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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 65

Only His Age Sated Former M.h.r. From Prison After He Caused Explosion During Court Case

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

An 81-year-old man involved in a Court case picked up a length of fluorescent tubing and smashed it across the rail of the jury box in Yass Court of Petty Sessions. He was later told by the Magistrate that had it not been for his age he would…

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Wagga Man Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 2

A WAGGA man was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with embezzlement, and falling to keep proper books, in…

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Dangerous Gaol Escapee Making for Albury?

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 1

ALBURY, Friday: A warder at Beechworth Reform Prison fired five shots early this morning when he saw a prisoner scale the 18-foot wall and jump to freedom…

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Truck Capsizes Near Wagga; Driver Charged

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 2

A Wagga man Lad a lucky escape from injury on Saturday night when the truck he was driving overturned at Rowan, 12…

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U.S. Action Defended "Cannot Always Wait for Police to Reach Scene"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Attorney-General Sir Hartley Shawcross, speaking at St. Helens (Lancashire) yesterday…

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Police Recapture Escapee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Armed police today recaptured James Henry Patterson on the Hume Highway. Patterson was an escapee from Beechworth Reformatory…

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Damages Against Former Wagga Police Supt

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

ALBURY, Monday: After a retirement of eight minutes, a Corowa District Court Jury to-day awarded a awarded a Howlong farmer…

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Fair Rents Court Case Further Adjourned

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

The case between Mrs. Alexander, proprietress of the Majestic Cafe in Russell Street, Tumut, and Meses Bros., owners of the…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, July 3 (Before Mr. K. Smith, S.M.) Traffic Case

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

Ronald William McLean was charged with falling to stop at an inter-section. Sergeant wild prosecuted, and Mr…

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Four Charged With Assault

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues: Four young men, aged 18 to 25, were charged at Waverley police station to-day with assaulting Albert Victor…

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Headmaster Charged with Assaulting Boy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: While two detectives were interviewing him the headmaster of Belment Public School received a…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 2

ROY FRANCK JAMIESON, car dealer, of Baylis Street, was yesterday fined £15 for driving under the influence…

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Soldiers Stood on Grave's Edge, Had Heads Chopped Off. Brutal Treatment Shown In War Crimes Court

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

(A.A.P.) LOS NEGROS: Evidence of the decapitation of three Australian and one American prisoners of war at Bouganville in…

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£10 Fine for Stealing Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

On a charge or stealing a sheep at Rosewood on July 11, Vernon A. Weston, Heath Street, Wagga was yesterday fined £10 in…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

ON a charge of feeding pigs uncooked offal, Alfred P. Cullen, slaughterman, of Wagga, was fined a nominal 10/ at Wagga…

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Melbourne Killing Police Detain a Woman

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday — A man was battered to death with an axe while sitting in a lounge chair reading a newspaper at his…

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Schoolboy Tells Court of Caning

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: "I don't want the cane, sir," a schoolboy claimed he told the headmaster of Belmont Public…

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War Crimes Court Told of Decapitation of Three Australian P.O.W.s

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

LOS NEGROS, Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Evidence of the decapitation of three Australian and one American prisoners of war at Bougainville was given to the War Crimes Court today in the fifth case heard by the Court against Japanese ex-service personnel…

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Big Transports Prohibited From Parking in Main Business Centre Council, Police And Civic Assn. Agree On Plan

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

The Gundagai Shire Council has decided to prohibit the parking of heavy transports in the main business centre of the town…

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Charged With Killing Husband

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A 42-year-old woman was charged in the City Court today with the murder of her husband…

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