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Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 65

Police Cars in Wild Chase; Man with Severed Artery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Six police cars in a wild 20-mile dash through the Western Suburbs last night chased an allegedly stolen car. In the stolen car a man with a severed wrist artery was fast losing blood…

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Drinking of Intoxicating at Dances Judge Berne Tells Appeals Court He is Shocked

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

New that people drank intoxicating liquor at dances "shocked" Judge Berne in the Goulburn Appeals Court last week, states the…

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Japs. Sentenced to Death For Killing an Australian

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Four Japanese war criminals have been sentenced to death by the Eighth United States Military Commission at Tokio for having caused the death of…

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Old Mail's Death Mate Charged with Manslaughter

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

About 6.30 p.m. on Saturday last an incident occurred in Dougles Street, in the vicinity of the Commercial Hotel, that resulted in the death of a…

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"Jock" Garden Charged Again With Three Others

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: John Smith ("Jock") Garden and three other men were Charged with conspiracy in the Special Federal court today…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

John Ryan, 57, laborer pleaded guilty to a charge of begging alms and was sentenced to six months'…

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Slaying Charge at Narrandera Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

George Edwin Casley, 63, at the Narrandera Court, was remanded until February 24 on a charge of the manslaughter, of Sydney, Jackson…

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Father Shot at Son; Court Allegation

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: A father who is alleged to have shot at his 18-year-old son, who tried to stop a family quarrel, was remanded in the…

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Licensing Court Wednesday and Thursday, February 11 and 12 Applications for Club Licences

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

The Licensing Board which sat in Narandera on Wednesday and Thursday last, concluded its sittings on Thursday afternoon…

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Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, February 11 Tenancy Case (Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 1

Albert David Charles Bynon (agent for Jessie May Bynon) v. N. Ditchburn, applying for possession of premises situated in Twynam Street…

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New Police Commissioner

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The appointment of Superintendent J. F. Scott as Commissioner of Police was announced today by the Premier…

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Charged with Abduction of Girl Aged 15

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When Edward Joseph Williams, 39. married, appeared in the Redfern Court charged with the abduction of a 15-year…

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Licencee Sued Over Theft of Money From Room

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

An unusual and interesting case was heard in the Small Debts Court at Cowra, a Manly footballer who had stayed at a local hotel proceeding…

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C.I.B. Men Flown to Inverell; £3150 Theft Claimed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: C.I.B. detectives were flown by a special police plane to Inverell today to investigate an alleged theft of £3150…

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Quebec Police Close Labor Party Offices

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 1

MONTREAL, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Under orders of the Premier (Maurice Du Plessis), the Quebec provincial police invoked the 1937…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

Before Mr. W. F. Finlay, S.M. Robert Desmond McGuinness (27) was charged with resisting arrest on February 14…

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Alleged Theft of £304

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

Mr. Hook, S.M., in the Goulburn Court, committed a young man for trial on a charge of stealing £304 from a Bungendore grazier on January 30…

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Tumbarumba Police Court Charge of Driving Under Influence

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

At the Tumbaranba Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday last before Mr. A. V. 'Quiggin, S.M., Arthur…

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Small Debts Court

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court last Thursday before Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., Mr. W. D. Coogan (of Walsh and Blair)…

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Sent Arms to Palestine; 6 Men in Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Six men pleaded guilty in the Federal Court today to falsification of shippers export declarations in…

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