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Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 65

Local Items Police Appeal on Missing Bicycles

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Wagaa police yesterday appealed to people to telephone the police when they saw bicycles lying about with the…

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Freezing of Bank Account Sought in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A man today sought in the Equity Court to freeze the bank account of a man who had allegedly…

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Baby Claimant in Court Action Against S.a.govt

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: A 19-months-old baby boy today was claimant in a petition for damages from the State…

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Men Charged with Hotel Picketing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: A charge of unlawful picketing, brought against a man at Red[?]ern Court today, is believed to be the first…

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Cootamundra Widow in Gaol Pending Bail

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

Mrs. Marie Rita Condron, of Cootamundra, who at Temora last week was committed for trial on a charge of murdering…

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Charged With Selling Liquor "In the Air"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Prosecutions to be initiated against Australian National Airways Ltd. and an air…

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S.P. Betting Charge Dismissed Magistrate Gives Reserved Decision

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 6

The charge against L. Raymond Foley of Gundagai, of alleged SP betting, was dismissed in the Gundagai Court yesterday…

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Wagga Police Explain New Law on Rifles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

From June 1 it will be an offence to have almost any rifle other than a pea-rifle. That is the effect of the Police…

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Girl's Warning Takes Police to Dead Youth

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 3

A frantic young girl, on Monday drove up to the Wagga Police Station in a car and told police that a, young man intended to…

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Local Shire Valuation Court All Objections Settled

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 6

All objections to the new valuations imposed by the Shire Council have been settled by consent. Mr H. R. Dawson (Messrs W. C…

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“Nuisance to Local Hotel Keepers” Say Police Local Man Fined

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 6

Stating that a local man was a good worker, but an habitual week end drinker and police considered him a nuisance to local hotel…

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District Woman Claims Imposters Using Her People's Name Allegations Made in Gundagai Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 5

Strenuous and determined bids were made by Solicitor H. R. Dawson in the Gundagai Court yesterday, to prevent a woman…

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Stealing Greyhound Pup Aboriginal Convicted At Local Court

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

At the Tumut Police Court yesterday James Olley Phillips, a member of the Brungle Mission Station, was proceeded against for having a…

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Ex-Boxing Champ. on Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Jack Haines, 40, a former middleweight champion boxer, was charged at Paddington Court…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: William Patrick Hill, 38, a rubber [?] was remanded at F[?] Court today until May 13,…

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Wagga Police News

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 2

Sergeant Steinhauer, of the Wagga police, has just returned from the Den[?]quin sub-district after carrying out the annual…

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Girl's False Statement to Police

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE; Friday: police sold today that the 18-year-old girl telephonist who claimed to have been attacked, by a man in…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, May 3. (Before Messrs. K. Smith and S. S. Jones, Js.P.) "Jumbing the Ra[?]tler"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

Henry Worthington (35) was charged with travelling in a railway carriage between Leeton and Narandera without having previously paid…

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Woman on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: A woman who was alleged to have arranged a suicide pact with a man was committed for trial…

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