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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Man Is Double of Man Wanted by Police

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wed.: An Adelaide man has made the unpleasant discovery that he is the double of a man being…

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News Leaks From Vice Trial Police Action to Preserve Silence

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday—Detectives are "trailing"' reporters covering the Jelke vice trial—to try and discover the origin of…

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Court Hears Appeal Against Rental of Gundagai Fire Station

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

The Rural Bank of N.S.W. which owns the building used as the Gundagai Fire Station were the appelants in a case…

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Court Refuses A.w.u. Plea on Winery Award

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: After a two-day hearing the Arbitration Court today refused to grant an application by…

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Well Known Local Man Gains Occupancy of Town Residence Court Action For Possession Of Premises

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 3

A very interesting and unusual court case was heard in Gundagai last Tuesday, when Magistrate W. Finlay made an order giving a local resident possession of a town house, which for some time has been unoccupied…

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Shots Fired at Police

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: Shots were fired during a struggle between police and two men at Meningle today…

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Undue Noise in Wynyard St. Gundagai Taxi Driver Before Tumut Court

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

At the Tumut Court on Wednesday Kevin Thomas Eccleston, taxi driver of Gundagai, was charged with creating an…

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Rent Should Help Pay the Repair Bill Fair Rent Case In Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

In the Fair Rents Court in Junee on Wednesday afternoon last, Mr. A. V. Quiggan, Stipendiary Magistrate, said…

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12 Months' Gaol for Church Theft

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A 20-year-old laborer who stole £4/16/ from a church was today sentenced to 12…

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Coroner's Verdict of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Burwood Coroner (Mr. Smythe) today found that Robert Malcolm Walden, 18 press hand, Glebe…

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Two Years for Assault on Young Girls

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

MAITLAND, Friday: A former Baptist Church deacon was today sentenced by Judge O'Sullivan to two…

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Quinlan Freed on Theft Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

It has been revealed that the Attorney-General has declined to file a bill in connection with the charge of breaking,…

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Assault Boots for Everest Expedition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 7

The British Boot, Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association have developed and produced a new lightweight “assault” boot for the members of the forthcoming British Everest Expedition. The boots will be used for the last…

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Church or Gaol—they May Choose

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun. (AAP): Two men who yesterday admitted operating an illegal liquor still in Camden (New…

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Big Court Days for Gundagai Next Week

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

The Gundagai Quarter Sessions and District Court will be held on Thursday and Friday of next week, March 5th…

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Court move in U.K. on Morton-Stewart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): A police application relating to Nonnan Morton-Stewart travel bureau manager now…

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Newspaperman's death from assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

HONG KONG, Monday (A.A.P.): Police are Investigating the death yesterday of James Cecil Gulmgam, sports…

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Pensioner Denies Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: An 84-year-old pensioner pleaded not guilty in the Criminal Court today to a Charge of…

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Dance hall fracas: man charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Jack Sara, 35, manager, of Fletcher Street, Bondi, was remanded at Central Court today until…

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Man Charged with Rape After Motor-cycle Accident

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: Charged with rape of a 20-year-old trainee nurse whom it was alleged he picked up seriously injured after an accident on November 29 last, Vincent George Dixon, 28, laborer, of Westlake, Canberra, appeared before Mr. Justice Simpson and a jury in Canberra Supreme Court…

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