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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 65

Found Case Proved But No Ejectment Case Heard in Court of Petty Sessions

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

Mrs. M. E. Chambers proceeded in the Junee Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday afternoon last seeking the ejectment of Mr G. F…

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Remanded at Leeton on Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 2

LEETON, Friday: Gullan Almao aged 30, salesman, of Farm 543, Yanco, appeared before the Leeton Court today on a charge…

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Supreme Court Rules on Estate

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: A Horsham solicitor, who was not mentioned in his father's £38,000 will, is to receive £14,000…

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Man Killed: Police Fight to Free Passenger

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 2

ALBURY, Sunday: Police and civilians, using hack saws and a break-down crane worked in the glare of headlights for three hours last night to free an injured man who had been trapped beside his…

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Charged with Murder on Eve of Marriage

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

PERTH, Monday: A man was arrested on the eve of his marriage and charged with murdering a wealthy widow whose body…

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Alleged assault on woman Husband Before Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

At Leeton Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. T. Henderson. J.P., on Friday, Gu[?]ian A[?]mao, aged 30 years, salesman, of…

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Youth Arrested on Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 2

Police on Sunday night arrested a 17-year-old youth and charged him with stealing a motor cycle and radio set…

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Theft of Iron From Snowy River Scheme Men Arrested At Tumut And Adaminaby

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 2

In response to a message that men were endeavoring to sell roofing iron in Tumut on Saturday morning last, Sergeant Hickson…

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Contractor Guilty of Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 2

A 36-year-old shearing contractor yesterday convicted for stealing bags of wheat and oats from two Riverina properties, hid…

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Clergyman on Indecent Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A man charged with an indecent assault on a male was described on the charge sheet at Campsie Court…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 2

THIRTY-TWO people were yesterday fined for having no radio licences. They were the first prosecutions launched in…

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Police Probing Disappearance of Forestry Man

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Criminal Investigation Branch has taken over investigations into the disappearance of a…

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Man Charged with Murder of Father

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed: The son of a 69-year-old pensioner. Charles Augustus Naudin, was faced with an allegation at the…

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Timber Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

The engineer reported that 26 green pine trees had been cut and removed from the State Highway between Goolgowi and…

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Year's Gaol for Motorist

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: James Wallace Hines, 24, insurance salesman, of Bulkara Road, Epping, was sentenced to 12 months'…

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Four Japanese Sentenced for Beheadings

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

LOS NEGROS, Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): The Australian War Crimes Court today found four former Japanese soldiers…

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Alleged Theft of Iron From Snowy River Scheme

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 2

In response to a message that men were endeavoring to sell roofing from in Tumut. Sergeant Hickson and Sergeat Derrick…

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Man Remanded on Charge of Murder at Eden

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A charge of murdering Mrs. Phyllis Page, 50, of Blacktown, was preferred against Lionel Charles…

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Police Court

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 2

At last week’s Coolamon Police Court, Mr. A. V. Quiggan, S.M., dealt with the following cases:-C. W. Davis, for indecent…

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Court of Petty Sessions SATURDAY, 22nd JULY (Before Mr. W. H. Han, J.P.) Fined for Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 6

Robert Wilfred McGarrity (21) was charged with unlawfully assaulting Chris Christos. Constable Baker asked for a…

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