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Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 71

Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

A DIAMOND ring valued at £60 is one of four rings, a man charged at Wagga Court yesterday, is alleged to have had…

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Man Sentenced After Cheque Frauds on Publicans Allegedly Called Himself a Doctor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 2

A man who had allegedly called himself Dr. Shannon was sentenced at the Wagga Court yesterday to 12 months' gaol on two charges of false pretences involving cheques…

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McPHILLIPS Rejected From Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Tuesday—The Full Arbitration Court today refused to allow L. J. McPhillips to appear as an advocate when…

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Assault and Robbery Charges

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: To-day's hearing of charges against Harold Haldane, 20, and Ronald Bruce Nelson, 22, of having…

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Theft Means Threat to National Peace Russian Agents Stole Quantity of Uranium?

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

(A.A.P.) NEW YORK; According to the Daily News, three-quarters of a pound of uranium 235 vanished from the Chicago…

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Jap. Prisoner on Murder Charge Alleged Use of Kitchen Knife

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Wednesday — A Japanese criminal, who allegedly stabbed another prisoner through the heart with a…

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High Court Writ Against Mr. Calwell

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A Darwin tailor, Eric Chin, today took out a High Court writ to restrain the Minister for…

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Court Refuses to Hear Mr. McPHILLIPS in Basic Wage Claim

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: When the Basic Wage case opened today, the Full Arbitration Court refused to hear Mr. L. J. McPhillips as representative of the Federated Ironworkers' Association…

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Raleigh Act Ends Up in Court Motor Cyclist Fined For Carrying Pillion Rider

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 6

Sir Walter Raleigh earned a reputation for chivalry when he put his cloak down on the ground so that the Queen would not…

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Police Court

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 2

At Hillston Police Court last week, a local youth, who pleaded guilty, was over over on own surety to be of good behaviour for two…

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Woman for Trial on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed: The Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. E. Gibson) today committed for trial, on a charge or murder, Lily…

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Wagga Stock Inspector on Sheep Stealing Charge Missing 277 Corriedales Recovered at Adelong

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Stock Inspector to the Wagga PP Board, Thomas Edward Keith Ryan, aged 58 years, was charged at the Wagga Court on Monday with sheep stealing. The charge involves 277 Corriedale sheep valued at £687/10…

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Stir in U.S. Over Theft of Uranium Big Quantity May Be in Soviet Hands

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Three-quarters of a lb. of uranium 235—the explosive heart of the atom bomb and the deadliest and most closely quarded secret of the United States—vanished from…

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Relative of Woman Who Recently Visited Gundagai District Sought by Police

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 3

Gundagai Police are anxious to contact the daughter or other relatives of an aged woman named Wilkinson, who was recently holidaying…

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Woman Charged With Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Charged with the murder of a 40-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Esma Johnston, of R.A.A.F. Huts, Lord…

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"No Evidence of Manila Assault"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Inquiries in Manila had shown there was no evidence whatsoever of an assault on Australian…

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Detention of Dog Magistrate Makes Order

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 6

At the Leeton police court before Mr. Tunchon, S.M. Edwin John McCallum Johnston, sued Harley O. Broomfield now residing at Clareville…

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Sheep Stealing Alleged Wagga Stock Inspector Remanded

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

Waggn Pastures Protection Board Stock Inspector, Thomas Edmond Ryan, 58, was charged at the Wagga court on Monday with stealing sheep…

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Police Court Coolamon Fracas Heavy Penalties Threatening Words, Resisting Arrest, Hindering a Constabls

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

At the Coolamon Court before Mr. A. V. Quiggars S.M. on Tuesday last Albert Williamson junr., appeared on charges of drunkenness,…

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Court House Gardens Council May Take Over Maintenance

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

A letter from the Clerk ol Petty Sessions to the Tumut Shire Council stated that a recent inspection was made by an officer of the Lanus…

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