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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 49 of 75

Nangus Man Fined Pleaded Guilty to Sheep and Wool Stealing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 1

At the Gundagai Court the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. W. Finlay, intimated that he was considering sending John…

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Tape Recorder Used Man's claim at Court hearing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: A P.M.G. technician told the Supreme Court today that he hid for 45 minutes in the cupboard-bar of a Benalla hotel to tape…

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The Motor World Deterring Cart Theft

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 2

The NRMA congratulates the Government on two essential steps being token in the campaign to deter car, theft. These…

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Murderer of Five Hanged Adelaide Gaol Execution

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday —A Rumanian industrial chemist and a self-confessed murderer of…

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Wagga Court items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 2

John T. Wise, Collingullie, was fined £10 by Mr. C. H. Blackmore, S.M., at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for allowing eucalyptus oil to be obtained from Crown land at Tumbarumba in March, April and May…

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Court Action Likely on Maher Cup

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 1

President of the Cootamundra Rugby League Club (Mr. George Cronin and the club's honorary solicitor…

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Sadist Works When Moon Is Full. Police Investigate Motive for Killings

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 6

Dairy farmers at Koonorgan, a small settlement near Lismore, believe that mutilations which have caused the…

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Mrs. Grills Now at Katoomba Gaol Inquest Opens

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Thursday — Mrs. Caroline Grills (63), who is awaiting trial on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Christina…

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Court of Petty Sessions FRIDAY, 21St AUGUST (Before Mr. F. J. Hale, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 1

Harold Edward Hunt (47) was charged with being found drunk in Bolton Street. Constable Worth stated that…

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Four Charged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Three women and a man were charged in Central Court today with conspiring to…

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Found guilty of murder attempt

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: A Criminal Court jury late tonight found Jean Frances Jennings guilty of the attempted murder of Reginald Byron Pilbeam…

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Young Woman Guilty of Attempted Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday — A Criminal Court jury late last night found Jean Frances Jennings guilty…

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Two Men Convicted of Impersonating Police

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

At the Leeton police court on Thursday, before Mr. K. W. Smith, Paul Galvin and Thomas John Robinson were…

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Patient's Death Alleged assault "not cause"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The City Coroner (Mr. E. J. Forrest) today said he was not satisfied that an alleged assault by two Callan Park Mental Hospital…

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Says police forced confessions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A man who alleged that police had forced him to sign confessions of robberies, for which he had…

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£12,990 court award

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A young widow and her three children were awarded £12,990 damages against a policeman by a Supreme Court jury today…

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Mrs. Grills Committed on Second Charge of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Friday: Mrs. Caroline Grills, 63, was today committed for trial by the Blue Mountains District Coroner (Mr. Medlicott) for the murder of an…

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Maher Cup troubles in court

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 5

A dispute between Rugby League clubs playing in the Maher Cup competition was brought before the Equity…

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Mass Arrest of German Communist Agitators 3000 Caught in Police Sweep

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 1

HANOVER, Monday—Nearly 3000 East German Communist agitators are now under arrest, West Germany border police headquarters announced yesterday…

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Police Inquiry to Sleeper on Line Could Have Been Work of Children

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 1

Police have been asked by the Junee District Superintendent of Railways (Mr. R. G. O'Brien) to investigate how…

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