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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,374 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 69

Gundagai's New C .P. S. WELCOMED Court's Tribute To Mr Eric Walker

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

At the 'Gundagai Police yesterday, the newly appointed Clerk of Petty Sessions was of welcomed by the Magistrate, legal…

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Children Have Good Time at Wagga Play Centre Police-Citizens Boys' Club For Wagga Soon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Wagga is to have a Police-Citizens Boys' Club as soon as one can be established. Inspector Lindsay Alford, who is acting president of the…

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Police Court Wednesday, February 5 (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.) Guilty on Charges of Stealing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

Leslie Metcalfe (22) was charged with stealing six pocket watches and five wristlet watches, of the value of £26, the property of Jacob Isaac…

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Progress Association Water Stealing

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

An enthusiastic meeting of the progress Association was held recently when at the suggestion of Mr. Murray, it was decided to ask the County Council…

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Australia Urges Court of Human Rights

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (N.Y.) Thursday: The Australian Minister to Paris (Col. Hodgson) to-day explained to the Human Rights…

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Wine and Spirit License Application Before Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

This morning Mr. M. G. Meagher, manager of the Cootamundra branch of John Meagher and Co., Pty., Ltd., applied to the Licensing Court for a…

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Court to Decide "Just Price" Wheat Acquired Commonwealth

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

The Farmers and Setters Association has decided to processed with its application to the High court for a decision on what is a just price for…

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£10,000 Building for Wagga Police and Citizens' Boys' Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

Wagga is to have a building costing about £10,000 for its Police and Citizens' Boys' Club. Half of the total cost is to be contributed by the New South Wales Federation…

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Three Sentenced For Assault

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Three 17-year-old youths received sentences ranging from 12 months to five years at the Quarter Sessions to-day for…

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Butcher's Shop Theft of £1150; Two Men Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Two men were charged in the Central Court this morning with stealing goods valued at £1150, the property of Mrs…

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Gang May Have Used Boy In Burglary

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: A gang of safebreakers is believed to have used a small boy to gain admission to the Poynting's Butchery…

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Lawyer Says Magistrate Over Retiring Age

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr. Erie Miller, K.C., took a novel point in the Special Federal Court to-day. He submitted that Mr. Atkinson, S.M.,…

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Charge of Murder at Shepparton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: The body of an English remittance man, John Mason, 50, was found last night in a roadside channel at East…

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More Evidence In Brisbane Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday: A witness at the Brisbane Police Court said to-day that he had surprised Reginald Winfield Spence Brown with his…

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Licensing Court (Friday.) Before Mr. Bliss, Licensing Magistrate. Spirit Merchant's License

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

Michael Gerrard Meagher, manager of the Cootamundra branch of John Meagher and Co. Pty. Ltd., applied for a spirit merchant's license…

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Police Draw Batons and Gun to Subdue Mob

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: One of the worst demonstrations to which, police have been subjected in Sydney occurred on Saturday…

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The Adelong S.P. RAID 1 Court Imposes Fines

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

14 was a busy day at Adelong last Friday. Quite a lot of folk were down; but there was noticeably absent the usual good turn our- all because some forty odd men had to toe the carpet, in answer to SP betting charges, the result of,' the previous Saturday's…

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Jerusalem 3 Youths Are Sentenced to Death

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Tuesday: Three of the four Jewish youths who are on trial for carrying firearms and whips were sentenced to death, and the fourth to…

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Police Court Friday, February 7 (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

Ernest Albert Kemp (99) was fined 10/, in default 24 hours, on a charge of drunkenness. Defendant is an old offender…

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Two Remanded On Melbourne Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: Chan Kwang and Chan Sin charged with murder of Yeung Shing, bosun of the steamer Port Abitivi, and with…

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