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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

1,311 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 66

Judge’s Terse Rebuke to Former Parliamentarian Case Stood Over Until Next Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 7

At the sittings last week of the Yass District Court, His Honor, Judge Fitzpatrick presided in place of the…

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Breaking Entering and Stealing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

William Phillip White pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking, entering and stealing at Griffith…

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Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Charge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

At the Narrandera Quarter Sessions on Tuesday William Henry Welsh pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking, entering…

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Goulburn Man Arrested for Marrar Theft

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

A man has been arrested at Goulburn in connection with the theft of a watch at Marrar in November of last…

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Junee Police Want Information on Bogus Company Refrigeration Service and Business Houses

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Any business firms in Junee which had dealings with a man representing himself as the proprietor of the Acme…

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Shire Employee Kicked by Horse Application to Workers Compensation Court Fails

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

On Tuesday morning last at the Leeton Courthouse, His Honour Judge Dignam, Q.C., presided over a sitting of the…

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Doctor charged with attempted murder

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday: A former resident doctor at Townsville Hospital was charged in Townsville Police Court today…

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10 Youths Arrested: Charged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Detectives investigating complaints of immoral conduct among teenagers in the Auburn and…

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Ex-RAAF man on charge of assault

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: An airline pilot with a distinguished war record today pleaded guilty in Quarter…

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Sou'-west Mail Murder Inquest Opens

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — A C.I.B. Scientific Bureau constable described, in the City Coroner's Court today, how he found the…

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Cusack Again in Spotlight Clash With Judge In Court

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 7

Few men have had the colourful existence that well-known Yass resident John Cusack, nave brought upon…

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12 Months Gaol for Stealing Overcoat

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

A 43-year-old laborer who has had 28 previous stealing convictions pleaded guilty in the Cootamundra Court of Petty…

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Narrandera Quarter Sessions Alleged stealing and receiving

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 6

Harold David Goring was charged that on or about September 6, 1951 at Griffith, he stole a tool box…

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Narrandera Quarter Sessions Alleged Malicious Wounding and Assault

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

As reported in inst issue Thomas Henry Blight was charged at Narrandera Quarter Sessions on Wednesday of last…

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Alleged murder of 73-year-old

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: A 58-year old woman, Mrs. Louisa Chapman, was committed for trial today on a charge of having murdered her 73-year-old fiance,…

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Alleged Police Bashers Named

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: David Edward Studley-Ruxton today identified five police officers whom he claims assaulted him at Darlinghurst Police Station on February 25. He Identified another,…

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Court claim on "Herald"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: An article published in the "Sydney Morning Herald" was calculated to influence witnesses, Mr. Martin Hardie, Q.C. told the State Full…

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Murder on S.west Mail: Claim at Inquest

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A C.I.B. detective told the City Coroner, Mr. E. J. For-rest, today that a laborer charged with murder had told him a C.S.I.R.O. scientist…

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Divorce Court Kennewell v Kennewell

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

In the Divorce Court, Narrandera, on Wednesday, before His Honour judge Brennan, Alfred George Kennewell was the…

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Ample Provision for Discipline of Police, Says Cahill

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: There was ample provision to deal with offences by policemen, the Premier (Mr. Cahill) said tonight…

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