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Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 64 of 65

Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before Mr. W. FINLAY, S.M. Alleged Sheep. Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

Giving evidence yesterday in a sheep-stealing case heard in the Cootamundra Court, Constable Haskew alleged that the…

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Man Committed for Trial at Cootamundra; Sheep-stealing Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA, Monday: A man charged with sheep-stealing had confessed only after he had been promised by a woman that there would be no prosecution, it was stated in Cootamundra Court today…

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Police Search for Escaped Prisoner

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday: A general police alert has been issued following the escape of a prisoner after a struggle with…

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Special Court for Landlord-Tenant Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: A special court would be established to deal with breaches of the Landlord and Tenant regulations and…

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Kanimbla Brings Troops Home Police and Provosts Hooted

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday—Servicemen and civilians loudly booed and shouted at police and army provosts, struggling with…

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Vagrancy Charge Against Woman at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

A woman charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with vagrancy had a long list of convictions, according to the…

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Defendant Wins Tenancy Case at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

A verdict for the defendant was returned by Mr. Quiggin, S.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday in the case in…

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Many Fined at Wagga Court for Traffic Breaches

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

Yesterday at the Wagga Police Court 19 cases dealing with traffic breaches were dealt with by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M. THE highest penalty imposed…

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Condemned Jap. Warlords U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday— The United States Supreme Court yesterday refused to interfere with the international…

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Stolen Rice Sold for 1/6 Per Lb. Police Swoop at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

A CAFE proprietor who admitted selling: rice at 1/6 per pound, was fined £30 at Griffith Court last week for having rice in his…

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Clerk on Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A man charged with having stolen £40 from his employers was remanded and released on £200…

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Butcher Charged Did Not Deliver Meat

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—An adjournment until February 23 was granted by the Chief Industrial Magistrate (Mr. A. G…

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Butcher Charged With Failing to Deliver Meat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An adjournment until February 23 was granted today by the Chief Industrial Magistrate (Mr. A. G…

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U.S. Court Rejects Appeals by Japanese

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: By a majority of six to one the United States Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the International Military Tribunal, which recently condemned General Tojo and six…

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U.s. Soldiers Sentenced for Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

TOKYO. Wednesday (A.A.P.): Two American soldiers received life sentences today for the murder of Akira Nagai, 55 chaffeur…

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Wounded Man Charged at Bedside Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday: Arthur ("Tinker") Wilson, 34, was charged with breaking and entering with intent to steal at a…

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Sheep Stealing Alleged in Case at Coot’mundra

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 6

A man charged with sheep stealing had confessed only after he had been promised that there would be no prosecution, it was…

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Warning to Road Hogs Issued at Leeton Court House

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

A WARNING to. "road hogs" was issued from the Bench at the Leeton Court House on the 17th of December, by Mr. E. M…

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Man Shot Suspiciously Charged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: The condition of Arthur "Tinker" Wilson, 34, was reported today to be greatly improved…

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Father Gets Seven Years' Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Donald Frazer McInnes. 44, of Wyong Creek, Wyong. laborer, was sentenced to seven years' goal…

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