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Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 74

Sittings of District Court in Leeton Claim for Damages Rowe V Mcgregor

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 2

At the Leeton District Court yesterday, before His Honour Judge Lc Gay Brereton and Jury, S. W. Rowe sued Harold…

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Alleged theft: case adjourned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 3

After only two witnesses had been heard in the hearing of a stealing charge against a Kapooka soldier at yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions, the hearing was adjourned until August…

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Dice Players Appear in Court Sequel to Recent Raid By the Police

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 5

Following on a police raid on a house in Harden, 13 men were charged and fined at the Murrumburrah Court…

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Three Men Committed at Goulburn Railway Theft Alleged

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

In Goulburn police Court yesterday afternoon Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., committed for trial three men charged with stealing…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 2

An airman who told a Wagga publican that he was "just an urger for Tooth and Co." was fined £ 5 at yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions for using insulting words…

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Wild scene at Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday: Struggling violently weeping sobbing and screaming James William Hall was…

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Court Told About Interviews

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An explanation of interviews with two Liquor Inquiry witnesses by: two "Daily Telegraph" reporters was given the Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice…

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Court Decision at Cowra May Have Repercussions

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

At the Cowra Municipal Council meeting the Mayor (Ald. Whitby) said that Cowra may lose one of its hotel licenses…

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Of Car Huge Total Stealing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

Last year more than a million pounds worth of cars were stolen in the Sydney metropolitan…

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Jumped Over Gaol Wall Unhurt

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Shouting "I want to die; I go", a 25-year-old Chinese prisoner jumped head first from a one-foot ledge on a glass tower at Pentridge Gaol this…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Case Against Young Man Adjourned

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

An allegation of cattle stealing was made in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday against a local young…

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Leeton District Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

At the Leeton District Court this week there was a sequel to an accident which occurred near the aerodrome at Narrandera. The case was…

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Sixty Eight Traffic Cases Listed in Gundagai Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

IN the Gundagai Court last Tuesday sixty eight traffic cases were listed for hearing by the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. W. Finlay. Forty of these cases were in…

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“Not Very Much Under the Influence” Says Police Constable But Gundagai District Man Convicted

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

Despite the fact that the police evidence was that the [?] was not very much [?] the influence a Gundagai…

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Special Court Day for Gundagai Long List Of Cases To Be Heard

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 2

The Court of petty Sessions will sit on two days in Gundagai next month. This decision was made by the Stipendiary…

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Sugar Basin Theft

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

At the Cootamundra Court on Monday a charge against Leonard Victor Muir (19), of George Street, Grenfell, of stealing from…

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Stealing At Batlow Man Fined £20

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 3

At the Tumut Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Finlay, S.M., William Henry Reece, an employee at the Wakehurst…

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Sailor Arrested Following Assault on Taxi Driver

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Police early today arrested a 25-year-old sailor and charged him with inflicting grievous bodily harm…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Case Against Gundagai Man Adjourned

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 1

An allegation of cattle stealing was made in the Gundagai Court against a Gundagai young man, David Nicholls. The…

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Divorce Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 2

His Honour Judge Le Gay Brereton dealt with a remitted issue in Divorce at the Court House on Tuesday, the petitioner…

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