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Courts & crime, 1949

1,406 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 71

Charged With Randwick Tote Forgery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: Detectives at Randwick racecourse yesterday arrested a 19-year-old youth alleged to have been presenting…

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Man to Stand Trial Alleged Theft From Wagga Firm

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

An employee of a Wagga building firm was committed for trial on a charge of stealing by Mr Finlay SM at Tumut Petty…

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O'Keefe Case Court to be Asked to Stop Deportation

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Mr. James O'Keefe, of Bonbeach, yesterday decided to seek a High Court injunction restraining the Commonwealth Government from deporting his Indonesian wife and her eight…

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Junee Resident Fined After Court Hears About the Reversing of Water Meter

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 6

When the water service operator of the Junee Municipal Council went to a Thomas Street residence on November 22nd, he…

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Stealing Shirts From Hotel Man Sentenced to Month's Hard Labour

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Patrick Francis Fitzpatrick was charged before Mr. Finlay, S.M., at the Tumut Police Court last week with being drunk and…

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Wagga Man Fined Over Albury Theft

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

ALBURY, Monday: Following a police raid at Albury Municipal Baths on Sunday, a 29-year-old man, Valentine…

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Stealing at Argalong Man and Youth Bound Over

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Augustus Frank Abbott and Patrick Leslie Wakefield were charged before the Tumut Court on Thursday last with stealing…

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Man Committed For Trial Alleged Stealing at Batlow

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

HAROLD JOHN HAGEN WAS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL AT THE TUMUT POLICE COURT ON TUESDAY LAST BY MR. FINLAY, S.M., ON A CHARGE THAT BETWEEN JANUARY 17, 1948, AND SEPTEMBER 23, 1948, BEING THE SERVANT OF THE…

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Man Sent to Gaol for Assaulting Woman

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

Ralph Spalding aged 40, labourer, was charged yesterday morning at Leeton police court before Messrs. T. Henderson and R. A. Struck, Js.P., with…

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Shots Fired Man From Old Junee on Assault Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

A Marrar woman alleged at Wagga Court yesterday that a man had threatened to "blow her head off."…

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Woman Alleges Threat; Man Says Shots Were Fired Man From Old Junee on Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

A Marrar woman alleged at Wagga Court yesterday that a man had threatened to "blow her head off." The man made a counter-allegation that one of the woman's sons had fired shots from behind rocks on the side of a hill and made his pony bolt…

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Court of Petty Sessions Friday, February 11 (Before Mr. G. Fischer. J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

Harold Edward Hunt (42) was charged with drunkenness in the park. It was stated that defendant was…

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Britisher Charged by Czechs

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart, diplomat and author, who was British representative with the…

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North Wagga Man Acquitted on Charge of Theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 2

A North Wagga laborer was acquitted of a charge of stealing at the Wagga Court yesterday. He is James R. Parry, 29, of 95 Marrah Street, North Wagga…

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Soviet Police Arrest U.s. Novelist

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): The Soviet Tass news agency says the American authoress, Anna Louise strong, has been…

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Queen Mother Attends East End Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Tousled young East End offenders were overwhelmed and…

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High Court Writ Issued by Mrs. O'Keefe

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A claim that the Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) had no power to deport Mrs. Annie…

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Gundagai Magistrate's Strong Criticism of Ration Book Issue Stranger Given a Week in Gaol

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

' Strong criticism was made of the present method adopted by the Rationing Commission in the management of the last distribution of ration rards in the Gundagai Court yesterday. The Bench considered the matter of distribution was handled with the object of…

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Aftermath of the Tumblong Robbery Judge Gives Woman Benefit Of Doubt Already Serving Gaol Sentence

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 7

The story of the daring robbery committed at Tumblong early last December, was re-told in the Gundagai Quarter Sessions yesterday when Judge Berne upheld the appeal of Patricia Gale, aged 20, who was sentenced to six months hard labor by Magistrate Finlay in…

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Failed to Appear at Tumut Court £5 Bail Forfeited

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

Stanley D. Notle and Keith W Jamieson failed to appear at the Tumut Court on August 5th open charges of offensive behavior. The…

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