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Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 44 of 75

Gaoled for Assault

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A man sentenced to six years' hard labor for assault had been a nuisance to English…

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Sgt. Cameron Dismissed From the Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Police Commissioner (Mr. C. J. Delaney) today dismissed Sergeant S. D. Cameron from the police service. Sergeant Cameron's evidence against Douglas Shanton…

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Golf Club Murder Two Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday — Two Cypriots were charged today with the murder of Royal…

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Ghastly Murder in Victoria

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

The headless, armless, legless body of a young man was found by a diver on the bed of the Barwon River at Geelong on Saturday…

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Our Police Force

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

The clamor for a Royal Commission into the police force cannot lightly be brushed aside by the New South Wales State Government, following the remarks of Judge Nield in the Annand case…

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Single Court Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 3

The result of last Saturday's match in the single court competition was that White's defeated West End by 43 games to 31. Auburn had a bye…

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Feared "Crank" May Bring About a Court Case. War Manorial At Gundagai Causes Stir

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 6

Much the same set of circumstances which arose in Junee have arisen in Gundagai in connection with the…

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Golf Club Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

BEFORE POLICE removed the body of Ernest Clarkson from the locker room at Royal Melbourne golf course…

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Farmer on Charge of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Clarence Edward Ritchings 43, of Kilsyth, farmer, appeared in the City Court…

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Two Cypriots on Vic. Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: After a series of raids early this morning detectives arrested two men who later appeared in the City Court charged with the murder of 69-year-old Ernest Clarkson of Gordon Avenue, Tecama…

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High Court Appeal on Tax Assessment

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: The Taxation Commissioner's decision imposing £88,000 additional tax on the…

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Cameron may appeal to a higher court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Former Police Sergeant S. D. Cameron is considering appealing to a Higher Court against Judge Niefd's decision in the Annand case…

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Shrugged It Off with a Smile Incident in Traffic Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 4

Leo Grasso was charged at the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday last before Mr. K. Smith, S.M., with driving an…

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Police Support for Cameron's Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Sergeant S. D. Cameron today lodged an appeal with the Crown Employees' Appeals Board against his dismissal from the New South Wales Police Force. The appeal will probably be…

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Full Court Reserves Judgment

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: The State Full Court today reserved judgment in an appeal by the Dental Board against…

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Murder charge On bail to attend to stock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday : A farmer, in gaol since last Saturday on a murder charge, will be released on…

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Full Court Upholds Morals Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An appeal by a clergyman, Erie Langley, of Panania, that he had been wrongly convicted…

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Gaoled for Stealing Watch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 6

James Nelson Tierney (61) was charged with stealing an "Omega" watch of the value of £10, the property of Henry Clyde Wilson…

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Important Police Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1
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MELBOURNE, Thursday — High police officials from all States will attend an important conference at Brisbane next…

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