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Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 65

WEDNESDAY, 31st DECEMBER (Before Messrs. Keith Smith and S. Jones, Js.P.) Unlawful Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

Thomas Frederick Fitzgerald (46) was charged with unlawfully assaulting Ella O'Neal. Plea guilty…

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Police Search for Man Following T.n.t. Discovery

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.): New York police have so far been unable to establish the whereabouts of Julius Chender, owner of…

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West Wyalong Arrest "Wanderer" Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

WEST WYALONG, Wednesday: A dramatic turn was taken in connection with the fire at West Wyalong last Saturday morning, when the £1500…

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Items of News New Magistrate for Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Etherton, Stipendiary Magistrate of the Albury circuit, who visited Wagga for several court sittings each month, has been…

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Remand in Trunk Murder Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Arthur Andrew Beath, 47, a steward charged with murder was further remanded at Central Court today…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 3

Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. No Bike Light Cecil J. Batten, James Michael Walsh, and Marie Bayley pleaded…

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Serious Increase in Riverina Court Cases Last Year

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

In the Riverina police district, which includes the Wagga, Albury, Deniliquin and Narrandera sub-districts, there were 7263 court cases last year, 858 more than during the previous year…

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Charged with Theft of 11,000 Bottles of Beer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1
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A youth who appeared in the central Court yesterday, following the alleged theft of more than 11,000 bottles, of beer, faced 40 charges of fraud and…

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Staggering Increase in Gundagai Police Court Cases During 1947

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

There was a phenomenal increase in the number of charges and summons cases at the Gundagai police Court during 1947. The figures supplied to this paper by Mr Walker, CPS, are alarming, and either indicate that Gundagai has slipped badly during the…

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Heavy Fines for Transport Drivers Three Cases at Gundagai Police Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

At the Gundagai Police Court yesterday, three transport drivers who were' charged with driving vehicles without the required licence…

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Gaol Breaker's Letter to R.s.l Sec

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A letter from Crofton Edward Barnes, who escaped from Long Bay Gaol on New Year's Day, was received by…

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Police Dragnet Out for Armed Bandits

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police have thrown out a dragnet which they are confident will soon result to the early arrest of the three…

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Judge Berne Appointed to Divorce Court

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday The appointment of Judge Berne of the District Court, as Acting Supreme Court Judge was announced by the…

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Miner’s Outburst in West Wyalong Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 8

William Turner, merrier of Kikiora, was at the West Wyalong Police Court on Monday, sentenced to seven days hard labor on a charge of…

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Police Inquiries Into Fire Death at Wyalong Concluded; Man Remanded

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1948 · page 2

WEST WYALONG, Wednesday: The special squad of Sydney, Wagga and West Wyalong police who have been investigating the £1500 golf club house fire at West Wyalong last Saturday morning, when the 72-year-old…

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Prices Officer Charged with Stealing Car

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Martin James Walsh, hire car proprietor, alleged in the Central Court today that a Prices Branch officer and a…

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Charged with Poisoning Father's Milk

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A father alleged in the Box Hill Court today that his son had admitted putting poison in milk that he (the…

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Police Seek Bicycle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 2

Wagga, police are searching for a man's black bicycle, with a generator light, back pedal brake, and a wooden grip on the right…

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R.S.L. President Broadcasts to Gaol Breaker

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mr. Ken Bolton, State president of the R.S.L., today broadcast an appeal to Crofton Edward Barnes, 26, who…

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