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Courts & crime, 1950

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Police Superintendent Attacks Story in Sydney Newspaper

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

In a strong attack last night on stories in a Sydney newspaper yesterday, Superintendent Leary, of Wagga police, defended the work of Army 'ducks' in the flood crisis. Supt. Leary's statement…

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Medicos Acquit Doctor After Court Conviction

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday: A medical tribunal yesterday found Dr. Brian Thomas Dowd, 28, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill, not…

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Three Charged with Murder; Death of Girl

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: As a sequel to the death of a 19-years-old girl who allegedly underwent an illegal operation, a woman and…

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Court of Petty Sessions THURSDAY, 23rd MARCH (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.) Insufficient Means of Support

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

Joseph James Webster (27) was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support. Constable Toll prosecuted…

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Sentenced to Death for Poisoning Woman

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Walter Henry Cannon, 50, a coldstorage worker, was today sentenced to death for the murder…

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Pistol Was Two-up Debt, Wagga Court Told

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

Wagga Court was told yesterday that a pistol, missing from an Air Force camp in Queensland since 1945, had been accepted as…

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Will Examine Arbitration Court Ruling

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Minister for Labor (Mr. Holt) said in the House of Representatives today that he would…

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Tarakan Captain Faces Court Martial No Plea Entered

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Lieut.-Commander Cecil James Cochran, formerly captain of H.M.A.S. Tarakan, and now of…

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Brisbane Wharfmen "Give Court a Month" to Deal with Claims

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Two thousand Brisbane waterside workers decided today to continue at work and refer the dispute on the rotation of hatches to arbitration…

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Police Hunt for Sex Fiend

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — A sex fiend last night attacked and seriously injured a 7-year-old boy he had enticed from Dee…

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Tarakan Officer Acquitted at Court Martial

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — A Navy Court Martial acquitted Lieut.-Commander Cecil James Cochran of charges in connection…

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Tarakan Officer Acquitted by Court-martial

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A Navy court-martial today acquitted Lieut. Commander Cecil James Cochran of charges in connection…

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Dugan and Mears Before Court. Cases Remanded for Six Months

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday; The trial of Darcy Dugan and William Mears was stood over for six months in the [?] Quarter Sessions…

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Year's Gaol for Shooting Father

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday: A 20-years-old boxer, who shot his father in the chest on January [?], was sentenced to a year's gaol…

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Relief Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 2

Four police have arrived in Wagga from Goulburn to relieve four of the Wagga staff, who have been placed on work in…

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Four Airmen Go to Gaol for Thefts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Convicted of stealing parachute nylon worth £4,645 from the R.A.A.F. Stores Depot at…

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Welcome to Chief Stopped by Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 1

SEROWE (Bechuanaland), Friday (A.A.P.): Police last night banned a planned tribal welcome for Sereise Khama,…

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High Court Order Granted in Clothing Award

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: An order nazi was granted in the High Court Chambers today calling on Conciliation…

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Man Sentenced a Coolamon for Assaulting Railway Officer

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

A man, described as "violent," as sentenced to three months' hard labor for assauing a railway officer by Mr. Kingdon, J.P., at the Colamon Court of Petty Sessions on Saturday…

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Full Court Quashes Murder Conviction

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Monday: William Henry Rogers, 41, laborer, of Renoun Park, sucessfully appealed against a conviction for murder…

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