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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,195 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 60

Says police protect [?]SP bookies

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 1

MACKAY, Mon.: Police [?] protected unregistered bookmakers, the secretary [?] thee Mackay Turf Club…

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Woman sentenced for theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A young woman was sentenced in Parramatta Court today to 12 months' hard labor…

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Gaol escapee recaptured

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues: Maxwell Carl Skinner, 23, who escaped from Pentridge Gaol on November 18, was…

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Youth Shot in Leg After Police Chase Later Charged With Breaking and Entering

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—A 19-year-old Brisbane youth was shot in the leg by a policeman during a chase at Haymarket…

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Film Producer Charged in Shooting Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

BEVERLEY HILLS (Cal.), Wednesday—To the surprise of the film colony, film producer, Walter Wanger, has been…

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Five years for attempted murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In Central Criminal Court today Mr. Justice McClemens sentenced a married woman…

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Women queue at murder trial

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): A solicitor charged with murdering a woman after they spent the night in his office is alleged to have told police that he was "infatuated and obsessed by…

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The Killara Murder Detectives Rush to Katoomba

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two C.I.B. homicide detectives late last night went to Katoomba to make inquiries into the brutal…

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20 Detectives on Hacker Murder Hard to solve

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Extra detectives were today assigned to join investigations into the murder last Friday of Mrs. Leopoldine Hacker, 42, in her Killara mansion…

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Wagga Man on Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 2

A 26-year-old Wagga car-penter was arrested in Wagga yesterday morning on a count of alleged stealing…

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K. C. Roach Out of Gaol

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 3

The assistant general secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation, Mr. Edward Charles Roach, was released from Long Bay gaol late on…

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Another clue about murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Detectives working on the Killara murder today found a clue which may give the case a sensational turn. Police have observed the…

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Wagga police seek relatives

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 2

Wagga police are seeking relatives or friends of Aubrey Charles Sayers, who was found dead on Tuesday afternoon in his hut on a property in the Humula district…

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The Killara Murder Detectives Go to Newcastle

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Detectives investigating the murder of Mrs. Leopoldine Hacker went to Newcastle today following a…

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Court guard over escapee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A strong police guard attended the City Court today when 23-year-old Maxwell Carl…

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Court of Petty Sessions FRIDAY, 14th DECEMBER (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 1

Phillip Duncan Redgrave (58) was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support. Plea guilty…

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Police Warn Wagga Public About Theft

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

A strong warning was issued by Wagga police yesterday to car owners and householders to guard against thefts over the Christmas…

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Racketeer Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday: A man whom Judge Curlewis said had lived on rackets in tyres, butter end cement this…

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Rent Increased in Junee Court. Licensing Magistrate Gives Verdict for Applicant

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 6

The last sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions before Christmas took place in Junee on Wednesday afternoon last with Mr. C…

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Theft From Hotel Bar

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

A thief last night entered the Tattersall's Hotel and stole £57 from the [?]ill. The robbery was discovered…

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