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Courts & crime, 1952

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Parkes Police Officer Wins Medal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Super intendent Launcelot Charles Beck. Officer-in-Charge of the Parkes Police District has…

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Gaoled for Assault on Child

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 4

ORANGE, Tuesday: In a special Court today, Joseph colin Freestone. 37. of Orange, was sentenced to six months…

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Court of Petty Sessions THURSDAY, 27th DECEMBER (Before Mr. W. H. Hall, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 4

John David Billows (41) and Robert William Wilson (80) were charged with drunkenness, but did not appear. Their recognisances were…

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Gaol for Taking Car

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two young Dubbo men who drove to Cooma and beck in a car they had taken from…

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Six Months for Illegal Gaol Visitor

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE Thursday: A former prisoner who illegally entered Pentridge Gaol on Boxing Day was sentenced to…

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"Thriller" effect in Hacker murder case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Police again appealed to a woman who is believed to have "vital information" on the Killara…

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Cockatoo Dock Dispute aired in Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Federal Secretary of the Ship Painters' and Dockers' Union (Mr. T. Gordon) told the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. J. V. Dwyer) today that "industrial…

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Man Lost in Bush at Billapaloola Police Conduct Extensive Search

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

Darrell Pearce Chute (35), originally from Lismore, New Smith Wales, has been lost in the bush at Billapaloola,…

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Gaol for Theft of Materials

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 2

SYDENY, Friday: A [?]-year-old laborer, who appeared In Central Court tod[?] charged with the theft of…

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Iron Theft at Temora

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 3

Detective-Constable Lundie, of the Wagga Police, said yesterday that a quantity of galvanised iron was stolen…

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Hacker murder: Woman sought

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Detectives are still working on the theory that a woman battered and strangled Mrs. Leopoldine Hacker in her Killara home on December 14…

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Tumut Horse Trainer Charged with Assault

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

Francis Joseph Keown, a Tumut horse trainer, aged 43 years, appeared before Mr C. W. Heathwood, JP at…

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Remanded on Stealing Charge

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

John David Cremming was also charged with, on or about 24th December, stealing a suit case, a camera, a Harmonica, two pairs of…

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Short Will Seek Court Order in Union Dispute Fight to Beat Reds Continues

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The national secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association, Mr. Laurence Short, said today that he would seek on order from the Federal Arbitration Court tomorrow…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr. W, H. Hall, J.p.) Thursday, December. 27, 1951 Charge of Receiving

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 1

Ernest Charles Hough (57) was charged with at Gillenbah on or about 6th December, receiving one tarpaulin. a wire strainer, a quantity of…

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Sydney at Head of Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 4

TOKYO Monday (A.A.P.): Australian aircraft-carrier H.M.A.S. Sydney and the cruiser Belfast steamed…

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Albanians charged with two murders

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday: Two Albanians were charged with two wilful murders when they appeared in Tolga and…

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Riots in Jerusalem Police Light Roads With Petrol

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Tuesday—Police flooded roads with petrol and set them ablaze here last night to…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before. Mr. W. Fininy, SM. Unlicenced Driver

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

Liadislav Volf, of the Family Hotel, was fined £1 with 12/ costs for driving a motor vehicle being the holder of only a…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 2

A Tarcutta Ro[?]d farmer yesterday pleaded guilty in the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions to a charge of…

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