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Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 54 of 65

Disputed at Murder Inquest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: A man charged with the murder of two English girls could not possibly have walked to the scene of the…

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Railway Porter Wins Case Peculiar Charge of Alleged Assault

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 7

A railway porter, John Thomas Turner, was acquitted at the Goulburn Court on a charge of assaulting a lad employed at the…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 2

At Wagga Court yesterday, Leslie James Pascoe, 28, slaughterman of Wooden Street, Wagga, was fined £3 with £2 costs for…

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Police Guard at Missing Scientist's Home

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday — A police guard has been placed at the Abingdon (Surrey) home of the missing atom scientist, Prof…

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"Joke" Has Sequel at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 2

Cyril Pearse Muller, 37, of the R.A.A.F., Forest Bill, appeared at Wagga Court yesterday in the sequel of a "Joke" be played on…

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Can Settle Rail Strike Out of Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday: Federal Conciliation Commissioner Mr. L. P. Austin said today that the Victorian railway strike could be settled out bf court. The Victorian railway strike, which began nine…

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Evatt in High Court Fighting Anti-red Bill Appearing for Healy and Watersiders

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition,' Dr. Evatt, caused surprise when' he made an appearance in the…

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Dr. Evatt in Surprise High Court Appearance Representing Union and Its Communistic Secretary

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday — The deputy leader of the Federal Opposition, Dr. Evatt, caused surprise when he made an appearance in the High Court today in the legal fight against the…

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Woman Charged With Murder of Husband

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Mrs. Leah Brice, 49, of South Yarra, was today remanded until November 2 on a charge of…

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Hungarian's Quaint Reason for Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Bela Szasz, 26, a Hungarian who stole property worth £60 from another Hungarian so that he…

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Charged With Throwing Acid on Landlady

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed: Cyril Emery, 48, machine operator, was committed for trial at South Melbourne Court today on a…

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Police Warning on "Scare Stories"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

Superintendent Leary, of the Wagga Police, last night issued a warning to people not to listen to "scare…

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Security Police Search Missing Scientist's Home

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): British Security police early today searched the home of the missing atomic scientist, Bruno Pontecorvo, at Abindong, near the Harwell atomic station…

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Dr. Evatt's Appearance in Court Queried

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: The appearance of the Deputy-Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) for the secretary…

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Commonwealth Action Under Anti-Red Act Still Restricted by Court Dr. Evatt Appears for Watersiders

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Mr. Justice Dixon in the High Court today adjourned an application by the Communist Party and seven unions for interlocutory injunctions preventing the Commonwealth from enforcing the Communist Party Dissolution Act…

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Helped Prisoner Avoid Arrest Sequel to Break From Grenfell Gaol

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 6

Alfred John Peters, a Grenfell resident, appeared before the Cowra Quarter Sessions, charged with aiding, abetting and assisting a…

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Alleged assault, threats, and insulting language Health Inspector v A. LAMONT

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Mr. A. K. Smith, S.M., Alexander Lamont proceeded against Henry Baylis (health and building inspector) for alleged assault, threats, and insults. Baylis proceeded against…

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Police Sergeant Assaulted in Mountford Park

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 4

At the Leeton Court ot Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Eric Riley, aged 21 was charged that on Monday, October' 23' at Leeton he unlawfully…

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Alteration In District Court Fees

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 6

The Attorney General (lion. C. E. Martin, M.L.A.) has announced that certain alterations in the scale of fees payable in the District Courts…

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Little Hope of Averting Monday's Rail Stoppage Dispute to Be Referred to Federal Arbitration Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The conference to be held to-day, of Unions concerned in the rail dispute, will do little to overt the threatened 24 hours' nation-wide…

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