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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 60

Police Clearing Out Snowy Undesirables Sydney Gamblers Alleged in Area

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 4

Police from the Sydney C.I.B. 21 Division, recently visited the Snowy Mountains Authority area where it was alleged that Sydney gamblers…

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Migrant Demands to Be Locked Up In the Cowra Police Station

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

All was quiet at the Cowra police station, when suddenly a migrant rushed in and demanded to be locked up…

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Wool Sales Deduction Act Valid Unanimous Decision of Full High Court

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday—The Full High Court today unanimously upheld the validity of the Government's Wool…

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Hiss in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Prison gates yesterday clanged behind Alger Hiss, former influential State…

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Police Leave Cancelled in Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 1

PARIS, Friday: All Easter leave for police and troops has been cancelled to guarantee public order in the widespread…

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Full High Court [?]Les Wool Acts Valid

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: The Full High Court [?]anamously held yesterday that the Wool Sales Deduction Acts were valid. Twenty per cent is deducted from growers…

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Army Police Were "Finest Ambassadors"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 1

Australia's military policemen are praised by Melbourne author Allan Clifton in his controversial book on Japan…

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Youth Charged with Murder of Bendigo Grazier

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday — Police charged a 10-year-old youth with the murder of a wealthy grazier at Yarrawalla…

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U.S. Crime Inquiry Mockery of Police Efforts

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday — Organised gambling was the backbone of criminal rings. Mr. Hoover, of the F.B.I., told the…

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URANA P. P. Board Meeting Court Proceedings

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 4

Last week the Urana Pastures Protection Board held its monthly meeting, over which Mr. F. J. Westblade presided. Other…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

"THE mystery of a missing beer keg was cleared up at the Wagga Court yesterday. The keg belongs to Tooheys…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

ALAN BLYTH a 50-years station owner who [?] address as the R.S.L. [?] Narrandera, was remanded…

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Plot to Kill Persian Premier Police Given Tip

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 1

TEHERAN, Thursday.—A plot to assassinate the Persian Premier, Hussain Ala, at his office, broke down yesterday when a…

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Chief Justice of High Court to Retire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 3

The Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (Sir John Latham) will cease active duties as from April 3 this year. His Honor will…

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U.K. Inventor's Claim Attacked in U.S. Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.): British inventor Harry Ferguson was accused by defending counsel In court here of using "the…

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Heavy tourist Traffic Passes Through Gundagai Absence of Accidents Mainly Due to Police Patrol of Roads Ideal Weather For Vacation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 6

ABNORMALLY heavy tourist traffic passed through Gundagai during the earlier part of the Easter vacation. Petrol sales soared and hotels and cafes were overtaxed in meeting the demands of travellers…

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Charged with Insulting the Pope

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 1

CHIETI (Italy), Friday. — Communist Deputy, Laura Diax, glamor girl of the Italian Parliament, faces a trial…

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Police Sergeant Assaulted Bumped and Punched Young Man Convicted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 3

William Edward Bede Burton, aged 24, was charged at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, before Messrs. Cox and…

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Death During Initiation; Court Story

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday: A Prosecutor in the Adelaide Police Court today described an initiation ceremony in the University refectory after which an 18-year-old medical student was drowned, as "wild,…

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Messenger Boy Charged With Big Cash Theft

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sunday: A 18-year-old messenger boy who disappeared on Friday with nearly £9000 belonging to his…

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