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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 74

Bushfire Started by Rifle Shot Muttama Man Faces Court Charge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

THE BIG BUSH FIRE WHICH LAST MONTH SWEPT FROM MUTTAMA THROUGH TO JUGIONG WAS RE-CALLED IN THE COOTAMUNDRA COURT THIS WEEK WHEN IT WAS STATED THAT A MUTTAMA MAN HAD FIRED THREE ROUNDS FROM A .303 RIFLE AT A FOX, AND HE SAW A BUSH FIRE COMMENCE IN…

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FINED £20 FOR S.P. BETTING Local Man Does Business With The Police

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 6

Well known local young man, John P. Coulton, started off the new year of 1952 very badly—so badly…

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Nightclub Owner Tells Court of Liquor Rituals Getting Around the Law

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The proprietor of Prince's restaurant, James Charles Bendrodt, told the Liquor Royal Commission today the general public had no chance of getting liquor at Prince's unless they complied…

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£1 Fine for Travelling Stock Without Permit Wantabadgery Settler Before The Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 4

Wantabadgery Soldier Settler, Brian Casey pleaded guilty in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday on a charge of…

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Gundagai District Grazier Assaulted by Madman Court Charge Withdrawn Against Asylum Inmate

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 2

SOME chaps can be lucky, but there are other coves whose luck is so [?]ad that they couldn’t win a lottery, even if they held every ticket but one. Popular local District grazier, Gordon Rose must surely think he was born under…

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Police murder: man charged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A 28-year-old laborer was charged at the City Court with having murdered Constable…

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Attempted Murder, and Suicide in Qld

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE Thurs.: Police believe that a man attempted to murder his wife and com-mit suicide, following the…

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Petition granted in Narrandera Divorce Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

Ronald Keith Nettelbeck, of Wandoo Street, Leeton, was a petitioner in the Narrandera Divorce Juresdiction…

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Case Heard Fair Rents Court Reduction in Rental For Local Flat

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

In the Fair Rents Court in Junee mi Wednesday afternoon last the Magistrate, Mr. A. V. Quiggan was called…

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Man Charged with Murder of Baby Son

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: A 26-yew-old laborer was charged early tonight with the murder of his three-month old son in…

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Stealing urge follows suicide bid

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: A woman who had Jumped over the Harbor Bridge in an unsuccessful suicide bid, later…

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Attempted rape and murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday: A 60-year-old woman was savagely beaten on the head with a garden spade, and…

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High Court Action by N.s.w. Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) commenting upon the N.S.W…

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More Police Traffic Patrols

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. expresses keen satisfaction at the announcement by Mr. Sheahan, Minister for Transport, that…

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Betting Charges Follow Police Raid

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

Members of 21 police division "visited" a shed in Adams street on Saturday afternoon, and made four arrests…

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Motor World More Police Traffic Patrols

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

The NRMA expresses keen satisfaction at the announcement by Mr. Sheahan, Minister for Transport, that 20 extra police…

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Sheep Shot by Vandals: Police Warning

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

Farmers in the Forest Hill and Alfredtown areas have complained to Wagga police during recent weeks that they…

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Appeal to U.s. on Hacker Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The F.B.I. in America has been, asked to help Sydney C.I.B to trace the murderer of Mrs…

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Judge and Counsel Clash in F.i.a. Court Application

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: A decision of Mr. Justice Dunphy last December declaring Laurence Short to be National Secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association, had caused Short's…

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Postmaster charged with shooting man

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 2

HAY, Tuesday: In the Ivanhoe (N.S.W.) Court today, Allan George Malcolm Thompson,…

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