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Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 65

Fisherman for Trial; Double Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday: William Birtle 25, fisherman, of Canton Beach Road, Toukley, was committed for trial by the…

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U.N. President on Murder Priority List

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 3

MANILA, Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter): The United Nations General. Assembly President (Carlos Romullo) is one of seven…

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Woodstock Farmer Took Cow Bells and Shovels to Court Magistrate Made Him Take Off His Hat

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 6

The clanging of cow bells in the Cowra court highlight ed a rabbit prosecution case in which a farmer was…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Malicious Wounding Charge Dismissed Jonas Blelunas (31), for whom…

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Melbourne Cup Comic Court's Brilliant Win

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 1

Going to the front four furlongs from home, Comic Court brilliantly won the Melbourne Cup today in the Australian…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, November 6 (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 2

Bruce Keyte was charged with riding a cycle without a light between the hours of sunset and sunrise, namely, about 7 p.m. on 20th…

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Shooting Charge Follows Alleged Assault on Girl

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The father of a six-year-Old girl who was alleged to have been interfered with was allowed £200 bail in Newtown Court today on a charge of attempted murder…

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Court Fees Up

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: All court fees are to be increased by one-ninth, and the expected £20,000 a year is to be paid into a…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

JOHN McPherson Poutney, 26, soldier settler of Humula, drove a truck erratically at 45 m.p.h. along Edward Street, it…

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Local Items District Court Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

The District Court, listed to be held at Wagga on November 14, has been postponed to November 21. Persons desirous of…

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Comic Court's Fine Win in Cup

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Comic Court proved himself a mighty horse by smashing the Australian record with the steadier…

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Cheques, Believed to be Forgeries, Are Being Investigated by Junee Police

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

Cheques, believed to be forgeries, were passed in Junee on Saturday last, drawn on the account of a well-known shearing contractor. The cheques, involving a total…

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Owner of San Domenico in Court Never Ledged Tax Returas Says Officer

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

SIDNEY, Wednesday: Ray Patrick Formosa, owner and trainer of the champion racehorse San Domenico, was fined a total of…

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Not Bound by Judge’s Decisions Magistrate’s Remarks In Gundagai Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 6

IN the Gundagai Court last Tuesday, Stipendiary Magistrate, W. Finlay said he did not intend to follow…

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Local Items Laborer Charged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 2

Leonard Walter Hurst, 2s, a laborer, of 11 Mary Street, Paddington, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of not having…

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Horse-trainer Charged with Conspiracy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed: A Sydney horse-trainer, Walter Thomas Walker, 43, of Doncaster Ave., Kensington, was charged at…

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Junee Police Investigating Possible Forgeries

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

Cheques, believed to be forgeries, were passed in Junee on Saturday last, drawn on the account of a well-known…

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Increase in Court Fees

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

All court fees are to be increased by one-ninth and the experted £20,000 a year is to be paid into a suitor’s fund…

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Sgt. Forbes Welcomed to Gundagai by Court Officials

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 7

Gundagai’s new Sergeant of Police, Sgt. A. A, Forbes was officially welcomed to Gundagai Tuesday last by the Court…

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Prosecution Against P. P. Board Chairman Fails “Nothing But A Hollow Declares Solicitor Magistrate Dismisses Information When Occupancy of Land Could Not Be Established Suggestion That Proceedings Inspired By Malice

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 2

AN unprecedented civil action, in which the Chairman of the Gundagai Pastures Protection Board was charged by a ratepayer, with alleged failure to suppress and destroy rabbits on his property failed in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday. The case has created wide interest and the…

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