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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 60

Police Confiscated Pistol Boy's Father Charged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

John Williams pleaded not guilty at Leeton Petty Sessions on Friday, to a charge of being the parent of a person under the…

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Waterside Secretary Sentenced; "Urged Ban on Ships"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The general secretary the Australian Waterside Workers' Federation, Ja[?] Healy, Was today in the Special Federal Court sentenced to six weeks hard labor and fined £100…

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Didn't Know Why He Stole Sheep Skins Heavy Fine Imposed In Junee Police Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

"I don't know what possessed me to do, this",, a 22-year-old labourer, Bruce Edward Elkins, said in the Junee Court of Petty…

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Truck in Channel Driver Before Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

Archibald Ainsley Green, of Gogeldrie, was charged at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, with negligent driving and was fined £3 with…

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Murder of Mrs. L. F. BARROWS Three Hungarians Committed For Trial

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

Three Hungarians were on Wednesday committed for trial on n charge of murdering Mrs. Lucy Frances Harrows (54), licensee of…

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Court of Petty Sessions Alleged Negligent Driving Wednesday, 18th July Before Mr. Denton, S.M.

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

Donald Wilson, charged with negligently driving a motor-car did not appear and the case was heard ex parte…

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Woman, 61, on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: A 61-year-old woman was charged in the City Court today with the murder of a woman who was…

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Woman Charged After Brawl During Party

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A 32-year-old woman was charged early today at the City Watch-house with wounding with intent…

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Police Seek Man Who Assaulted Girl

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Police are searching for a man who attempted to criminally assault a 12½-year-old girl after…

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Supreme Court Wins Greatest English Race

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Mrs. Tom Lilley's crack three-year-old, Supreme Court, yesterday won the Festival of Britain Stakes—the richest prise in the long history of British turf…

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Court Not a Picture Show Judge Berne Objects To Noise

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

When a man made what Judge F. W. Berne regarded as an Undue amount of noise in the public gallery at the Quarter…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, July 23 (Before Mr. W. If. Hall, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

Henry Lachlan (39) was charged with being found drunk. Constable Stretton stated that defendant was locked up for his own…

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Woman Charged with Murder of Pensioner

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: An attractivive, auburn-haired young woman was remanded until Wednesday at the Central Court today on a…

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[?]Oman Charged [?]Ith Murder [?]F 2 Children

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon.: A woman [?] been charged with the wilful [?]urder of two young boys who [?]re found by their father,…

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Mother Charged with Murder of Young Sons Victims Were Blindfolded

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

TOOWOOMBA, Tuesday. — In Toowoomba, police Court to-day a mother was charged with the murder of her two young…

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Charged With Killing Wife, Firing At Sons

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: An invalid pensioner was charged at the City Court today with the murder of his wife, and the attempted murder of his two sons. THE pensioner, Raymond…

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Union Men Charged Over N.z. Ships Boycott

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: Mr. D. I. Menzies, representing the Crown at Crimes Act prosecutions in the City Court today, contended that two union officials were "ring-leaders" of a boycott of shipping from New Zealand. George Arthur Doyle, State secretary, and Michael James Donegan,…

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Murder Charge After Stabbing Victim Was Novelist's Ex-Husband

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday — Rembert Heskett, 55, divorced husband of the novelist Betty Macdonald, of "The-Egg and I"…

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Court Hearing Begins on Industrial Act

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Mr. Justice Webb said in the Industrial Commission today the feet that Parliament had not used the words "absolute preference to unionists" in recent amendments to the State…

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Two-year.old Girl Criminally Assaulted Big Police Search For Criminal

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday — A man criminally assaulted a two-year-old girl at her home at F[?]zroy today…

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