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Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 71

Doubt on How Unionist Will Serve Gaol Sentence

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The acting federal secretary of the Ironworkers' Federation, Leslie John McPhillips, is expected to be removed from the debtors' section of Long Bay Gaol to serve his six months'…

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Security Police in New Raid

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In a surprise raid, three carloads of Security police and a squad of State police swooped on the…

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Coal to Be Lifted This Week Police Protection

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — A decision to move coal held in railway trucks on the N.S.W. coalfields by the end or this week…

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Miners Ordered to Pay £8700 Into Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mr. Justice Foster, in the Arbitration Court today, issued new orders to the Southern and Western districts of the Miners' Federation and seven officials to pay to the…

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Arbitration Court Officials Called on to Show Cause

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — Mr. Justice Foster, of the Arbitration Court, was told by the industrial Registrar, Mr. Taylor, this…

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Money Not Paid Into Court Parkinson Says He Signed Blank Cheque

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Mr. Justice Foster, of the Arbitration Court, was told by the Industrial Registrar, Mr. Taylor, this…

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Coal to Be Moved From Cessnock Area This Week Police Protection to Be Provided If Necessary

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A decision to move coal held in railway trucks on the N.S.W. coalfields by the end of this week was made [?]day. The decision was made at a conference between the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Two More Sentenced to Twelve Months Court Statement "A Political Speech"

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Mr. Justice Foster, in the Arbitration Court today, sentenced William Parkinson, president of the Southern District of the Miners' Federation, and Morris Michael Fitzgibbon,…

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Unionist's Gaol Term Increased Original Month to be Year

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday John Hodge King, Western District miners' secretary, who is at present serving one month's gaol for contempt of court, had the sentence increased to a year today…

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Czech Catholic Hierarchy Members to be Charged With Treason

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday—Quoting reliable sources in Prague, the United Press says that members of Czechoslovakia's Catholic…

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U.S. Press Gives Prominence To Aust. Strike Communists Charged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Newspaper, which at first took little notice of the Australian coal strike are now beginning to devote considerable space to it…

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Cowra Man Hit by Bullet Police Investigating

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

Arthur James Egan of Cowra was superficially hit by a bullet. Mr Egan an employee of the Cowra Steam Power Station, in…

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All Police Leave Cancelled Many Sent to Coal Fields

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

All holidays for members of the NSW Police Force have been suspended until the termination of the coal strike…

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Transport Unions Will Support Moving Coal Police Reinforcements Sent to Northern Fields

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—At meetings later today and tomorrow it is expected two key railway unions, the Australian Railways Union and the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen,…

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Shire May Convert Building into Flats Purchase of Tennis Court Site Completed Items of Interest From the July Meeting the Gundagai Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 7

The double-storied stone building which fronts Sheridan Street near the town tennis courts, may be converted into flats to house Council’s officers. At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Shire it was decided to have the building inspector make a report in regard to…

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Union Secretary's Gaol. Term Increased

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

John Hodge King, Western District miners' secretary, who is at present serving one month's gaol for contempt of court, had his sentence…

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Gaol for Two More Miners' Officials SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

In the Arbitration Court this morning Mr. Justice Foster sentenced William Parkinson. Acting Federal President of the Miners' Federation…

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200 Police Rushed to

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Despite assurances by Cessnock miners that they will not op-pose the removal of coal, more…

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Unionists to Shift Coal Late Strike Developments More Men Sentenced

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

The cases of the Communist Party officials was before the Arbitration Court yesterday in connection with the sum of…

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Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, July 13 Before Messrs. C. K. Ward and S. S. Jones, J'sP.) Fined for Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

Stanley Gladstone Woodward (31) was charged with unlawfully assaulting John Marcellos. Sergeant Wild conducted the…

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