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Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 74

Escaped Convict Stole Gundagai Man’s Car Captured By Police In Goulburn

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 May 1952 · page 1

LAST MONDAY EVENING, MR. G. V. HAWTHORNE, PROPRIETOR OF THE STAR HOTEL AT SOUTH GUNDAGAI, DROVE ACROSS TO THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE GUNDAGAI…

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£11,000 Theft

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Police investigations at all 17 stops between Brighton and London are being carried out…

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Migrant on Charge of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The City Coroner (Mr. E. J. Forrest) today committed Miroislav Tuma, 27, to trial on a…

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Court increases compensation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday:.The Land Court awarded a 67 per cent increase on Crown compensation offers for four Wandoan properties resumed for soldier settlement, Court president…

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District Court Adjournment

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

District Court in Leeton, which was to have been held next Wednesday, May 21st, has been adjourned till noon on 21st July. All…

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Goods Claimed by Witnesses Melbourne murder trial

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Today, the fourth day of die hearing of the trial of William John O'Meally, 28, of Shenfield Avenue, Bonbeach, for the murder of Constable George. HowelL, 26, at Caulfield, was occupied chiefly by a series of witnesses who claimed that articles produced in the…

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Court case over song

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mrs. Olive Saunders, widow, of Mosman, claimed in the Equity Court today her late…

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Shearing Skill, Not Strength, Court Told

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Thursday: Conciliation Commissioner J. R Donovan was told today shearing was not a question of strength, but of skill. He was continuing hearing an application by…

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Railway Burn-off "Not "Foolish," Court Informed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

"I definitely did not think it was foolish to burn off Near Brothers' property on January 22," Frederick Hall told the Bush[?]quiry in Wagga yesterday. Hall, a former fettler and now a blacksmith, who had been…

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Charged with Shooting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: In Central Police Court today a "well-to-do property owner" was charged with having shot at a man with intent to murder and with having assaulted a second man…

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Refused Police Advice, Arrested P.W. Engineer Charged With Motoring Offence

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 6

Failure to accept the advice of a Gown police officer cost a Department of Works engineer £10 and a twelve…

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TENNIS Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 4

Lust Saturday's matches resulted as follow. Conlan's detailed Railways institute by 48 games to 28…

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North Africans and Paris Police Clash Nearly 100 Arrests

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

PARIS, Monday—North Africans armed with paving stones and razors clashed with police in the Champs Elysees last…

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Iranian Premier to Resign Irrespective of Court's Decision

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

TEHERAN, Monday—The Premier of Iran, Dr. Mossadeq, decided to resign after the hearing of the oil case by…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Today) Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM. Bail. Forfeited

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 2

John Francis Slavin failed to appear, to answer a charge of having behaved in an offensive manner at the Cootamundra…

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Woman Charged with Two Murders

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: An attractive 30-year-old woman to-day appeared in Central Court charged with having murdered two men to whom she had been married. The woman is Mrs. Yvonne Fletcher, of Ferndale Street, Newtown…

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O'Meally case Police Give Evidence

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: Police told the Criminal Court to-day that when interviewed, William John O'Meally said a man named "Ray Campbell had the black hat. I think he shot…

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Kooba Land Values Appeal Sitting of Supreme Court in Leeton Before Mr. Justice Superman

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 1

As reported in our last issue the hearing commenced at the Leeton Court House on Tuesday last, before a Supreme Court Judge, Mr. Justice Superman, against the values fixed on portion of Kooba Station, resumed…

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Two Girl Stowaways Charged

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Two Sydney girls today appeared in Auckland Police Court on…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 2

A Batlow truck driver was fined a total of £9/4/ at yesterday's Wagga Court of Petty Sessions for negligent driving and failing to stop after an accident…

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