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Courts & crime, 1953

1,481 stories in Riverina's papers · page 63 of 75

Horse Was “Roarer” Court Told

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

A Marir mixed farmer yesterday admitted to the District Court in Wgga that he had given a receipt for 100 guineas following the sale of a horse when, in actual fact, he had received £40 for it…

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Boy's Terrible Ordeal Cook Detained by Police

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 1

MIAMI, Wednesday — Florida police have detained Winston H. Morse, 34, cook, following allegations that Bruce strand Hogen,…

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Will Go to Hospital Man’s assurance to Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

A man who gave an assurance in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that he would attend Concord Repatriation Hospital was discharged on a £20 bond…

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Man Charged with Murder of His Wife

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A 56-year-old Sunday School teacher was arrested and charged with the murder of…

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Sentenced to Six Months' Hard Labour

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 4

Albert Norman Chamings (18) was charged with at Gunnedah on 8th September stealing a tin of jam, a quantity of bread, butter, and fruit…

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Turpin Wins! Negress Withdraws Assault Charge

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday — British middleweight boxing champion, Randolph Turpin, who…

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Shirley Collins Murder Is Dramatised

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Dozens of telephone calls choked the switchboard at Russell Street Police…

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WEDNESDAY, 4th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. A. M. Chandler, J.P., and Chamber Magistrate)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 4

Newpark Longstaff (53) was charged with drunkenness, and also with using indecent language. It was stated that defendant had…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, 2nd NOVEMBER (Before Mr. Keith Smith, S.M.) Alleged Negligent Driving and Driving under the Influence

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 4

John Charles Cull (52) was charged with driving a motor vehicle negligently in Audley Street on 24th October…

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Bashing claim Albury Police Charged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

ALBURY, Thursday: A Lavington man claimed in Albury Court today that police had punched him…

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Turpin Faces New Court Charges

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P.): British middleweight boxing champion Randolph Turpin, who recently lost out to his attempt to win the world middleweight crown, scored a victory…

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Claim for board fails at Wagga Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 3

An ex-licensee of the Pastoral Hotel yesterday failed in the District Court in Wagga to recover an amount of £18/15/ he claimed was owed by a former, hotel…

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Police Kill Two in Flareup of Trieste Riots Shooting Inside Church

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

TRIESTE, Friday — Riot police last night placed the city of Trieste in a store of Visual armed siege after gun battles earlier in the doy, in which two italians, one of them a school boy, were killed and…

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Alleged Police Bashing Albury man "black and blue"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 1

ALBURY, Friday: A woman told Albury Court yesterday her husband was in a "shocking condition"…

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Headache Powder Death Court told of drinking

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 4

TAMWORTH, Friday: Mrs, Dororhy Maher, 40, often become despondent after drinking bouts and beatings by a man named Pickert, a witness told the…

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"Police Spilt Blood, Acted Like Maniacs" Desecration of Trieste church chimed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 1

TRIESTE, Friday (A.A.P.): Violation of the right of asylum and desecration of a church are charged against the Anglo-American commanded civilian police in tense Trieste following bloodshed in the city yesterday…

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Man Sentenced to Gaol for Suicide Attempt Had Row With Sister Over Money

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 6

Because he had a row with his sister a young Cootamundra man atempted to commit suicide, and in Court…

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Fined for Theft of Milk

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: [?] men were fined £10 each [?] Central Court yesterday [?] stealing milk for their ch[?]…

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Scots charged Anti-u.k. Plan Is Denied

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P—Reuter): Four young Scots yesterday pleaded not guilty in Edinburgh when they were…

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MONDAY, 9th NOVEMBER (Before Mr. A. M. Chandler, J.P., and Chamber Magistrate)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 2

Terrence Joseph O'Brien (26) was charged with being found drunk in Whitton Street. Sergeant Mongan stated that…

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