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Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 65

District Court Country Aided by Government

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 7

A number of District Court judges have already dealt with cases under the expanded jursisdiction conferred on the District…

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Longer Week for Butchers' Shops Sought in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Meat and Allied Trades Federation today lodged an application with the Federal…

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Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, May 17 (Before Mr. W.H. Hall. J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

Michael Patrick O'Grady (32) was charged with drunkenness. Constable Stretton, who appeared for the police, stated that defendant…

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Police Search for Alleged Bogus Doctor

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police to-day issued a warrant for the arrest of a man who acted as medical superintendent of the…

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Father's Attack on Accused Man in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 3

CHICAGO, Tuesday A sensation occurred at a Coroner's inquest yesterday when the father of a girl who was…

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Local Wool Stealing Racket? Two Young District Men Charged

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

ALLEGATIONS of a system tic wool stealing racket were made in the Gundagai Court of Petty Sessions last Tuesday, when two young district men were charged on three counts of stealing wool from district graziers. The amounts mentioned in the charge total…

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Lawyer to Stay in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday: Vincent Hallinan, chief defence lawyer, in the recent Harry Bridges perjury trial, yesterday…

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Flying Squad Urged to Check Sheep Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Delegates to the annual conference of Pastures Protection Boards today decided to ask police to…

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P.p. Boards Want Flying Squad to Check Sheep Stealing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

DELEGATES to the annual onference of Pastures Protection Boards yesterday decided to ask police to re-introduce flying squads to combat sheep stealing in NSW. Delegates said sheep stealing was prevalent in Western NSW…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 2

STANLEY ELLIS LEIGHTON, Darlow Street, Wagga, was yesterday fined £2 for smoking while delivering food. Mr. D. E…

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Wool Racket Alleged at Gundagai Two District Men Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 1

Allegations of a systematic wool stalling racket were made in the Gundagai Court of Petty Sessions when two young district…

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Court of Petty Sessions TUESDAY, 19th MAY (Before Mr. W.H. Hall J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 6

Jones Jaros (21) was charged with assaulting Steve Anasta, thereby occasioning actual bodily harm at Narrandera, on 18th May…

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Polish Migrant Again Before Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 2

A Polish migrant, Antoni Szmanski, 25, laborer, of Junee, has appeared twice in the pact two days before Wagga Court…

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Arrest Follows Alleged West Wyalong Theft

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

Goods allegedly stolen from a West Wyalong store on Friday night were recovered by police at a Griffith hotel early…

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Unusual Murder Charge Wife Drops Husband to Death

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK. Monday — Mrs. Anna Bornholdt (58) was charged with murder yesterday, after police accused her of dropping…

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Marine Wants Police to Find Wife

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

Former U.S. Marine Sergeant Tony Conti has asked the police to start a nation-wide search for his wife and their two young sons. MR. Justice Coppel, last week…

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Police Allege Threat by Man With Rifle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Three policemen said last night that a man whom they arrested in a house in Provincial Road…

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Woman Drops Her Paralysed Husband. "I Had To Do It" She Told Police Officers

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

(A.A.P.) NEW YORK: Mrs Anna Bornholdt, 58 years, was charged with murder yesterday after the police had accused her…

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Court Will Adjourn on Wednesday Locals Will Be Able To See Englishmen In Action

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

The Gundagai Rugby League is in receipt of the following telegram from the Minister for Lands the Hon. W. F. Sheahan:…

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Six Months' Gaol for Horse Stealing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 6

Edward Frank Taylor, aged 27, of Temora, was charged with stealing a horse valued at £25, and was sentenced to six…

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