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Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 53 of 60

Court of Petty Sessions (Today) Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 November 1951 · page 2

No Hands! Two young men, Edward W. Bartlett, of Renchanstreet, and Jeffrey Price, of Mackay street,…

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Fined £12 for Stealing Groceries

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions, on Friday November 16, before Mr. K. Smith, S.M., Arthur George Hillman, 38 year old…

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U.S. charged with sabotage

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

TOKYO, Monday (A.A.P.): Communist China's Premier (Chou En-Lai) today charged the United States with…

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Charged with Burying Father's Body

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: A Quarter Session's Jury was told today by the Crown Prosecutor (Mr Kidston) that Terence…

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Murrami farmer charged with malicious shooting Remanded Following Evidence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 6

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, November 16, before Mr. K. Smith, S.M., George Marinus Nielsen was charged that on September 25, he did maliciously shoot at Clement Charles Dunbar with intent to do grievous bodily…

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Union Ballots Court's powers upheld

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Recent legislation empowering the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to control union ballots was declared valid by six Judges of the High Court today…

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Woman Found Shockingly Battered Police Make Arrest

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—A 35-year-old woman, round, shockingly battered on a footpath outside a North Sydney house late…

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Police sure suicide's gun weapon that murdered taxi driver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Police have no doubt the gun with which 17-year-old Army trainee, Harold Lionel Merrimay Dyson, committed suicide at Hurstville today was the one used to murder taxi-driver Maxwell Arthur Suthern at South Rand wick on Saturday night…

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Charged with injuries to woman

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Central Court was told today a woman might die from injuries she received at North Sydney last…

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Illegal Burial Charge Heffernan Sentenced to Two Years

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday—Former policeman, Terence Heffernan, 23, was sentenced to two years' gaol at the Quarter…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 2

John Brian Mulloy, [?] worker, of Leeton, [?] guilty at the Quarter [?] in Wagga yesterday [?]…

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Women in daring gaol break

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

HOBART, Wed.: Two women prisoners made a daring escape from Hobart gaol tonight…

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R.a.n. in Big Assault

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Australian warships and naval aircraft took part in a big…

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Police Talks for Children

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

Wagga police advise that members of the Police School Lecturing Section, both police and policewomen, attached to…

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[?]apped [?] wife [?] court, [?] gaoled

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 3

[?]BANE, Wednesday: [?]h migrant was sent [?] for contempt today [?] had slapped his…

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Gaol Escapees for Sentence

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Six men, who escaped from Bathurst Gaol on September 24. appeared in the Quarter…

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Theft of Second Hand Bags Man Within 112 Yrs of Retiring in Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 6

Everyone who bad anything to do with the cast at the Court of Petty Sessions op Wednesday afternoon last expressed amassment…

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Gaol Escapee's Letter to Press

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A letter received by a newspaper today from a person claiming to be gaol escapee…

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Bicycles at Police Station

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Wagga police said yesterday they have on hand at the police station about 20 bicycles which have been found…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with at Coolamon Court on 31/11/51 before Mr. C. H. Blackmore S.M. GOODS IN CUSTODY…

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