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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 60

Federal Govt. Charged On Soldiers' Land

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday: Of almost £19,000,000 [?]nt on settling ex-servicemen in New South Wales, [?] Commonwealth Government had contributed less [?]n £600,000 the Minister for Lands (Mr…

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Not Guilty of Son's Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 4

TOOWOOMBA, Wednesday: Deletha Evangeline Lee, 41, who was charged with the murder of her eight-year-old son James…

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Ramatic Scene at Goulburn Meeting “Communism Is Murder Inc.” States New Australian

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 5

A most dramatic and at the same time a caustic condemnation of Communism happened this week at a Goulburn held by Rev Dr P. J. Ryan, -when a New Australian the microphone. Ha b branded Russian Communism as…

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Acquitted on Assault Charge

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

At Cootamundra Quarter Sessions on Wednesday Walter Bruce Speirs, optometrist of Temora, was acquitted on a charge of…

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£48,000 Police Station

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

Work is to begin in about a month on the new £48,000 police station at Orange. A representative of the…

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Pawnbroker Charged with Failing to Enter Up and Issue Duplicate Ticket Suit Was Stolen

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 3

Louis Fisher was charged at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, with failing to give a duplicate of a pawn ticket, and…

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Woman's Evidence at Sydney Murder Inquest

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Shortly after two sets of footsteps went towards an attic at Millers' Point, She heard moaning and then…

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Harsher Penalty— Out of Gaol!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 2

News observation on the economic front from "Spotter" in the Bathurst "Times": "I'm going to give you the maximum…

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Said He Found Body; Now on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): A young unemployed clerk who phoned a Sunday newspaper that he had found a murdered woman…

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Failure to Vote. Court action to be taken

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

At the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council last Thursday night it was decided to take court action against those who abstained from…

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Two Murder Charges Dismissed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Charges of murder against William Hollebone (35) and his wile, Hazel Hollebone (31), were dismissed…

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Crowns Case Against Man Charged With Shooting Father

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Terrance Heffeman, 23, former policeman, was not in danger of his life when he fatally shot his father, a former strongman and masseur, on June 2, Crown Prosecutor R. R. Kidston told…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 2

A 49-year-old laborer, who police alleged "terrorised a young married couple in their fiat" in the early hours of…

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Will Seek More Judges for Supreme Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The executive Council will tomorrow probably announce the appointment of a Judge to the vacancy…

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Junee Football Coach in Court Pleaded Guilty to Speeding Charge

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 1

When Pat Meagher, Junee's Australian Rules football coach, bade fond farewell to Junee yesterday en route to Melbourne, he…

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Woman's Body Found in Shallow Grave Husband Charged with Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE,, Thursday—The partly decomposed body of a 31-year-old married woman, mother of four children, was discovered in a lime-packed 3ft. deep grave underneath her former home…

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Man Found Not Guilty of Father's Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 1
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A Central Criminal Court jury tonight found Terrance Heffeman, 23, not guilty of having murdered his father, former "strong man" and masseur, Lawrence Charles Heffeman…

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Supreme Court Judge Appointed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 4
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Mr. John-Henry McClemens was appointed as a Judge to the Supreme Court today…

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