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Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 23 of 65

Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 1st MAY (Before Mr. E. Debenham, S.M.) Smoking in Public Hall

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 4

Richard Austin Richards was charged with smoking in a public hall at Grong Grong on 5th April. Defendant did not appear…

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Girl Charged With £4461 Theft

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: A typist was brought before Mr. Addison, S.M., in the City Court today on charges of uttering…

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Sentenced for Assault on New Australian

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

MAITLAND, Friday: A truck driver, Mervyn William Kay, (25), charged with attempting to rape a New Australian, was sentenced…

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Local Items Police Request

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

Any person who has recently purchased a copy of a book, "Digger's Annual, 1950," either by being approached in the street…

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Wagga Police Seek Owners of Recovered Goods

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

It is believed that a cigarette lighter, a Parker fountain pen and a propelling pencil found on two men when they were…

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Police Break Up May Day Demonstrators

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Monday - Several thousand Communist and trade unionist May Day demonstrators clashed with police yesterday…

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Bush Search Ends; Man Calls on Police

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Alfred James Hodgkin, 31, laborer, for whom police have been searching a wide area of Gisspland…

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Motorists Who Hug the Centre of the Road N.R.M.A Urges Police Campaign

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 6

A police campaign against “crown-huggers" or motors who travel in the centre of the road, is strongly urged by the NRMA…

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Gundagai Man Involved in Alleged Greyhound Conspiracy Charge a Gundagai Man has been charged with conspiracy in connection with an alleged attempt to defraud a Grafton greyhound racing club

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 1

The person involved is Charles Sheather, who appeared before the Court at Gundagai on Friday last. The charge preferred against…

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Interstate Gang Responsible for Wagga Theft?

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

Police believe the thieves who stole goods from Foy and Gibson's Wagga store a rew weeks ago are members of a gang…

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Wagga Theft Inter-State Gang Responsible?

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

Police believe the thieves who stole goods from Foy and Gibson's Wagga store a few weeks ago are members of a gang…

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Typist for Trial on Charge of Stealing £4400 From Union

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: A 29-year-old typist, formerly employed by the Clothing and Allied Trades Federation, was committed for trial in the City Court one one charge of stealing £4461, 10 charges of…

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Tenancy Case at Tumut Court Landlord Wants To "Swop" Houses Case Stood Over for a Month

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 1

At the Tumut Court last Friday Walter Dean proceeded against Joseph Brown to show cause why he should not be given possession…

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Police Seek Remand on Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

Because of difficulty contacting a material witness, Wagga police yesterday asked for a remand of a stealing charge preferred…

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Alleged Theft of Osborne Wedding Gifts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

A man who ellegedly stole wedding presents valued at £25 from a property at Osborne on April 29 was yesterday…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

C. H. CLEGG, farmer, of Carabost, was fined £4 at the Wagga Court yesterday for attempting to sell sheep infected…

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Man Sent to Gaol After Selling Books at Wagga "to Heb Old Soldiers"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 2

A man who was given 200 books to sell in Wagga allegedly to assist disabled soldiers, was yesterday sentenced to three months' gaol on charges of imposition…

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Dugan's Dramatic Dash for Escape Foiled in Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A young police constable foiled a desperate attempt by Darcy Ezekiel Dugan to escape from custody at Central Court today. The constable is Jack Johnstone, of the court…

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Man Failed to Appear in Junee Court, Forfeits £6

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 3

Leslie Bruce McCahon (23) failed to appear at the Junee Police Court this week and he was ordered to forfeit £6 which he had…

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Youth to be Charged With Wagga Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 2

An 18-year-old youth will be charged this morning with breaking, entering and stealing at Castles' store on February 4…

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