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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 60

Death Sentence for Espionage Verdict in U.S. Civil Court

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.—Julius Rosenberg and his wife, Ethel, were sentenced to death yesterday for atomic espionage…

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Armed Balt Wanted to Shoot His Wife, Background Story to Junee Court Case

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

THE STORY OF A NEW AUSTRALIAN RESIDENT IN JUNEE ARMED WITH A RIFLE AND LOOKING FOR HIS WIFE TO SHOOT HER WAS WOVEN INTO THE EVIDENCE AT THE JUNEE COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS…

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Police Sale

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

Wagga Police also will be holding a sale next Saturday of unclaimed property which has been in their possession for…

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Police Seize Kangaroo Skins

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Police impounded almost 50,000 kangaroo skins before the liner Aorangi sailed from Sydney for…

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Lost Property in Police Possession

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

We are informed by Wagga Police that they have in their possession three watches found in Wagga which will be…

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Police Chief Transferred

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 4

Superintendent H. Randall, of the Police Department, Goulburn, will be leaving for Sydney. Supt. Randall has had charge of…

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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 2nd APRIL Rabbit Cases

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 4

Narrandera Pastures Protection Board v. John F. Curley, "Hill End," Griffith, failing to suppress rabbits on his holding…

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Charged With Ill-Treating Dog

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: A New Australian had torn out a dog's tongue when it grabbed some bait on a fishing line, said Mr…

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Police Hunt for Gunman Sydney Criminal Killed in Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Detectives are combing the underworld for a gunman who shot a Sydney criminal "Big Percy"…

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Doctor Liable for Contempt of Court Failed to Appear As Witness

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Mr. Justice Kinsella told Dr. F. G. Malouf, Govt. medical officer for Parramatta, that he was liable…

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Murder Charges Changed to Manslaughter

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Two men who wept in the dock, both charged with murder, had their pleas of guilty of manslaughter…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 2

AFTER pleading guilty to having assaulted his wife, Michael Lawrence McNamara, of Tompson Street, Wagga, was…

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Driver Charged After Collision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Following a collision in Darlington last night, Robert William Elphin-stone, 27, truck driver, of Harris…

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Seven Years' Gaol For Manslaughter Of Wife

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday : Mr. Justice Clancy, in the Central Criminal Court today, sentenced Jack William Willoughby, 28…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

JAMES Joseph Dominguez, storekeeper, of Trail Street, was successful at Wagga Court yesterday in a tenancy…

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More Police to Be Added

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, said on Monday he had sanctioned the addition of 200 men to the police force. They would be recruited as soon as…

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Murdered Man on Court List

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Percival Neville, 34, shot dead in Melbourne on Monday, was listed to appear on Central Court today…

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Court of Petty Sessions FRIDAY, 6th APRIL (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Driving Whilst Under Influence of Liquor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 3

William Wallace (54) was charged with driving a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor; and also with driving in a…

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Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Norman Edwin Bradshaw, 25, carter, of South Melbourne, was charged in the City Watchhouse early…

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Death Sentence for Murder of Wealthy Widow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A Victorian shearer, Ronald Newman Cribbin, aged 21, was sentenced to death in the Central Criminal…

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