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Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 56 of 75

Both Sides in Meat Strike Criticised by Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today criticised employers and the union involved in the recent 20-day meat strike. The Full Bench reserved its decision on an application by…

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Car Crash Victim Had Key of Yarra Bay Murder House Was Also Wearing Harpestad's Sports Coat

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — Police believe that they have discovered final and conclusive evidence to prove that Norwegian, Ka Groos, killed in a Kiama car crash on Sunday night, was the murderer of the…

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Police definite on murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police have definitely established that Karl Groos, murdered the Harpestad family at Yarra Bay on Saturday…

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Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 2

A 24-year-old Nowra man was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions after pleading guilty to a charge of stealing a purse, cigarette lighter and wristlet…

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Sex Offender Suicides in Long Bay Gaol Had Also Robbed Miss Murray

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — A man charged with stealing from Miss Joan Murray, and with having indecently assaulted three women, was found hanged in his cell at Long Bay Gaol today…

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Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Sentenced for Begging Alms

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

James Stanley (62) was charged with placing himself in a public street (East Street) to beg alms. Plea not guilty…

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Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

Kyeamba grazier, Matthew M. Brown, was fined £10 at the Court of Petty Sessions, yesterday, for failing to suppress rabbits on his property at Ti-Tree…

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Exhibits for Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

GLASS JARS, bottles, and an ammunition box were exhibits in the Mayne Nickless case. Arriving at the court with the exhibits are (from left) Detective-Sergeant Milner, Senior-Detective Forbes, and Mr. Jack Ashby, of Mayne…

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£33,000 Theft Charge Bought Car, Court Told

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Fifteen days after the Mayne Nickless £33,593 Army payroll robbery, Robert Stanley Williams, had bought a 1940 Pontiac car…

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Car theft charge at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 2

Wagga police yesterday charged a youth with staling a car. The police may later prefer…

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Three for Trial: Qld. Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday: Mr. Taylor, S.M., today committed a woman and two men for trial on a charge of the…

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Ratepayer Did Not Know They Would Be Charged Half Cost for Tar Paving Footpaths

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 11

Many centre of the town ratepayers got a shock yesterday morning, when they received accounts from the…

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Small Debts Court Richards & Co. v Kendall

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court on Thursday before Mr. K. W. Smith. S.M., S. Richards and Co. Pty. Ltd. sued K. M. Kendall for…

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Car Theft From Albury Police continue investigations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2

Wagga police are continuing their investigations into the theft of a utility which was sold to a Wagga dealer on Tuesday…

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Ex-mayor, Aldermen Officers Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A former Mayor, two ex-oldermen, and two ex-employees of Leichhardt Council appeared in Central Court today. They faced 22 charges al-…

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May Extend Police on Mines May Extend

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Police investigations into alleged irregularities at two States coalmines may reveal transactions involving at least £10,000…

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Man Was Too Ill to Muster, Court Is Told

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2

DARWIN, Friday: Hugh Watson Byers, standing trial for cattle stealing, had been too ill to muster 1200 cattle which later went on the road to Dalmore…

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Bank Officer Charged with Stealing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday: A former executive of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. Ltd, Henry Lance Lambert…

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Police Guard at Docks U.S. strike in third day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: Rival dock leaders in New York had 24-hour police guards yesterday as the waterfront strike idling East Coast ports entered its third…

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Mossadeq formally charged

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1

TEHERAN, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Former Persian Premier Mohamed Mossadeq yesterday was formally…

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