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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 74

Straying Stock Cases in Court Attempts to Minimise Defendants' Costs

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

So as to minimise the expenses of those who plead guilty to straying stock charges in the Junee Court of…

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2 charged taxi-cab murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Two-year-old youths, in Cou[?] Police Court today, formally charged with…

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Soldier charged with Broken Hill murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: A soldier who is charged with the murder of a 11-year-old girl on June 1 was today remanded…

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Ghouls Raid Orange Graveyard Vault Police Investigate Jewel Stealing Theory

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 2

Vandals have broken into the most historic family vault in the Orange cemetery and extensively interested with some of the eight coffins it contains. Police investigating the out age are inquiring into the…

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Extradition of man sought: murder charge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Queensland police investigating the murder of taxi-driver Athol Henry McCowan will seek the extradition of a man already held on a charge in Sydney…

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Police Raid Harden House Dice Game Alleged

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 4

Police raided a house in Clark Street, Harden early last Thursday morning where it is alleged, a “dice game”…

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Inspector Grace to Retire From Police Force

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 7

Inspector Grace, who has been in charge of the Narrandera police inspectors district for the past two years,…

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Unregistered Clubs Raided Police Visit Seven Yesterday

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Vice Squad police yesterday raided seven clubs in Sydney suburbs and seized large quantities of…

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Young soldier charged Inquest on Broken Hill Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

BROKEN HILL, Monday: A girl who was outraged and strangled went to her death unsuspectingly with a man she knew and trusted, Detective-Sergeant Aldridge, of Sydney C.I.B., said in the Coroner's Court today…

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£1000 theft in Albury

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

ALBURY, Monday: Thieves broke into Font's Cafe, Dent Street, early this morning and stole money and goods…

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Big Theft at Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

ALBURY, Tuesday—Thieves broke into Font's Cafe, Dean street, early in the morning ana stole money and goods worth…

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Alleged Murder Witness a "Voodoo" Victim

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

RICHMOND (Virginia), Tuesday—A woman alleged to have murdered her husband kept the only witness silent for six years…

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Lurid language and nine gallon keg on river beach Two Men Charged and One Acquitted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 4

Lurid language and insulting words, a nine gallon keg of beer, and alleged malicious damage to a boat on a river beach near Uroly Bridge figured prominently in evidence given at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. K…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday) (Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM.)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 2

Bait Forfeited Raymond T. McGuire failed to appear on a charge of using indecent language and forfeited his…

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Soldiers fined for theft

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

Three soldiers were fined £5 each at yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions find ordered to pay compensation amounting to £2/1/2 after they had been convicted of stealing two cartons…

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Broken Hill Murder: Soldier's Alleged Admissions

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday: A young soldier accused of the murder of a 17-year-old Broken Hill girl said in a statement he had been in her company on the night of the alleged murder and she had collapsed, a detective said in the Coroner's Court today. Detective - Sergeant…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

A soldier's wife tried to stop a police geant catching her husband when he rail after being arrested for illegally taking and a bicycle…

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Assault Charges Dismissed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 4

George Anderson v. Albert George Catlin, unlawful assault. The informant did not appear. Mr. Cottee (Leeton) appeared for…

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Six Months for Stealing Watch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 4

Amos Raymond Whitton (23) was charged with that on 28th February, at Parramatta, he did steal a wrist watch, the property of William…

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Soldier for Trial: Broken Hill Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Gilbert Ryan, 23, soldier, was today committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Thelma Dal Pozzo, 17, at Broken Hill, on June 1…

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