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Courts & crime, 1948

1,290 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 65

Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

AT the Waggs Court of Petty Sessions, yesterday. John P, McDermott, 32, laborer, of Wagga, pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Court of Petty Sessions Alleged Forgery

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Charles Robert Terelich, 20, apprehended at Yanco on 21st instant, was remanded to appear at Cootamundra court on February 10, charged with…

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Culcairn Carrier Fined £50 at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

FRANCIS HENRY JUDD, Melville Street, Culcairn, was convicted at the Wagga Court yesterday on a charge of carrying goods by…

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Negligent Driving Charge Dismissed at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

A man who pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligent driving was acquitted by Mr. A. V. Quiggan, S.M.. at the Wagga Court of Petty…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, January 27 (Before Messrs. Keithi Smith and M. S. Bashir, J's.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

Edward Charles Mildowney (23) and Alian James Beavan (37) were charged with trespassing on railway property…

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Leeton Theft; Two Men Get 12 Months

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

LEETON, Friday: Convicted of stealing £6 from the office of the Leeton Hotel, qn January 23, two men who appeared in court today…

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Sydney Case Recalls "Human Glove" Murder at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

The finding of a human arm on the foreshore of Pearl Bay, .Middle Harbor (Sydney), on Tuesday has revived interest in the famous "human glove" murder at Wagga in 1933…

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Police Take Baby's Body From Cemetery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday: Police anil the Government Pathologist went to Lutwyche cemetery today and recovered the body of a…

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Three Charged with Attacking American Sailor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Three men who are alleged to have robbed and assaulted an American sailor early this morning hive been arrested…

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Third Man Charged with City Hold-up

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Police today arrested arrested a 21-year-old saleman and charged him with armed hold-up…

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Man Arrested in Dubbo on Big Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

DUBBO, Sunday: Police yesterday arrested a man in a Dubbo street on a charge of having stolen £800 from a Hungarian, Andre…

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Police in "Tails" at Tivoli

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sunday: Police in tail suits were at the Tivoli Theatre last night. They were there on duty,…

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Police Recapture Four Escapees From Prison Farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

GOULBURN, Sunday: Police from Taralga, Crookwell and Goulburn this morning recaptured four prisoners who escaped from Oberon prison farm on Friday night. THEY closed on the men at 2 a.m…

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Wave of Violence Follows Murder of Gandhi Attacks Directed on War-mongers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Sunday (A.A.P.): The wave of violence which is sweeping through India as a result of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday is directed not…

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Barmedman Farmer to Pay £20 for Not Feeding Horses Interesting Case Heard In Wyalong Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 6

A Barmedman farmer who said he would not accept £1000 for one his show horses, was fined £20 by Mr Finaly SM, at the West…

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Farmer Sentenced on Drought Relief Charge

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 4

At Balranald Court recently, Angus Graham McLennan, of Swan Hill, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for…

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Woman Fails to Appear in Assault Case

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: When her name was called at the Redfern Court today, a young married woman who accused four young…

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Four Men on Assault Charge Refused Bail

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Stated to have been arrested in Bourke, four young men were refused bail when remanded in the Central Court today…

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Gaol as Cure for Wayward Girls Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The re-committal of wayward girls to gaol was futile and "a gross waste of human material," Judge Studdert said in…

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Charged with Biting Off Ear in Fight

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: A dental student, Vincent John McFarlane, of Bondi, gave evidence in the Central Court today against a…

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