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Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 65

Royal Visit Police Chief in Wagga Today

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. J. F. Scott) will visit Wagga this afternoon to discuss plans for the Royal visit next April…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

ERIC WILLIAM FURY, 19, farmer, appeared at the Wagga Court yesterday on four charges following a fatal accident at…

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Wagga Police Seek Suite of Furniture

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

A suite of furniture delivered to the wrong address in Wagga on November 6 had disappeared when the mistake was…

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Clothing Featured in Court Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

A man had taken an overcoat from a hotel bar and walked up the street, a detective said at the Wagga court…

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Royal Visit Wagga to Have 260 POLICE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 1

RIGHT solo police motor cyclists will lead the Royal Party's car through Wagga streets on April 8…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before Mr. W. FInlay, S.M. Offensive Behaviour

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 2

Frederick Hearne and John Albert Slavin pleaded guilty to charges of offensive behaviour. A constable alleged that he…

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Rules Approved for Hedditch Cup Games Comic Court to Be Set for Sydney Cup Rules for the Tim Hedditch Challenge Cup, presented by Messrs. S. and N. Hedditch, have now been approved. The cup is for competition among Reserve Grade players in Wagga and District

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday: Co[?] Court, winner of the Victori[?] Derby, will return to Syd[?] next autumn to race in [?]…

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Charged With Theft of Gold Worth £1260

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. W. Lander, counsel for a man charged with stealing gold bars valued at £1260, said his client…

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Man's Story in Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 2

A man, charged with resisting arrest, stated in Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that he weighed only 7st. 10lbs., and…

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Constable Acquitted of Theft

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Constable Mervyn David Campbell. 32, who had pleaded not guilt; to a barge of stealing £2/10/…

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New Probe Over "Secret Documents" Security Police Question Newspaper Reporters

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Commonwealth Security Police have launched a new investigation into a series of alleged leakages from the…

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Coolamon Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 2

At the Coolamon Police Court, on Tuesday last, before Mr. Quiggan, S.M. the following cases were dealt with:…

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Attempted Suicide at Adelong Man Sentenced To Two Months' Gaol

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 2

John Thomas Murphy, a stranger to the district who has been about Tumut, Gundagai, Adelong and Ration' for the past month, is…

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Pickets Fined for Assault on Butcher

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 1

WOLLONOONG, Thursday: Francis George Hayman, 20, and Robert Keenan. 25, both miners, appeared at Wollongong Court…

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Mr. Keith Smith Farewelled Tributes by Court House Staff and Others

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 1

Late on Tuesday afternoon the Court House staff, the police, legal profession and the "Argus", representative met to say farewell to Mr…

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Police Awarded £1 a Week Rise

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A flat rate faereue of £1 a week, retrospective to September 25, was psted to non-commissioned…

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Alleged Stealing Sheep, Wool, Etc

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 1

A sheep stealing case involving two district residents, was adjourned by Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. at Stockinbingal Court, on…

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Two Charged at Harden Burial of 16-Year-OId Girl

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 1

A woman and her 18-years-old son were charged at the Harden Police station with concealing the death of the woman's…

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Two Charged at Harden With Concealing Death of 16-Year-Old Girl

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 1

A woman and her 18-year-old son were charged at the Harden Police Station with concealing the death of the woman's 16-year-old daughter. THOSE charge are Mrs…

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Girl's Body Buried in Garden Near Harden Mother Gives Police Reasons For Extraordinary Happening

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 2

Detectives on Saturday the body of a 16-year-old girl buried in a garden of a home at Cunningar, three miles from Haren. The detectives allege that the girl was buried on September 11, but that police were notified of her death only on Friday…

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