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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 71

£300 Theft From Barellan Store

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

A robbery occurred at A. H. Smith's Premier Store, Barellan, the sum of £300 in cash and cheques being taken…

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£300 Theft From Store at Barellan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

A robbery occurred yesterday morning at A. H. Smith's Premier Store, Barellan, the sum of £300 in cash and…

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Big Reward in 1946; Gaol for Begging in 1949

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 3

A man who received £500 reward for finding £2000 worth of diamonds in a culvert in NSW (near Gundagai) in 1946 was last week at…

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Police Describe Story As False

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Allegations that a man had been assaulted, robbed, and thrown from a Manly ferry boat…

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Brisbane Mayor Questioned by Security Police

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

Less than 24 hours after he had appealed for a public meeting to “protect human rights, liberties, and freedoms,” the Lord Mayor of…

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Cowra Woman’s Brutality to Small Stepson Child Deliberately Beaten and “Shocking State of Affairs” Says Magistrate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

“A shocking state of affairs”, was how the magistrate described the almost incredible brutality of a well-known Cowra woman towards her young stepson, A child welfare officer, who took…

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Artist Charged with Exhibiting Obscene Pictures

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 4

Miss Rosaleen Norton, Sydney "trance" artist, 30, was charged in Melbourne on Thursday under the Police Offences Act with having…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

An argument over £7 led to a man being charged at the Wagga Court yesterday with assault. The man, Cecil John Bush, 29, laborer, pleaded not guilty…

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Brisbane Mayor Questioned by Security Police

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 4

Less than 21 hours after he had appealed for a public meeting to "protect human rights, liberties and freedoms" the Lord Mayor of…

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Court of Petty Sessions Friday, August 5 (Before Mr. C. K. Ward. J.P)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

Stephen William Tucker was charged with drunkenness, but did not appear. His recognisance was forfeited…

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Gaol for Begging

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 1

A man who received £500 reward for finding £2000 worth of diamonds in a culvert in N.S.W. (near Gundagai) in 1948 was, at…

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Leeton District Court Adjourned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Tuesday: Owing to the train restrictions, Judge Berne has directed that the sitting of Leeton District Court,…

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Doctors, Patients and Free Medicine Evatt Tells Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A doctor was not obliged to use a Government formulary for a prescription if the patient did hot desire it, the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) informed the High Court today…

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Builder to Stay in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: In the Bankruptcy Court today, Mr. Justice Clyne said there were too many recent instances of…

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Three Charged Case Over Young Girl

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE Thursday Charged in the City court today with having conspired to remove a 15-year-old girl from…

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Police Guard Film Escapee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

Rex Harrison's reslistic portrayal of an escaped convict in the Twentieth Century-Fox film version of John Galsworthy's suspense drama…

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District Court Adjourned

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 4

The Leeton C.P.S., Mr. T. Henderson, advised that His Honour, Judge Berne has directed that, owing to present, train travelling difficulties,…

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Missing Bicycles Held by Police

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

At the Leeton police station there arc a number of bicycles being held by the police and waiting to be claimed by their owners. Two of…

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Pay Increase for Police Officers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Non-commissioned police officers were to-day granted a £30 a year wage Increase by the president of the…

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Well-Known Horse Trainer in Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: A prominent horse trainer, whose licence has been suspended by the A.J.C., was convicted at Kogarah Court…

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