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Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 71

Australia Charged by China Discriminatory Practices

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

lake success, Tuesday — China, in the UNO trusteeship Council has charged Australia with discriminatory practices…

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Police Recapture Hay Escapee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 2

Police early on Saturday morning re-arrested Ashley Joseph Homann, 24, who esceped from Hay lock-up last Thursday after burning a hole…

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Alleged Theft at Terminus Hotel Two Men on £40 Bail

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 2

Two local men have been allowed ball of £40 each after being, charged by Cootamundra police with having stolen articles…

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Collingullie Road Fatality Wagga Man Charged with Manslaughter Sequel to Narrandera Businessman's Death

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

The Wagga District Coroner (Mr. A. J. Redman) on Thursday opened an inquest on Claude Dickson, 47, garage proprietor, of Narandera…

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Police Search for Kidnappers Victim Alleges Shooting Threat

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—The hunt for the men who held captive for four days the 70-year-old Jewish businessman, Solomon…

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Man Before Wagga Court on Many Charges

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 2

A former railways examiner at Junee, who is now serving a five-year gaol sentence for stealing and receiving, appeared…

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Man's Kidnappers Sought by Police in Victoria Victim Alleges Shooting Threat

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: The hunt for the men who held captive for four days the 70-year-old Jewish businessman, Solomon Ravdell, is being…

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Two Committed on Charge of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 7

LITHGOW. Tuesday: An shorigine and a white man were today committed for trial by the corner (Mr. Cregan) on…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2

AT Wagga Court yesterday, before Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., Thomas A. Schiller, of Harfield, via Jucee, was fined…

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Canadian Murder Trial Follows Plane Explosion Quebec, Wednesday — 33

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 1

year-old Mrs. Arthur Pitre, key witness in the case against, Albert Guay—charged with killing his wife by blowing up an…

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Police Guard A.l.p. Meeting Hall

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Eleven police tonight guarded the hall where the Paddington branch of the Australian Labor Party was…

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£4 Fine for Stealing Fountain Pen Stranger Convicted At Gundagai Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 3

A stranger to the district, who answered to the name of Oliver George Campbell Grace, was fined £4 in the Gundagai Court on…

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Police Case Fails In S.P. Betting Charge Request to Re-charge Defendant Refused Magistrate Discharges Gundagai Resident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 6

THE ONUS of proving that races were held on a certain afternoon was placed on the prosecution last month, when in the Gundagai Court, well-known Gundagai sportsman Stanley Piper, was arraigned on an S.P. betting charge. TO ENABLE the police to Produce this proof, the case was…

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Magistrate Says He Knows of Tardiness of Dept. in Securing Land Titles District Graziers Charged With Late Rendition of Land Tax Returns

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 6

Stating that he had experience of the tardiness of the Titles Office in securing land titles, Mr W. Finlay, S. M., only imposed…

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Police Watched Mosley's Union Rally

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wednes. (A.A.P.): Jnlightened omibusea filled with police waited nearby in streets last night while Sir Oswald…

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Police Round-up in Prague Hundreds Arrested

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday — Unofficial, but reliable, reports from Prague say that several hundred Prague citizens were arrested in…

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Manhunt For Ravdell's Captors Police Deluged with "Clues"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Since police appealed on Monday to the public for assistance in their search for the house in which Solomon Ravdell was kept prisoner for four days, many people have…

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Unusual Traffic Offence Heard at Murrumburrah Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 4

Because he had permitted a man under the influence of liquor to drive a car owned by him, a Harden man stood in danger of being…

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Edwardstown Schoolteacher Loses Driving License Failed to Heed Police Warning

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 3

FAILURE TO HEED the warning of a police officer brought trouble for Edwardstown schoolteacher, Edward John Mark Downes, who on Tuesday last was convicted of driving a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of liquor. This brought about the automatic cancellation…

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Judge Criticises Cootamundra Court House Need For Sufficient Accommodation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 7

Sitting at the Cootamundra District Court on Wednesday of last week, Judge Berne criticised the lack of a room in the Court House…

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