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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 60

More Traffic Police

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 7

Tre decision of the NSW Cabinet to approve an increase in the number of traffic police is warmly applauded by…

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U.n. Forces Dig-in Along Korean Battlefront All-out Red Assault on Seoul Soon

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): United Nations forces today dug-in all along the Korean battlefront in preparation for a renewed Communist…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Forfeited Recognisance

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 2

Kathleen Nathan, of Wallsend, and June Maroney, Surry Hills and Betty Gibson, of Glebe, forfeited £20 recognisances when…

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Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 2

IN failing to obtain a driver's licence, a Wagga contractor had shown an obetinancy worthy of a better cause, said Mr. A…

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Reds Attempt to Day Up Rivers in Their Way Lull Precedes Threatened Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 1

KOREA, (A.A.P. Reuter), Wednesday.—Allied forces guarding the Seoul perimeter relaxed slightly yesterday when May Day dawned without the expected Chinese Communist attack…

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Court Told Man Jilted Girl; "Dowry Unpaid"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Greek engagement and marriage customs were detailed in the Supreme Court today in a case in which a 21-year-old girl is suing a Greek for breach of promise…

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Four Stars in Film at Broadway Murder, Thrills, and Plenty of Smiles

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 4

The film story which comes to the Broadway Theatre to-night and again on Thursday night, has been adopted from the best-selling…

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Sensation in Supreme Court Claimant's Father Drops Dead

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday Women screamed when the father of a Greek girl, claiming heavy damages for breach of…

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Impersonation Case in Young Voting? Court Case May Follow Incident at Wombat

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 7

A man may be proceeded against for an alleged infringement of the Commonwealth Electoral Act at Wombat polling booth on…

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New Zealand P.m. Calls on All Able-bodied Men Civilians to Aid Police in Strike Crisis

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): The New Zealand Government has decided to set up a Civil Emergency Organisation to aid the police in…

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Acquitted of Murder After 12 years' Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Rudolph Sheeler, 35, former New York restaurant worker, sobbed when acquitted…

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Inquiry on Suicide in Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A young man hanged himself in a Long Bay cell a day after he was sentenced to two years' gaol and…

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Man on Wife Assault Charge Dead in Mishap

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A man charged with battering his wife with an axe had been killed in a motor accident, police told Glebe…

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Sydney Murder May Be Start of Gang Warfare

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police fear that the murder last night of Danny Simmons, "The Gentleman Dead end Kid," professional boxer and bookmakers' clerk, may herald an outbreak of gang warfare in…

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Police Batons End March by N.Z. STRIKERS 1000 in Demonstration

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday (A.A.P.Reuter): A march of 1000 strikers today from the Wellington Trades Hall to Parliament House was broken up by police using batons…

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Court of Petty Sessions TUESDAY, 1st MAY (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 4

Jessie Eldridge was charged with being found drunk in Larmer Street, and also with using indecent language…

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Court of Petty Sessions WEDNESDAY, 2nd MAY (Before Mr. W. H. Hall. J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

Arthur Caider (59) and James Stanley (59) were charged with being found drunk in La[?]mer Street. It was slated thai the defendants…

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Reds Probe For Assault On Seoul

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Korean front-line reports say die Chinese Communists are preparing for a new assault on Seoul and probing above Hongchon for a possible drive into Central…

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Sydney Murder "A Mistake"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: John Frederick ("Chow") Hayes said today he was convinced that his nephew, Danny Simmons, was…

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Guards Patrol N.z. Wharves As Men Work 10,000 Volunteer to Assist Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

WELLINGTON, Thursday (N.Z.): Under a strong police and military guard, between 200 and 300 members of the new Auckland Workers' Union…

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