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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 60

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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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, March 27 (Before Mr. Hall, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 4

Alfred Howell (45) and Ivo Ernest Christian were charged with drunkenness. Howell was fined 10/, in default 24 hours, and Christian was…

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Theft From Holyrood Palace

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP): Thieves stole three historic silver-headed arrows…

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Men Remanded on Hold-Up and Assault Charges

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Bail was refused to two men who were today remanded to April 13 on four charges relating to an…

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Temora Bakers to Face Court Statement Minister's About Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

Master bakers in Temora and Orange are to be prosecuted for failing to deliver bread. Announcing this, the Minister…

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Share-Farmer at Boree Creek Charged With Wheat Theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

Grosvenor Thomas Hawthorne, fanner, appeared at the Wagga District Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen some wheat, the property of his partner, Alan Edward Parr, business manager, of Halloran…

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Sentenced Men Left for Months in "Solitary"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 5

LOS NEGROS, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Trials of alleged Japanese war criminals by the Australian War Crimes Court…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

At the Wagga Court yesterday, Mr. L Beavers, S. M., ordered forfeiture of ball of £60 lodged by Alan Blyth, aged 50…

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Convictions Quashed by Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

Two motor-vehicle drivers who appealed at yesterday's Court of Quarter Sessions in Wagga against convictions on…

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Court Puts Money Into State Coffers Heavy Fines Imposed in Junee To-day

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 5

The funds of the State's consolidated revenue advanced fairly considerably to-day when a number of cases were heard at the…

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"Not Guilty" Plea Succeeds In Wheat Theft Trial

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

The plea of "not guilty", made by Grosvenor Thomas Hawthorne, farmer, late of Boree Creek, to a charge of having stolen a quantity of wheat, the property of his partner, A. E. Parr, of Wagga, was…

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Insanity Claim for Shearer in Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A 21-year-old shearer charged with the murder of a wealthy widow was unfit to plead because of his insanity, the defence counsel said in the Centra] Criminal Court today…

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Potato Digger's Death Police Investigating

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — Police are investigating the death of a potato digger whose injured body was found in a house at…

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Boys' Escapade Ends in Children's Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

An escapade ol live boys at the last week-end had its sequel in the Children's Court on Tuesday last. In the early hours of Thursday last…

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German Police Will Charge Lord Russell Sequel to Vlothe Incident

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

FRANKFURT, Thursday.—A West German newsagency says that German police will charge the British Deputy Advocate,…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Driving Motor Vehicle While Under Influence

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

Eric Vincent Lee (36) was charged with driving a motor vehicle in a negligent manner in East Street, Narrandera, on 6th January…

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Two Strangers Committed for Trial Car Stolen From Victoria Was Recovered In Gundagai Smart Work by Local Police Officers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

WHEN two strangers drove into the town last afternoon, they must have thought of the old refrain shack on the track leading to Gundagai", but it was that received the travellers here, but the reception tendered…

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Jury Finds Man on Murder Charge Sane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: After four hours' retirement, a Central Court jury this afternoon, decided that Ronald Newman Cribbin,…

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Impersonated Minister for Air Police Seek Young Man

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Police are seeking a young man who impersonated the Minister for Air, Mr. White, on the phone and…

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Unlawful Assault and Insulting Words Tumut Man Fined And Bound Over To Be Of Good Behaviour

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

At the Tumut Court on Wednesday Agnes Victoria Geck proceeded against Reginald George Payten on charges of unlawful assault and…

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