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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 60

12-Year-old Murder Charge

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 2

After a questioning last 20 hours, I Detectives on Saturday charged Henry Richard Bugg, 37 Northcote cartage contractor, with the murder of…

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Woman Robbed of £5000?—Police Theory

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday : Mrs. Gladys Evelyn Thompson, 43, of Yarra Bay, Sydney, who was allegedly bashed, robbed and…

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Medico, Police Chase Hospital Patient Down Street

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 5

Cowra residents witnessed an unusual chase in Brisbane street, a man running down the street in his pyjamas, chased by a local…

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Man Charged with Murder of Sydney Barmaid

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Phillip Smith, 23, bricklayer, of Union Street, North Sydney, was today charged at Central Police Court with…

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Man Charged with Murder of His Bride

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): The trial opened today in the Supreme Court of George Cecil Horry…

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Kandos Double Murder Inquest Opens

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

KANDOS, Tuesday:—Coronet H. L. Taylor opened the inquest into the Kandos double murder. He is Inquiring into the deaths…

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Singapore Police Blamed; "Jungle Girl" Riots

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Monday (AAP-Reuter): Senior British police officers failed to take resolute action to quell last December's…

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Court Test for Vegetable Price-Control Sought

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Money was collected today at the City Markets for a fighting fund to test the vegetable price regulations…

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Sheep and Wool Stealing Detectives Undergoing Special Training

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — Ten detectives, undergoing a special course at East Sydney Technical College, will later be sent to…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 2

MR. C. P. Denton, S.M., took no action on a breach of recognizance by Leon Joseph Pollard (26), Tarcutta Road, Wagga…

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Man Charged with Murder of His Brother

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: Keith Proton Maher, son of a man found dead in a disused mine, today told the Coroner's Court that his uncle had taken part in the search for his father…

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No Evidence to Offer in Assault Charge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 9

When the case Edith M. Dowell versus Linda M. Bowditch was called in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday, the…

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Man Charged With Attempting to Kill Wife

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Francis Joseph Brennan, 29, laborer, of Hathern Street, Leichhardt, was granted £150 ball when he was…

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Man for Trial on Double Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

KANDOS, Wednesday: Eror Djuro, 20, laborer, of Kandos, was today committed for trial at the Bathurst Criminal Court on October 16 on a charge of murdering William George Rogers, miner, and Mrs…

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Police Museum May Be Brought Here

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of Wagga Rescue Club at the police station last night it was decided that the club should apply to…

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Murder Charge Witnesses Say Clothing Shown Worn by Bride

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.) Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Clothing, worn and packed by the bride was identified by witnesses at…

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Evatt's Order On The Aborigines Cowra Court Case Quoted

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

The other day that extraordinary fellow, Clive Evatt, addressed a written personal appeal to every one of "my aboriginal…

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Traffic Blitz CONTINUES—Motorists Line Up At The Gundagai Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

Thirty three motorists faced the Magistrate in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday. The charges were as varied as they…

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Bee Farmer Is Stung by Court’s Decision Driver’s License Taken From Hive

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 4

Bee-keeper, Arthur Denis Joseph-Shepherd received a big sting in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday when he was fined…

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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, August 7 (Before Mr. M. J. McCaulay, S.M.) Breach of Motor Traffic Regulations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

James Webster Campbell was charged with failing to stop and failing to report after meeting with an accident…

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