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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,296 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 65

Appeals Fail at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

Judge Lamaro at Wagga Quarter Sessions yesterday dismissed the appeals of two youths against conviction for driving…

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North Wagga Man Freed of Manslaughter Charge at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

A Quarter Sessions jury at Wagga yesterday spent more man five hours deliberating before finding 21-year-old laborer, Francis Harold Archer, of Hampden Avenue, North Wagga, not guilty of manslaughter…

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Court of Petty Sessions Private Parlor a Public Place Magistrate’s Findings in Case of Local Interest

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 3

The public portion of the Coolamon police court was crowded on Wednesday last, when the hearing was concluded of the adjourned…

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L.l. Sharkey Out of Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Laurence Louis Sharkey, of the Australian Communist Party, was released from Long Bay Gaol at 6 a.m…

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Coolamon Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 2

At the Coolamon Court of Petty Session, before Mr. A.V. Quiggan, S.M., John Francis Courts appeared on three…

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Sent for Trial From Hay: Huge Theft Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 1

HAY, Friday: Alleged to have stolen a truckload of merchandise worth £10,000. Harry Johns, 26, cartage contractor, of…

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Flynn in Court; Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

MONACO, Sunday (A.A.P.): Film star Errol Flynn went before an examining magistrate here yesterday to answer…

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Charged With Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A 36-year-old St. Kiida manager was charged with manslaughter to-night after Mrs. Ethel Thomas,…

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Another Arrest and More Charges Police Action Following Alleged Valueless Cheques

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 8

Further charges have been made and a second man arrested following incidents in Junee recently when it was alleged that valueless…

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Junee District Residents Report Early Morning Visit From Masked Men, Police Make Arrests

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 27 November 1950 · page 1

TWO MEN USING HANDKERCHIEFS TO MASK THEIR PAGES WENT THROUGH THE PRELIMINARIES OF A "HOLD-UP" AT "MT. PLEASAANT" THE HOME OF MR. J. F. L. McRAE, EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING LAST…

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Two Charged with Rape

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Mr. Solling, S.M., remanded two men on £300 bail each at Paddington Court today on a charge of…

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Doubt About Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: Police told the City Coroner today that they did not yet know whether a charge against a man who…

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"Missing Widow" Questions By Police "Unfair"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Detective-Sergeant Gordon' Jack had acted as a "prosecutor and jury" in questioning a man about a missing widow, Mr. A. N. Jenkins submitted in the Central Criminal Court today…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, November 27 (Before Mr. Reidy, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 2

Patrick Ryan (69), Ernest Smith (45), Norman Bornby (19), were charged with drunkenness, but did not appear…

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Court of Petty Sessions Friday, November 21. (Before Mr. Reidy, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 4

Patrick Ryan (60), Norman Rowlands (33) and Charles Ernest Pedler (32) were charged with drunkenness, but did not appear…

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Africans Clash With Police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 3

HARRIS SMITH (Orange Pree State), Tuesday (A.A.P.): Africans armed with guns, battle-axes, knob-kerries and stones…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 2

FRANCE Harold Archer, 21, laborer, of Hampden Avenue, North Wagga, was fined £20 at Wagga Court yesterday for…

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Company Director, of Wagga, Charged on Six Embezzlement Counts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 2

An estimated deficiency of £5339 was mentioned at Wagga Conrt yesterday when a 44-year-old company director appeared on a charge of having embezzeled Riverina Distributors Pty. Ltd…

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Seven Years' Gaol and £6696 Fine

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.): Abraham Brothman, 37. was sentenced yesterday to seven years' imprisonment and fined…

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Two Years for Smash-grab Wyalong Theft

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 2

WEST WTALONG, Wed.: The story at a smash and grab Jewellery robbery and the finding of watches and rings…

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