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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 65

Son Charged in 'Phone Murder Case in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Charles Ivan Le Gallien, 17 1/2. third of [?] family of four sons, was charged in a Special Children's Court at…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 2

A struggle over a bottle of wine in the Rose Marie Cafe on September 11 resulted in four men being arrested, police…

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Sedition Charge Before Brisbane Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday—Gilbert Burns, of Wynnum road, Morning side, was charged, at the Brisbane Police Court…

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Legal Argument in Wagga Court on Agents' Law

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 2

A man who advertised he was willing to act as a business agent when he was unlicensed was not committing a…

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Mr. Fadde[?] Security Police to Probe Matter Mr. Chifley's Attack

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has directed the Commonwealth Security Service to investigate the authenticity of defence documents quoted by the leader of the Country Party…

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Gaol for Petrol Ticket Offence

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Arthur Henry Beckingham, motor mechanic, of Concord, was today at the Special Federal Court…

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Magistrate Orders Woman From Gundagai Court “Not Going to Walk Fourteen Miles For Nothing”

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 6

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr Finlay, yesterday ordered the police to remove a woman from the Gundagai Court room…

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Russian Zone Police Train to Meet 'Civil War'

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, Wednesday: Russian Zone police are being trained to use machine-guns and mortars in anticipation of large-scale…

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“Will Leave the Grog Alone” Man's Promise in Gundagai Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 6

When convicted on a charge of drunkenness in the Gundagai Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, a local man promised the SM that he would…

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Son Charged with Murder of Father

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

Cha[?]s Ivan le Gallien, [?] was charged in a Special Ch[?] Court on Tuesday morning with the murder of his father. Charles Lowis…

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Full High Court's Ruling on Divorce

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A written agreement between a husband and wife to separate did not prevent the wife from…

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Police Visit Fadden; Uproar in Parlt. Breach of Member's Privilege Claimed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Two Commonwealth Security officers today attempted to interrogate the leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden) in his…

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Charged With Murder of Husband

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Alleged by the police to have put arsenic in her husband's beer, a mother of three children was…

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Stir in Wyalong Court Prosecutor Asked Man If He Laughed at Him

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 6

There was a stir in proceedings at the West Wyalong Licensing Court when Sgt. Cahill, of Sydney, for the Crown, told Mr…

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Charged with Stabbing Husband

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Police gave evidence in the Central Court today that Mrs. Elsie Josephine Dainer, 41, admitted…

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Magistrate Orders Woman From Gundagai Court "Not Going To Walk Fourteen Miles For Nothing"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 4

The Stipendiary Magistrate, Sir. Finlay, last week ordered the police to remove a woman from the Gundagai Courtroom…

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Poultry Notes Protecting Turkeys From Theft

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

Turkeys are noted for their roaming habits and it is common experience in the closely settled areas of the Irrigation Area for turkey flocks to stray…

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Fined for Stealing Watch From Brother-in-Law

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing a wristlet watch, the property of his brother-in-law, was fined £5 and ordered £2/10/…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

THREE men pleaded guilty to charges of illegal betting st Wagga on Saturday afternoon. John Michael O'Grady, 43…

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Wagga Court Sequel to Train Incident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 2

Norman Trevor Ellis, 24, laborer, of Albury, who police said was prevented from climbing through a window of the…

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