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Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 71

Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

AT the Wagga Court yesterday Mr. A. Edghill (Lusher, Young and Stellway) pleaded guilty for Ralph L. Schneider,…

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Oil Lamps Used in Wagca Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

The new electricity restrictions disorganised proceedings at Wagga Court yesterday…

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Interesting Legal Reminiscences K.C. Rebukes Jurymen Famous Murder Trial Recalled

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 4

The other day Mr. Tom Henderson, Clerk of Petty Sessions at Leeton, and a local practising solicitor, while awaiting the…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr. E. Debenham, S.M.) Exceeding Speed Limit

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

Donald N. McEachern was charged with exceeding the speed limit on a built up area. Mr. V. Robertson apeared for…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, June 21 (Before Mr. E. Debenham, S.M.) Jumping the Rattler

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

John Barrymore Gowans, James Arthur Johnson, Allan Eade, Raymond Francis Murdoch, and Reginald Cotton were charged by the Railway…

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Gaol Prisoners Affected by Cuts

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 1

Power restrictions have not affected the work of cooks at the Goulburn Reformatory, but prisoners are experiencing some…

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Ryan Committed for Trial on Sheep Stealing Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 2

Wagga Pastures Protection Board stock inspector, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan, 58, was committed for trial on a charge of sheep stealing by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M. at Wagga Court yesterday…

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Stock Inspector Committed for Trial Alleged Stealing Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 3

Wagga Pastures Protection Board stock inspector, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan 58, was committed for trial on a charge…

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Court Reserves Decision on Coursing Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Full Court today reserved Judgment on the Question whether coursing hares is punishable as…

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Hillton Man charged with Theft

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

A Hillston labourer, who was charged with stealing goods valued at £29/4/9 from a Kurri Kurri resident in April 1948…

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WAGGA P.P. Board Stock Inspector Committed for Trial Charged With Stealing 277 Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 2

Wagga Pastures Protection Board stock inspector, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan, 58, was comm tted for trial on a charge of sheep stealing by M A. V. Quiggan, SM at Wagga Court on Tuesday. Ryan will stand trial at Wagga…

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Men Charged With Robbery at Post Office

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A relieving postmistress. Mrs. Jean Wilma Cummins, 26, of Highgate Street, Strathfield, said in…

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Rejected for Police Force So Turned to Crime

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A 25-year-old laborer "developed a complex" after being rejected for the Police Force, and made…

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Transport Employees May Be Stood Down Application to Federal Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Permission was today sought from the Federal Arbitration Court by the Railway Commissioner and Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways, to stand down employees…

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Charged With Theft of 2500 Sheep Skins

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A 45-year-old employee of Dalgety's Ltd. was charged in Central Court today with stealing 2500…

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Leeton Police Court Driving Under Influence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 3

At the Leeton police court on Tuesday Richard John Dale was charged that on June 25 at Yanco he drove a motor vehicle whilst under the…

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Court of Petty Sessions Friday, June 24 (Before Mr. E. Debenham, S.M.) Assault Case from Matong

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

Nancy Jean Jewell v. Allan Milford Jewell, assaulting a female. Mr. G. G. Dangar appeared for compainant, and Mr. Cottee (Ganmain)…

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Arbitration Court Chief

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 4

Judge W. R Kelly has been appointed Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court, when he became president of South…

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Four Arrested in Police Raid Large Quantity of Tobacco Found

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Police arrested four men, one of whom was alleged to have had a revolver, in a raid on Waterloo…

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Court Action by Woman Over Pigeons

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY. Friday: A woman who objected to her neighbor's racing pigeons, sought an injunction in the Equity Court…

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