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Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 29 of 71

Local Slaughtermen Back "Under Protest" Industrial Court to Settle Dispute

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

Slaughtermen at Conkey's abbattoirs have returned to work "under protest" pending the decision of an Industrial Court…

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Police Give Family, Space in Cells Unfortunate Plight of Woman and Children

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 4

A young married couple, with one child about four years old and the other a babe in arms, and without a penny to their name,…

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Striking Coota. Men Back at Work Industrial Court Will Hear Slaughtermen

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 8

Under protest striking slaughtermen returned to work of Conkey and Son's abattoir at Cootamundra this morning…

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Charged With Stealing Two Pints of Milk

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1949 · page 2

A man was charged at Wagga Court yesterday with stealing two pints of milk, valued at 10d. He is Arthur Richard Martin…

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Police Refuse to Comment on Allegations About Horse Doping

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Senior police officers and officials of the A.J.C. tonight refused to comment on the accuracy of reports that a well organised gang was doping racehorses in three States…

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Three Charged With £650 Theft

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: In an early morning raid In the King's Cross area today, detectives arrested three men and charged them…

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Former Australian Charged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Sunday (A.A.P.): Fraud and perjury charges against Australian-born Harry Bridges will be…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Today) Before Mr. Mahoney J.P. Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 2

Frederick Hearne, 24, was charged with having assaulted beat, and otherwise ill-treated Roy Grafton Hudson…

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Fined for Assault on Woman

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 2

For assaulting a female a man was fined £3 and ordered to Say £5/5/ professional costs by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., at…

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Africans Stone Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Monday: Africans yesterday stoned mounted policemen and a flying squad car alter meetings to have been…

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Jury Finds Youth Insane: Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Charged with murder, a 19-years-old fettler. who has a fractured spine, was ordered by Mr…

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Police Also to Investigate

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Later—A full police investigation into yesterday's tragic bus smash at The Spit was ordered today by the…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 2

Two men charged with stealing, assault and assault and robbery were remanded on £20 bail by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., at Wagga Court yesterday. THEY are Robert L. Rake, 21…

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Court of Petty Sessions Friday, May 27 (Before Mr. S. S. Jones, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 2

Stephen Lindsay Carroll (27) and James O'Leary (74) were charged with drunkenness but did not appear. Their recognisances were forfeited…

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Two Years for Theft at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

A man charged with breaking and entering Max Catchlove's jewellery store at Wagga was sentenced to two years'…

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Charge Against Japanese Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 1

TOKYO, Tuesday: The Japanese Communist Party has charged that Japanese police pushed a young Labor…

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Hay Police Probe Man's Death

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

Hey police are investigating the death on Monday of William George Bassett, aged 39, manager of an out-statlon at Uardry…

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Unions Seek High Court Injunction on Altered Hours of Employment

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Unions will take action in the High Court to block any decision made by the Chief Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. Mooney, on an application by employers for' spreading hours of industry during power…

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Police Promotion Attacked

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 2

Speaking at a farewell function to Sergeant C. Hobbs at the Masonic Hall, Goulburn, ex-Inspector T. J. Ellis strongly…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, May 31 (Before Mr. C. K. Ward, J.P.) Offensive Behaviour

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 4

Henry Frederick Auswild (34), Tocumwal was charged with behaving in an offensive manner on the railway platform on Monday…

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