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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 74

Under Influence But Drove Truck. £30 Fine Imposed In Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 7

A fine of £30 was imposed on Harold Horatio William King aged 37 years, farmer, of "Wantabadgery East" in…

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Supreme Court Sitting Kooba Station land values appeal to Be Held at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

A lengthy sitting of the Supreme Court, presided over by His Honour Judge Sugar man, will commence at the…

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TENNIS Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

Last Saturday's games in connection with the single court competition resulted as follow: Conlan's defeated West End, by 52…

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Reform Move for Arbitration Court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday: In an editorial, the official organ of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia today urged reform of the Arbitration Court, stressing the need for…

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Police Break Up German Reds Demonstration Shots Exchanged

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 1

ESSEN (Germany), Monday — Police fired on 3,000 Communist youths to break up a demonstration' against the imminent…

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Charge Altered in Junee Court Game Was ’Heading ‘EM’ Not Two-up

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 4

The information against six Junee men was changed the Junee Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday…

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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 12th MAY (Before Mr.F. Hale, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 3

Robert O'Hara Burke Wills (51), Willam George Honey (67), Thomas Edward Lyons (40) were charged with drunkenness, but did not…

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Police evidence out in murder trial

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Counsel for William John O'Meally, 28, on trial in the Criminal Court today for the murder of Constable George Howell at Caulfield on January 30, succeeded in having excluded the evi­dence of three policemen who spoke to Howell after he was mortally…

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Shire and Police Prosecutions Busy Day at Urana Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. A. V. Quiggin, Stipendiary Magistrate, presided at the monthly court held at Urana on the 2nd instant. A long list of cases were entered in the Charge Book. Mr. B. Metham, C.P.S., Crown…

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Gas Attack Stops, Gaol Strike

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday—A gas attack on 120 convicts yesterday broke the four-day hunger strike at the prison camp at…

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Son Charged with Assaulting Father

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2
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HAY, Monday: One of the two South Australians who were missing from their homes for several days and were located by police on Thursday last at Booligal was remanded on…

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Court action over President's steel seizure

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.): Argument on Presi­dent Truman's seizure of the steel mills to avoid a strike…

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Court Told of Fight T[?] Control Fire Bushfire inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1952 · page 2

Continuing his evidence at the Wagga bushfire inquiry yesterday, railway ganger Jeremiah Miskell told how he and a ganger fought to con­trol a fire near Mangoplah on January 22…

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Huge Jewellery Theft

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

TORONTO, Wednesday—When a jewellery store opened for a clearance sale on Monday, two armed men promptly robbed it…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 2

Five motor-cyclists were fined a total of £30 by Mr. Quiggin, S.M., at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on charges of speeding. None of the defendants appeared in Court to answer…

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Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 2

Eight men were each fined £2 with 12/ costa at Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yes­terday, for being found on…

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"Fare" Identified Murder trio[?] drivers stor

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: William O'Meally, 28, of Shenfield Avenue,B[?] laborer, charged with the murder of George Howell, was identified in the…

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TENNIS Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 2

The following mulches are to be played on Saturday afternoon in connection with the Single Courts tennis competition: Church of England V…

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Police Pistols Often 'Fail to Go Off'

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.: Present types of pistols issued to the N.S.W. police force often "failed to to off," delegates…

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