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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 29 of 74

Woman weeps in Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday: Wife of a Brisbane barrister wept when she told the Divorce Court today she had caught…

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Missing Taxi-man's Body Is Washed Up Murder Theory

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: The body of missing driver, Athol Henry McCowan, 23, was held up today on Cribb Island, about 65 miles [?] of Southport, where his blood-stained cab…

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£3000 Theft From Melb. Home

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun: Thieves forced their way into a Toorak home last night and got away with jewellery and…

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Unconscious after assault by thugs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A 46-year-old tram track repairman, Peter Reilly, of Mount Alexander Road…

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'Two-up' School Police Raid

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: Gaming police raided a "two-up" school at Wheelers Hill, 18 miles from Melbourne,…

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Court Goes Out of Mourning

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): The Queen and other members of the Royal Family will face a busy summer when the…

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Destruction of Rabbits Important Court Ruling

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 4

The Full State Court on Thursday ruled that pastoralists were not compelled to destroy all rabbits on their properties…

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Increase in Number of Court Cases

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

The number of cases dealt with by courts in N.S. Wales during 1951 increased by 12.69 per cent., compared with 1950, the report of the Acting…

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Watersiders Fined for Contempt of Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday—The Full Arbitration Court today fined the Waterside Workers' Federation £500 for contempt of…

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Rabbit Test Case Full Court’s Decision To Grazier

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 1

The Full Court last week upheld a decision by a magistrate that the mere fact that rabbits and rabbit burrows existed on grazing land did not constitute an offence against the Pastures Protection Act…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Today) Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM. Four in One Hit!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

Three cars and a taxi cab, property of Grenfell men, were extensively damaged on Saturday night, when a 2 1/2-ton…

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Finley woman charged with baby murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Police today charged a, 39-year-old woman at Finley with the murder of an unnamed…

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Sharefarmers Fight at Murrami Lengthy Evidence in Assault Charges

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, before Mr. K. Smith, S. M., George Marinus Nielsen was charged…

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Police Queried on Activities of Sydney Nightclubs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) today said he wanted to know why police had been unable to find out the activities of nightclubs and sly-grog shops discovered by the Commission. He said this after Mr…

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Paris Police on the Alert Precautions Against Riots

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

PARIS Tuesday—All leave for Paris police has been cancelled in case the French Communists try to incite new riots…

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A.L.P. move for Court control of union ballot

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: A move to have next month's Builders' Laborers' Union election held under Court…

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Charged with murder of father

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: [?] Reed, 26, of Victoria [?] West Brunswick appear [?] the City Court this [?]…

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Taxicab Murder Case Clue

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Detectives investigating the Southport taxi murder case believe they may have a clue to the occupants of a green Austin car which was seen parked near the…

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Murder and suicide, Coroner finds

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A finding of murder and suicide was recorded by the City. Coroner (Mr. Burke, S.M.) at…

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French police alerted

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

PARIS, Tuesday (A.A.P): All leave for Paris police has been cancelled in case French Communists try to incite new…

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