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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 74

Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

A 48-year-old laborer, whom police said had a criminal record dating back to 1921, was sentenced at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to one month's hard labor…

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Tas. Potato Growers Seek Court Aid

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.: A group of Tasmanian potato growers and exporters, in the High Court of Australia, today…

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Illegal Court Finds Truman's steel mills seizure

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): A Federal Judge ruled yesterday that President Truman's seizure of the nation's steel mills was illegal…

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Parking blitz in Wagga soon: police warn drivers Special Patrols

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

Motorists in Wagga generally have ignored the regu­lations relating to "close-to" and parallel parking in the city's main thoroughfares. This was stated yesterday by the Superintendant of the Wagga…

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Two-way Radio Saved Taxi Driver. Help Call During Vicious Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—A taxi driver called for help through a two-way radio after he had been viciously bashed by a passenger…

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Man's Bigamy at Adelong Forgiving "Wives" Saved Him From Gaol Term

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 4

Chatting amicably outside Judge Berne's Darlinghurst Sessions Court on Wednesday of last week, two "wives"…

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Thousands Go Beserk in Tokio May Day Riots Troops and Police Guard Homes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday — An uneasy calm lay over Tokio last night as American and Japanese guards staged a night vigil against a recurrence of yesterday's May Day rioting, in which an estimated…

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Truman Wants Quick Settlement to Steel Dispute Will Abide by Court Order

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday — Every action possible to get a settlement to the crippling strike of 65,000 steel workers was…

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Shipowners Apply to Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Shipowners today asked the Arbitration Court to order the Water­side Workers' Federation to lift its ban on over­time in all Australian ports, and to comply with…

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Traffic "blitz" Police thanks for public's help

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 2

The Superintendent of Wagga Police (Mr. McAuley) said last night that he was impressed with the public response to his appeal for ad­herence to the parking regulations…

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Suspected Murder of Aust. Bride

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

PITTSBURG, Sun. (AAP) : John kozlowski 32, is being held in goal pending a Coroner's hearing of the causes of…

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Attempt to Rob Store Two Youths Charged

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

Two youths were arrested in Gundagai yesterday morning, and were later charged with attempting to break and…

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TENNIS Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

In Saturday's games the results were: Conlan's defeated Church of England by 43 games to 40…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Today)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM. Sgt. W. C. Haskew acted as Police Prosecutor. Misappropriation from PMG…

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Busy Court Week for Gundagai Petty Sessions And Quarter Sessions

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

THIS week will be a busy one at the Gundagai Court House, for besides the monthly Court of Petty Sessions to be held to-morrow, the Quarter Sessions and District Court will sit on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 28th APRIL (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

Alexander Henry Smith (43) was charged with stealing one Standard bicycle, and one tucker bag containing a plate, knife, fork, butter and…

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Four Years for Hearne! Shovel Assault Case

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

At the Yass Quarter Sessions today Frederick ("Pudden") Hearne (31) laborer of Hurley Lane Cootamundra…

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Frauds Over Flats Couple Sent to Gaol

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday —Joseph Aubrey Francis, 51, who pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions yesterday to, 12 charges of…

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Urana Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 4

Sergeant Swadling and his colleague Constable Brown had a busy time at Friday's Urana Court. A report will appear in…

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Court rejects [?] "coercion" [?]

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Court [?] Criminal Appeal to-day rejected a plea by a member of the "Bent Trey" gang that he was [?] into partnership in the gang by threats that [?]…

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