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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 74

Man Remanded on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A man charged With murder at Surry Hills on Saturday was remanded to February 5 when…

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Young Robbery Two Men Charged at Lismore

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

Yourig police have received word that two men were arrested at Lismore and charged with having committed the robbery…

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Court of Petty Sessions TUESDAY, 26th JANUARY (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Gaoled on Assault Charge

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

Jeffrey Lawrence Martin (20) was charged with unlawfully assaulting John Lewis Elliott, on 11th January. Sergeant Whelan appeared for the…

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Burglars Break Into Fruitgrowers' Co-op. Police Make Arrests in Narrandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

Three men were [?]rested at Narrandera last Sunday afternoon and were later charged at Narrandera Police Station with stealing goods, the property of the Leeton Fruitgrowers' Co-op. Society…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 3

Convicted on a charge of having stolen a bicycle from outside a Wagga Hotel on November 28, 1951, Arthur Edwards, 28-year-old laborer, of the Home Hotel, was fined £10 by Mr…

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Joke Ended in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A Joke that misfired was brought to light in evidence at Central Court today…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 2

A police charge of negligent driving against a Wagga taxi-driver failed in the Wagga Court of Petty…

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Sentenced for Forging Tax Papers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. A 41-year-old business manager was today sentenced to six months' gaol in the Special…

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£1000 for arre[?] of Hack murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday State Government [?] a £1000 reward for mallon leading to the…

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Gadget Beats Car Thieves, Say Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 3

Senior police officers are certain that thefts of cars would drop sharply if this device were fitted…

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Gruesome thefts admitted in court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: An attendant at the City Morgue was fined £30 in Redfern Court today for stealing a watch and money from [?] corpse…

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Police and Firemen Co-operate in Fighting Bush Fires an Illuminating Experience

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Some idea of the important part played by the Police Force in fighting bush fires and their effective co-operation with the fire brigades, was gleaned by an Irrigator reporter who travelled in a police car equipped with two-way radio, making an official…

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Lost Money When Wool Dropped Former Agent Appears in Bankruptcy Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 7

Well known as a former stock end station agent and stock dealer in Temora, John Frederick Lucas appeared…

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Charged with £1008 Theft

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: A man accused of stealing £ 1000 bad told police he ended up with only £100, Central Court was…

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Man Charged with Murder of His Brother

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday: A man was charged in the Cl[?] Court today with the murder of his brother…

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Five charged with slaying of lieutenant

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Brakes of a car which is alleged to have knocked down and killed a C.M.F. lieutenant outside…

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Culcairn Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 5

A Culcairn president was fined £15 by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, U.M., at the Culcairn Court of Petzy sessions…

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Husband, nurse cited in Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: A city businessman had fallen in love with a nurse while he was a patient in a private hospital, the Divorce Court was told today…

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Burglary at Coolac Thieves Break Into Hotel

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

LAST Thursday night thieves broke into the Coolac Hotel but were disturbed before they could carry…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

Only one police case was heard at the Court this morning. The rest of the day was devoted to the hearing of a Licensing Court…

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