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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Nightwatchman Savagely Bashed Police Search For Thugs

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Police are still searching for three thugs who viciously bashed an 81-year-old nightwatchman at…

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Attempted to Commit Suicide Police Appeal for Help to New Aussie

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 January 1952 · page 3

A 30-year-old migrant attempted to commit suicide in a Cowra cafe on Christmas Eve because some men were…

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Four charged with assault and robbery

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two young girls and two men at Central Court today were charged with assaulting and…

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Heavy Fines for Receiving Pilfered Beer Magistrate's Comments

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 4

William Ashley Flanagan (42) was charged with on 22nd December, 1951, with receiving and having seven bottles of beer the property of the…

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Traffic Offenders Fined Speedsters Come Before the Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 6

Of the 21 traffic cases listed for bearing in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday, fifteen concerned…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, January 7 (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Three Months on Five Charges

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 4

Leslie Thomas McKinnon (32) was charged with stealing a quantity of wire netting of the value of £5, the property of John Morrow, at…

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Drove on After Crash. Local Charged With Negligent Driving

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 6

Keith John Guthrie pleaded guilty in the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday afternoon last to two charges…

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Illegally Using a Car Two Men Charged At Tumut One Gets Six Months; The Other Three Months' Suspended Sentence

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 1

Truro Allyne Lennox Clarke, one of two men charged at the Tumut Court on Wednesday with illegally using a car…

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Learner Carried Pillion Rider Motor Cyclist Was Fined in Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 7

"I knew I was doing wrong, I thought I would take the risk". Constable P. P. Bunt told…

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Disturbance on Junee Station Man Faces Three Charges in Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 7

Quite a lot of Junes people were on the railway station on Monday last when a man created a disturbance which…

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Different Versions of Incidents in Police Side-car After Man Arrested On Driving Under Influence Charge

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 3

TWO OPPOSING VERSIONS OF AN INCIDENT IN A POLICE SIDE-CAR WERE GIVEN AT THE JUNEE COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS ON WEDNES DAY AFERNOON LAST BUT IT SEEMED TO BE…

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McDermott released from prison Not Guilty of Layers Murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Frederick Lincoln McDermott was cleared today of the murder of William Henry Lavers, for which he had been…

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Reds Murder Supervisor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Sun. (AAP): Communist guerrillas yesterday shot dead Mr. p. B. Madden, supervisor on Tanah…

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Charged with robberies

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Mon.: Lawrence Cecil Law, 19, motor driver, View Street. Woollahra, who was charged with the robbery…

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Murder Ruled Out

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 6

It started with a 999 call to Scotland Yard. An Irish voice insisted: "Sure it's a murder—but we can't find her body."…

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Stealing charge at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 3

A Sydney barman, Joh n Charles Hill, aged 39, was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions in Wagga on March 17 on four charges of stealing…

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War Stragglers in Murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 7

MANILA, Tues.: Filipino 4 soldiers have been sent to [?]bang Island, off Mindoro, search for Japanese…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 2

In the Wagga court yesterday, two young men, one from Sydney and from Wagga faced fur…

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Left Court But Had to Return. [?] Incident In Night Tennis Play

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 4

A when Central met occurred when Central met [?] in the A grade night [?] competition on…

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McDermott Not Guilty of Lavers Murder

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 2

Frederick Lincola McDermott was cleared last Friday of the murder of William Henry Lavers, for which he bad been serving a life sentence…

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