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Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 71 of 74

[?]Truman Slated Over Korea Press assault in New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.): veral New York papers in editorials today criticised Mr. Truman [?] his remarks about General…

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Husband Is Charged with Murder

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 2

COLLARENEBRI, Sunday: A half-caste woman's head was nearly cut off with an axe yesterday at the Collarenebri…

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Theft at Store in Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

GUNDAGAI, Monday—The premises of W. C. Stribley, general merchants, of Sherldan street, Gundagai, were broken…

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Men Charged with Gundagai Store Robbery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Two safety patrol constables at Ashfield tonight arrested three men wanted for a robbery at…

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Death Was an Accident. Coroner Praises Police Constable

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 6

Gundagai Coroner, Mr. C. J. Bryant, paid the highest possible tributes to Constable E. Hinder for his devotion to…

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Order Against Forbes Must Appear in Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Former financier, John Woolcott Forbes' today was ordered to appear before the Federal Judge in…

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Court of Petty Sessions FRIDAY. 2th DECEMBER (Before [?]

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 1

Charles Smythe [?] was charged with being [?] and with using indecent language on East Street on Thursday…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Today) Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM. Language Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 2

Malcolm Stewart Robb, 49, of no fixed place of abode, was fined £5 on a charge of using indecent language in Bourke…

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Committed for Trial for Alleged Breaking and Entering, and Sentenced to Gaol for Stealing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 1

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M., Arthur George Hillman was charged that at Leeton on November 25th he broke and entered the shop of Percy James Stevens, situated…

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Grant Free; Quinlan for Trial Tyre Theft Charge Hearing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 2

Conjointly charged with having broken, entered and stolen tyres from Southern Retreads on September 22,…

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S.P. Betting Charges Defendants Before Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 2

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday last before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M., Richard Clement…

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Riverina Grazier's Denial to Court Case Over Picture

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon: Riverina grazier, David Roy McCaughey, told the Supreme Court today that his wife had never suggested she would like…

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Small Debts Court Hospital Patients Sued For Fees

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, Leeton on Friday, before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M., a number of ex-patients of the Leeton District…

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Swimmer gaoled for stealing

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP): British Olympic swimmer Jean Caplin, 22, was sentenced to 12 months' gaol yesterday…

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Gaol Break in Reverse Extraordinary Pentridge Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday — Police today detained four men who were allegedly trying to break into Pentridge Gaol…

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Committed for Trial on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A 37-year-old re[?]ant [?]ter was committed for trial by the City Coroner today on a…

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Rebuke to discourteous police

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Police who are discourteous to the public and officers who do not address their men respectfully…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 2

A 26-year-old carrier, Alvin Harold Blckley, South Parade, Wagga, pleaded not guilty at yesterday's Wagga Court of Petty Sessions to 17 counts of false pretences. After evidence had been…

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5 tradesmen before Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 2

Four Wagga milk vendors and a butcher were prosecuted at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on summonses for breaches of the Pure Food Act. They are Peter [?] Booth,…

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Campaign Against Local Cyclists Police Attention Drawn to Two Dangers

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 2

The Junee Municipal Council Will bring under the notice of the police two dangers to public safety which it is…

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