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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 60

Father Sent to Gaol. Shocking Case of Parential Disregard

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 7

On a charge of having neglected his two young children, Glen Roy Davison, 31 year old railway fettler was sentenced to three months'…

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Six Years on Serious Charge Assault on Spinster Earns Six Years

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

After a three day hearing before packed galleries, Charles Geoffrey Martin, 37 year old Dalton grazier, was sentenced to six…

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International Court to Hear British Claim

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.):The International Court of Justice will meet in a special session at The Hague on Friday next to…

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Two Children Battered to Death with Tomahawk Woman Detained by Police

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday — Two young children were battered to death with a tomahawk in their home in Malvern road,…

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Man Charged With Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A 26-year-old man was arrested at Balmain tonight and charged with indecent assault on a female and…

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Mother Charged With Murder Of 2 Children

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon: A 35-year-old woman was charged in the City Court today with the murder of her two children…

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Wife Alleges Murder, Faints in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A 44-year-old waitress fell unconscious in the witness box at the Divorce Court today after saying that she…

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Wagga Man For Trial On Assault Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 4

After several witnesses had been heard, and conflicting evidence was given on a major point, James Francis Roberts, of Edward Street, Wagga, was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions on July 24 by…

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Items From Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

A DRUNKEN driver meant a drunken car, and in his opinion, there was no greater lethal weapon known to man,…

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"Lock Me Up"--and Police Did So. Arrested on Day of Discharge from Prison

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

When Junee police officers arrived at the main entrance hall to the Junee District Hospital and asked William Robert Whitburn…

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Police Recover Stolen Golf Club Goods

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday: Cootamundra police have round the goods stolen from Country Club on Saturday night or early…

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Police on Track of Saboteur Carrier Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.: Com­monwealth Security Officers and N.S.W. police were trying to track down a saboteur who…

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Court Told Healy Urged Wharf Boycott

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Evidence in the form of documents seized in a raid on the premises of the Waterside Workers' Federation on May 24 would show that Mr. James Healy, general secretary of the…

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Stealing Charge Young Resident Remanded

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

A well-known Young resident was remanded at the Court of Petty, Sessions on a stealing charge, in respect of sheepskins…

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Local Items Juveniles Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 2

Two juveniles appeared be­fore the Wagga. Children's Court on Thursday, charged with breaking, entering and stealing…

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Arrested at Gundagai [?]mart Work by Local Police

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

THE Gundagai Police [?]ade a big haul yesterday, [?]hen they arrested two [?]en. The duo, both of whom…

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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 2nd JULY (Before Mr. Reidy, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

Joseph Stanley (59), Arnold John Stanley (20) and George Leslie Stanley (22), were charged with drunkenness but did not appear…

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W'gong Murder Inquest Started Today

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday — Three Hungarians in custody were brought to Wollongong to-day for the inquest into the…

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Three Young Navy Men Convicted of Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

Three 18-year-old alleged deserters from the Royal Australian Navy were convicted on charges of stealing in the Wagga Court yesterday. THE men, Mervyn James Mc…

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Women's Evidence At Wollongong Murder Probe

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday: A Hungarian migrant—one of three who have been charged with the murder of a woman hotel licensee—was identified today in the Coroner's Court by the sister of the dead woman as a man who had been previously employed at ate hotel…

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