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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 52 of 60

Cases Heard in Junee Court This Week £80 Goes into the Consolidated Revenue

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 7

Consolidated revenue benefited over £80 in a quick pre-lunch session at the Junee Court, of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last…

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Man Charged—assault on De-facto Wife

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: A 62-year-old man inflicted shocking injuries on his de-facto wife with a hammer and a…

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Receiver Is Worse Thar Thief, Says Stipendiary Magistrate in Junee Court of Petty Sessions Hearing

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 4

A RECEIVER IS WORSE THAN A THIEF BECAUSE THEY ENCOURAGE THIEVES, MR. A. W. BRYANT, STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE SAID IN THE JUINEE COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LAST…

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Police and Stock Thieves

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 3
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Police in country areas should be better equipped to deal with stock thieves Mr Hughes (CP, Armidale) said…

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McDermott charges police officer

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: At the Royal Commission inquiring into his conviction for the murder of William Henry Lavers, Frederick Lincoln McDermott alleged today that police in 1944 and in 1946 wanted him to blame two other men named Parker and McKay for the murder…

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Court told of £50,000 business interests

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The Royal Commission was told today of a £50,000 investment in various hotels and businesses by a father and son, William Blank and David Blank. When the hearing began…

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Wagga Man Convicted of Theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 3

A 29-year-old plumber, whom police arrested yesterday morning on a charge of stealing from the Kapooka…

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Yacht survivor on murder charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 6

CASABLANCA, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Walter Prexmarer, one of the three survivors from Australian Pred McEvoy's…

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Wagga Court hears 21 traffic cases

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

Twenty one traffic cases were listed for hear-ing before Mr. A. J. Bryant, S.M., at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. The list Included 11 charges…

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Charged with £5000 theft

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Melbourne detectives today arrested a man and charged him with the theft of a tray…

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Police officer denies bribe

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In questioning Frederick William McDermott, he had not "used pressure," nor had he offered McDermott money to buy a fruit farm in return for information,…

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Illuminating the Gundagai Court House

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 6

WITHIN the very near future the Gundagai Court House will be the cause of brightening up the town…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, November 12 (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 2

William Arthur Cull (24), James Stanley (62), Charles Scott (57), Clem Ceely (32) and Bruce Joseph welsh (21), were charged with being found…

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Questions on Communism in Arbitration Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Circumstances had not yet arisen in Australia [?] justified Communists resorting to illegal methods to gain or retain [?] of unions, an Ironworkers' Union official said in the Arbitration [?] today…

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Adelong Court Thursday, 8th Nov. Before Mr, W. FINLAY, S.M.

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 2

Gordon Frederick Dean was summoned to appear as to why a prohibition order should not be taken out against him. The…

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Man charged with theft of £5347 rings

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Twenty witnesses would testify that a man charged with Angus and Coote £5347 diamond rings…

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Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Former Sydney shop assistant, Colin Kingsford Ryall, 20, was placed on 12 months'…

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Wagga police fear man has lost memory

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 2

The Wagga police endeavoring to locate Mr Lowcock, who is the of motor car No. XX50…

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Maroubra Murder Taxi Driver Shot Four Times

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—A 27-year-old taxi driver, was shot to death in the early hours of Sunday morning near Maroubra…

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