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Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 65

Leeton Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 2

LEETON, Thursday: At the Leeton Court today Gullan Almao, 30. salesman, of Parm 543, Yanco, was charged with…

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Full Court Upholds Land Act

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Chief Justice (Mr. Justice) Street said in the Full Court today that the N.S.W…

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Court Told of Australians' Massacre

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 3

LOS NEGROS, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Decapitation and bayonetting of about 50 Australian prisoners of war by Japanese Navy personnel were detailed by the prosecution at the War Crimes Court…

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Enemy Forces Massing for an All-out Assault South Koreans Successfully Counter - Attack

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 1

TOKIO (A.A.P. Reuters), Friday.—Three North Korean columns of tanks and infantry wore massing today for an all-out assault on the American defences near Yongdong…

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Coronial Inquiry Into 77-yr. Old Man's Death In Junee Police Cell

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 1

The Coroner (Mr. J. A. McKenzie) conducted an inquiry yesterday into die death of 77-year-old Mr. A. W. Brook, who died in the cell at the Junee Police Station…

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Cried "Mamma" Before Death, War Court Told

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 3

LOS NBGROS, Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter): A prisoner-of-war who looked the youngest among 50 Australians massacred by the…

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Police Find Missing Children

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A police search party last night found a blind four-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy asleep in a car…

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Junee Police Made Mistake Says Gundagai Solicitor Coronial Inquiry Into Nangus Resident’s Death in Police Cell

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 3

ATTACKING police evidence given at a Junee-Coronial Inquiry on Thursday well-known Gundagai solicitor, Mr F. A. Dodds said “All the police efforts have been made to justify the action of Constable Fitzgerald, yet he has insufficient courage to admit that he made a mistake.”…

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War Land Settlement Act Upheld by Court

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

THE STATE has power to resume any privately-owned land it wants on any terms it seems fit to impose, and can, if it desires, take land from private owners, without paying anything for it the State Full Court decided last week…

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Slaughtermen to Go Before Court. Arbitration Decision Ends Abattoirs Strike

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: Striking slaughtermen and loaders at Homebush abattoirs decided this morning to return to work and place their…

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Gundagai’s New Police Sergeant Barmedman Tribute To Mr and Mrs Forbes

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

During his four years in Barmedman, Sergeant A. A. Forbes, who has been transferred to Gundagai has proved a most efficient, obliging…

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Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, July 26 Sentenced for Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

Herbert Richard O'Brien was charged with assaulting James Francis Walsh on 15th July. Plea guilty…

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Alleged Theft of Iron From Snowy River Scheme

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

In response to a message that men were endeavouring to sell rooting [?] in T[?]. Sergeant Hickson and Sergeant Berrick hurriedly searched…

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Full Court Upholds Land Act

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 4

The Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Street) said in the full Court on Thursday that the N.S.W. Government could resume land belonging to…

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Full Court Upholds Lands Act

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 4

The Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Street) said in the Full Court that the N.S.W. Government could resume land belonging to private…

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Friday, 28Th July (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.) Fined for Assault

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

H. J. Dwyer v. Vincent Geroge Parmer (52), Homebush, alleged unlawfully assaulting Robert Churchill. Plea Guilty…

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Comic Court Out of Spring Races

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: Comic Court will not come to Sydney for the A.J.C. Spring meeting. He was scratched today from…

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Police to Search for Body of Woman Allegedly Murdered

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Eight police will travel from Sydney to Eden tomorrow morning to search for the body of a woman whom they allege was murdered. They will seek the body of Mrs. Phyllis Mary…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Malicious Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

Harold Edward Leary (25), for whom Mr. J. Callan, of Messrs. Kinsey and, Callan, appeared, pleaded guilty to maliciously…

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Man Wanted Police to Shoot Him. Lunacy Court Told of Demented Man's Antics

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: A man climbed on to i the roof of a two storied house and then pleaded with the police to shoot him, the Lunacy Court…

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