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Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 31 of 75

Woman Wounded by Shotgun Police Find Man Badly Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — A woman was seriously injured by shotgun pellets shortly after she kissed her grandson good-bye at her…

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Man Arrested in Albury After an Alleged Attempt to Steal Car in Junee and £50 Clothing Theft

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

JUNEE POLICE WERE ABLE TO CIRCULATE SUCH A FULL AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF A MAN WANTED BECAUSE OF HIS ACTIONS IN JUNEE ON TUESDAY THAT HE WAS "PICKED…

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Wages Court Case Counsel says judges want to continue

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Counsel for the five Arbitration Court judges left in the wages-hours case, emphasised to the Full High Court today that the judges wanted to continue and determine the case…

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Peculiar Set Of Circumstances In Gundagai Court Case Tumut Woman's Appeal Against Conviction

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

A Gilbertian situation arose in the Gundagai Quarter Sessions [?]…

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Migrants before Court: assault charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: A Rooty Hill shopkeeper told Penrith Court today that four new Australians opened his kitchen door at 8 p.m. on May 2 and the leading…

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Wagga Court House

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 2

Justice Herron's praise of the Wagga Court House and its appointments is well deserved, nor is he the first judge to have praised it. Practically without exception visiting judges have commented…

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Baby case Scudds to appear in Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr. Acting Justice Myers today made an order directing the Comptroller - General of…

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120 out of gaol today

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A Coronation amnesty will free 120 prisoners in New South Wales gaols…

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Police Face Big Job

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

A plainclothes or uniformed policeman will be posted every 10 yards along the Coronation procession route…

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Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 3

Following are the results of the matches played in the above competition on Saturday last; Whites defeated West End by 51…

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Fined for Assault on His Father. Feared Attack darns Young Defendant

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 6

A Grenfell man faced an unusual charge at the last local Court that of assaulting his father…

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Two Years' Gaol for Theft of Vehicles

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY. Monday: Stolen motor cars and motor cycles valued at about £3000 had been recovered from the bush…

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Murder Has Angles That Puzzle Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: Police investigating the murder of Milan Edward Heavenka, 32-year-old bearded Czechoslovakian, whose body was found near…

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Bweildering evidence in drunken driving case Magistrate Comments in Leeton Court Case

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 4

At the Leeton Petty Sessions Court on Friday last, the Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. K. M. Smith, said: "To say the least, it was bewildering to me to find the evidence on one side from two reputable police officers, such as…

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Local Items Theft of Tennis Balls

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

During the last 14 days a quantity of new and old 'tennis balls have been stolen at Wagga, causing considerable…

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M.h.r.s "Detective Work" Queried in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The joint Coal Board regards "suggestions or innuendoes" in allegations against the former N.S.W. Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur)…

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Court sequel to accident on Brobenah Road Negligent Driving Charge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 4

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions, on Thursday, before Mr. K. Smith, S.M., Jack Honey was charged with…

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Double Murder Feared

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Police are searching for an 18-year-old girl who may have…

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Nose-in Parking Outed by Police

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 2

Moves for the establishment of nose-in parking in Cootamundra were brought to an abrupt stop on Friday night,…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Monday)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 3

Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM. Sgt. A. Greig, Police Prosecutor). Unlicensed Radios…

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