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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 74

Motorist Fined at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 3

A former commercial traveller pleaded not guilty yesterday at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions to having on November 21, 1951, driven a car in Fitzmaurice Street while under…

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Police Seek Men Who "Warned" P.m

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Police are searching for persons responsible for scrawling warning…

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Man Charged with Killing Daughter

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

GILGANDRA, Wednesday: A man who police claim strangled and cremated his two-year-old daughter had said: "I'm sorry for what I did, as [?] loved [?] his wife said at an inquest today. The man, Thomas George…

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More Police Urged

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 4

Road safety campaigns in Australia cannot become effective until there are sufficient police…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 3

An airman from Laverton (Vic.) was fined a total of £19/4/ by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M. at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on two counts of having on February 16 in…

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TENNIS Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 2

The following games are to be played in the single court tennis competition on Saturday: Railway v. Church of England…

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Alleged theft of rice from goods shed Railway Porter Charged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 5

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday (yesterday) John William Adams, a railway…

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Fine for Assaulting Police Officer Magistrate's Scathing Comments

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday before Mr. K. Smith, S.M., John Garczyk, a new Australian, was fined £15 in default 30 days hard labour for assaulting a police officer, the magistrate…

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Man Committed Fo[?] Trial on Charge or Child's Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

GILGANDRA, Thursday: A man had admitted burning a two-ye[?]old girl's body on a blazing log, Detective-Sergeant Thomas Doyle [?] said in the Coroner's Court today. The man, Thomas George…

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Coolamon Children’s Court Children Ill-treated Accused Imprisoned

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

At the Coolamon Children’s Court on Friday last, James Ross and Adellie Ross were charged under the Child Welfare Act…

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Six-year-old Murder Police Hopeful of Solution

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Police say that they have uncovered a vital clue which may lead them to the murderer of Joan Norma…

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Court of Petty Sessions Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Sugar Basin Theft

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 2

A charge, against Leonard Victor Muir (19), of George street; Grenfell, of stealing from the California Cafe…

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Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 3

All matches in the Single Courts competition listed for last Saturday were postponed. The Church of England defeated…

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Police Arrest Woman at Games Opening

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 1

HELSINKI, Sun. (A.AP.)t Police arrested a woman in white flowing robes who ran, around the Olympic track…

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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 2lst JULY (Before Mr. F. J. Hale. J.P)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 2

Ronald Maher (18), Resin joseph E[?]ery (31) Joseph James [?](25) , and Thomas Richard[?] (20) were charged with [?]…

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Committed on Intent to Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 2

DARWIN, Monday: A man accused of assaulting a policeman with intent to murder had poked a rifle muzzle into…

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Police Fire at Mob

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 1

TEHERAN, Monday (AAP): Police and troops today fired into a crowd of more than 2000 persons trying to storm…

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Railway Porter Found Not Guilty of Stealing Bag of Rice After Exhaustive Evidence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 1

The hearing of the charge against John Wiiliam Adams, railway porter employed at the Leeton Goods Shed, of stealing a bag of rice, the property of the N.S.W. Railways Commissioner, valued at £1/14/0 was resumed at…

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District Court List Before Judge Brereton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 2

The following is the list of cases set down for hearing in the District Court at Leeton this week, commenced at 12 noon yesterday…

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Traffic Offences heard at Lockhart Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 1

Mr. Quiggin, Stipendiary Magistrate of the Albury-Wagga District, held his monthly Court at Lockhart on Friday. Regarding the collision of motor vehicles which…

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