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Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 74

Police Accused

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 5

TOKYO, Sunday (A.A.P. Reuter): Policemen as a group are the worst violators of "human rights" laws in Japan…

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Probe on murder of 4200

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.): Five American Congressmen in London yesterday ended a secret examination of 32…

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Sensational Chase After Murder of N.t. Taxi Driver

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE. Monday—Two New Australians were arrested at Mount Is a yesterday following a 1000-mile aeroplane dash from…

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Police to Exhume Body Unusual Case Likely

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Police tonight will exhume the body of a man burled several years ago in Rookwood cemetery…

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Two arrested after 1000 miles dash by aeroplane Sequel to Murder of N.T. TAXI-DRIVER

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: Two New Australians were arrested at Mount Isa today following a 1000 miles aero­plane dash from Darwin by Police.The chase followed the discovery on Saturday morning, 16 miles from…

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Court of Petty Sessions TUESDAY, 15th APRIL (Before Mr. F. J. Hale, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

Edmond David Finnen (34), James Stanley (62), John Joseph Hayes (45), and Jack Cull were charged with drunkenness, but did not appear…

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Fair Rents Court Magistrate's Decisions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 5

In the Fair Rents Court on Friday Mr. K. Smith, S.M., fixed the rentals for flats occupied by R. Carlson and Keith McGibbon…

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Migrants Charged in Queensland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

MOUNT ISA, Monday: Two New Australians were today charged in the Police Court with having stolen a taxi…

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Gaol Sentence for Act of Indecency

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 6

Ronald Donald Gimm was charged at the Leeton Potty Sessions on Friday before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M. with…

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Emotional Appeal to Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: His voice quavering with emotion and hands twisting convulsively, a 38-year-old man who…

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Police Check on Deadly Mineral Poisoning Two Deaths Involved

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—C.I.B. detectives are probing the theory of a rare and deadly mineral poison which may have caused the deaths of two middle-aged men—one in 1946 and the other only…

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New Australians Fight After Wetting with Hose and Continue Battle in Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

A quarrel at the Cannery between two New Australians who were hosing down the floor was described at the…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Number Plates

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

Ray C. Ryals, of "Kaloola," Dudauman, was fined 8/ with 12/ cost for failing to return number plates before the prescribed time…

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Gaoled for Assault on a Boy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: In the Quarter Sessions today, Judge Holden sentenced a 24-year-old invalid pensioner to six years' gaol on a charge of indecent assault on a boy…

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£10 Fine: Theft of Tiles at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 3

At Wagga yesterday Kevin Wallace Paton, 21, Inverary Street, Wagga, was fined £10 on a charge of having between January 1 and February 29 stolen a quantity of tiles, but was…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., fined a 21-year-old farmhand £15 at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for having on April 14 driven a motor-cycle in Edward Street whilst under the…

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Temora Youth on Stealing Charges

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

A series of breaking, entering, and stealing offences from country firm homes round Temora in recent months resulted in the…

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Migrants Charged in Queensland

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

Two New Australians were on Monday charged in the Mt. Isa Police Court with having stolen a taxi whose owner was found murdered near…

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Stealing Country Seats Government Hyprocisy Exposed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 3

By passing legislation designed to take still further parliamentary seats from country districts the Sate Government…

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Police Silence on 'Probe

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Police are maintaining strict secrec[?] concerning their investigations into the mysterious deaths of…

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