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Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 75

Court Varies Awards

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—Twenty-two awards were varied by the Arbitration Court today disentitling those…

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Confused, airman tells Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 2

An airman in the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday said that he had been confused when he told a detective he did not trust "coppers" or the Junee…

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Items from the Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

A motorist was put on a bond in the Wagga Petty Session yesterday. He is Roy Owen Geale (59) a shop merchant of…

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Woman lied to Court—S.M

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The City Coroner (Mr. Forrest, S.M.) said today that he was satisfied a witness had deliberately lied in Court…

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Evatt Claims Interference Court Criticised on Wage Curb

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Commonwealth Arbitration Court's suspension of the quarterly basic wage adjustments was an interference with the basic rights of nearly 2,000,000 Australian workers, the Leader of the opposition (Dr. Evatt)…

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SENSATIONAL U.S. Police Probe Sequel to the Greenlease Case

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

ST. LOUIS, Wednesday — The gaoler who guarded Arl Austin Hall, kidnapper and killer of six-year-old Bobby…

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A.l.p. Has a "Secret" Fund Court Told

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Australian Labor Party had a special banking account for campaign funds which was not subject to audit, former party general secretary, John Stewart, M.L.C., told the Quarter Sessions today…

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Man in Court "Mr. One by One": Police Allegation

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A 39-yeors-old laborer, described by police as being identical with "Mr. One by One" was today committed for trial on six charges of having forged £10 notes. The laborer Edward Charles…

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Harpestad Murder Inquest

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Detectives today brought into the Coroner's Court a basket box and two big parcels as exhibits when…

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Men deny river murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Both the accused in the "Body in the Barwon" murder trial today denied having anything to do with the death of the dead…

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Fantastic Court Fleas

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 6

A slimming diet which entails cat-ting out sugar entirely can cause loss of memory. This successful defence was put forward by a Sheffield…

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Sporting Clubs Farewell Police Officer

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 2

"Peter White has done an excellent job with the club's finances and I doubt if Artie Fadden could have done…

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Menzies Says Govt. Will Support Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA. Wednesday: The Government would not consider departing from its policy of supporting the…

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Police Act Against English Nobles Peer Arrested, Knight Fined

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday — Two British noblemen featured in today's news in London. One was being escorted back from New York under police guard to answer charges in London, while the other was fined…

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Court of Petty Sessions TUESDAY, 13th OCTOBER (Before Mr. Keith Inglis)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 1

Ernest Charles Hough. 59, was charged with that at Gillenbah on 12th October, he did assault a female…

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Police Object to Tumblong Hotel Transfer Proposed Transferee Did Not Sign Nor Sight Lease Matter Adjourned For One Month To Allow Financial Documentary Evidence To Be Produced

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 4

An application for the transfer of the license of the Adelong Crossing Hotel at Tumblong was opposed by the Police in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday. The applicant, Francis Dever was further unable to satisfy the Court…

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Court Told of Four Deaths Evidence on Tr Murder. Crash

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A detective told the City Coroner's Court today that he had found blood and human hair splattered on the bedroom walls of a Yarra Bay home—scene of a triple murder…

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"Barwon Body" Murder Verdict of Guilty on Two Men

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The "Body in the Barwon" murder trial in Geelong Supreme Court…

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Had "Had It," Tried Suicide Police Saw Man in Pool of Blood

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 6

With razor slashes showing on both sides of his throat Richard Gordon Cobban, 56, appeared at the Young Court…

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Court List Took Less Than Ten Minutes in Junee Town Remains Free From Offenders

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 5

"If this state of affairs continues) you will have to consider purchasing a pair of white gloves," said Mr. A…

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