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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 38 of 75

Deadlock in Czech murder case

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Detectives investigating the Border of Millan Edward Hlavenks, a 32-year-old…

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Yanco Woman Fined Theft of £5 from airman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 3

A Yanco woman was fined £5 by Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., at yesterday's Wagga Court of Petty Sessions after she had been found guilty of stealing £5 from…

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Sheep Stealing Case at Carrathool Verdict of Not Guilty

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 8

A Hay Quarter Sessions jury last week returned a verdict of not guilty at the end of a trial in which Ronald Francis Beardmore, former overseer…

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Charged with public mischief Caustic soda in baby's milk

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A laborer who allegedly put caustic soda in his child's baby milk food and then complained to police that somebody was trying to poison…

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Wrong Man Hanged? Christie admits baby murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): John Reginald Christie, 55-year-old slayer of seven women, has confessed in the condemned cell to killing the 14-months-old baby, Geraidine Evans, for whose murder…

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Police believe shots may have hit car

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Police believe that one of two shots fired by a watchman may have hit a small car in…

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Yass Police Stop Auction Sale Selling After Sunset

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 2

Yass Police stopped, an auction sale of furnishings in the Yass Memorial Hall Supper Boom ion Saturday,…

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Youth, 15, in Court for Armed Hold-up

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 1

A 15-year-old youth who held up a Wantabadgery grazier with a shotgun on June 24 was committed to an institution on Tuesday by…

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Bungate Sentenced to Death in Murder Trial Fourth Attempt to Hear Case

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — Robert Henry Bungate, 43, today was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Dovey for the murder of an 86-year-old woman. Sentencing Bungate, Mr. Justice Dovey…

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Court Ruling on Electricity

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 3 July 1953 · page 1

An order directing the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Renshaw, to refer to the Governor a dispute on proposed increases in…

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Gaol sentence set aside

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The State Full Court of Criminal Appeal today upheld an appeal by a man whom Judge Amsberg had sentenced to three years' gaol…

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Attempted Murder George Smith Committed for Trial

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 2

White-haired, pink-cheeked George Layton Smith, 59, shot his de factor wife because he considered that she had robbed him and allowed her…

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Alleged assault of young girl

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Police tonight charged a 20-year-old laborer with having assaulted a 12-year-old girl at North Sydney, toddy…

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Double murder charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: Charged in the City Court today with having murdered two men and wounded a woman, with intent to murder at Launching Place…

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Police kill six

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

ASANSOL (West Bengal) Monday: Six People were killed and 11 injured when police opened fire yesterday…

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Court will control poll

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: An election for general secretary of the Merchant Service Guild will be conducted by…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Yesterday)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Finlay, SM. Remand on Driving Charge Dennis Charles Kelleher (52),…

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Wagga Court items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2

A Kyeamba grazier was fined £3, at yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions for failing to suppress rabbits an his property, "Ti-Tree"…

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SHOULD £2 Deposit Be Charged on Oil Drums? Farmers Responsible for Companies' Action

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 6

At a recent meeting of the Junee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, criticism was launched…

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Charged with cruelty to elephant

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The R.S.P.C.A. accused a man in Manly Court today with having ill-treated an elephant…

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