thousand people surged outside the North London Court during a case against an alleged Fascist. The magistrate…

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

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 2

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

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Heavy Fine for Unlawful Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

Stanley Gladston Woodward (29) was charged with unlawfully assaulting Frank Homan on 16th October. Plea guilty…

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RAILWAY N.O. Charged With Manslaughters

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Mervyn Douglas Gilliland, 20, who was night officer at Tamaree Siding, where the Brisbane-Townsville Express crashed…

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Railway Night Officer Charged With Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: Mervyn Douglas Gililand, 20, who was night officer at Tamaree siding, where the Brisbane-Townsville express crashed…

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Allegations in Box Hill Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Alexander Arthur Hemming, 26, of BoxHill, who is charged with the murder of Allan William Paul Rose…

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Barrister Debarred by Full Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The State Full Court today debarred Sydney Samuel Wilton Davis, 33, a barrister, previously referred to as "Mr. X"…

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Disappearance of Woman Recalled in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: In the Probate Court today Mr. Justice Roper granted an order to Florence Hobson, of Woollahra, to distribute the…

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Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, October 15. (Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M.) Breach of Traffic Regulations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

William George Moeller was charged with not giving way to a vehicle on the right of an intersection…

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Man Charged with Murder of Sister

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 1

BATHURST, Tuesday: In the Supreme Court today Mr. Justice Owen ordered that Frederick John Rothery, 25, be held to custody at…

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Alleged Murder of Sister Man Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 1

BATHURST, Wednesday: In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Owen ordered that Frederick John Rothery, 25, be held in custody at the…

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"Test Tube" Baby Alleged in Court Action

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.): In an attempt to prevent her estranged husband from exercising his parental rights, a mother…

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Licensing Court

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 8

In the Licensing Court on Thursday last the transfer of the license of the Miners Arms Hotel at Laurel Hill was granted from…

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Mining Warden's Court

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

In the Mining Warden's Court on Thursday last before the Mining Warden (Mr. C. H. Blackmore) authority to enter…

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Constable Who Gave Evidence in Batlow Assault Case Seeks Divorce

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 4

Constable Alexander Edward Bayly, who was one of the principal witnesses at the recent sitting of the Gundagai Quarter Sessions When a policemen was acquitted on a charge of assault , is now seeking a divorce from his wife. He made application to the Wagga Suprem…

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Licensing Court Cases Adjourned

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 5

An application for a wine and spirit merchant's license at Batlow by Angelo Vanzella, and a complaint for suspension or…

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Police Assn. Wants F.b.i. in Australia

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A move will be made in Sydney to have established a Federal Bureau of Investigation, similar to…

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Batlow Constable Seeks Divorce in Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

At the Wagga Supreme Court yesterday a Batlow police constable sued his wife for divorce, alleging adultery with a Batlow contractor. THE police constable…

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Items of News Quarter Sessions and District Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

Local court officials have been advised that the Quarter Sessions and District Court, which were to have been held on November 11,…

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