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Courts & crime, 1954

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Man Fined £50 for Stealing Cattle

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

A Captain’s Flat man was fined a total of £50 in the Young Court of Petty Sessions after pleading guilty…

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GUNDAGAI .. Ex-servicemen’s Club Licence Special Court Sitting Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

There will be a special sitting of the Licensing court at Gundagai on Wednesday next, when, among other matters,…

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Burglary at Meaghers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

The premises of John Meagher and Co. Ltd., were broken into during the holiday period in the early hours…

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Bank Teller Charged with Killing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday — The body of a Melbourne bank manager was found last night…

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Court Martial Adjourned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday (A.A.P.- Reuter): The Court Martial of an Australian Army officer charged with misapplication…

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Police seize 800 fake sovereigns

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: Eight-hundred counterfeit "gold" sovereigns and a quantity of coining equipment were seized by police in an 8 a.m. raid on a…

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Ex-policeman in Court on Grave Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: An ex-policeman was charged in Brisbane Court today with carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 17…

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Flying Squad swoop on billiard saloon Following raid by local police Saturday Afternoon's Sensation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

One of the most sensational episodes in the history of Leeton occurred on Saturday afternoon when, about 2 hours after local police had raided a room situated in premises known as Scanlan's Billiard Saloon, Pine Ave.,…

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Conviction for Rail Employee. Theft of Beer Results In Court Case

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 3

A young railway official of Ungarie was convicted on a stealing charge at the West Wyalong Court. The man,…

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Police criticise Wagga drivers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

A police traffic officer said yesterday that Wagga motorists had committed flagrant breaches of the traffic regulations…

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Heavy Fine on Stealing Charge Took Animals Of Stock Route

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 7

A Captain's Flat man was fined a total of £50 in the Young Court of Petty Sessions after pleading guilty to…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

A Wagga man who falsely claimed that bicycle held at the police station was his, was fined £10 at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on a charge of stealing…

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Department Reduces Zones in Making Recommendations of Wheat Varieties For Sowing in This State The wheat variety recommendations for 1954 sowing have been announced by the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture. Council Wants Information on Police Intention Bush Fires in Junee Worry Aldermen

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

Sentiments much the same as some voiced at the Illabo Shire Council were mentioned at last night's Junee…

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Soldier fined on charge of theft

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

A young soldier who took money from an officers' coat was fined £5 at the Wagga. Court of Petty Sessions…

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Bank Clerk Committed on Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. A bank clerk, who police allege stole £2350/17/ and lost most of it at the races, was at…

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Three Strangers Make Merry Celebrations End In Gaol

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

The Gundagai Swimming Reserve is a very cosmopolitan area. It caters for all classes, whether they be…

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Wagga Crossings Defended by Police Supt

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

There was only one pedestrian crossing in Wagga that could be complained about, said Wagga Police Superintendent (Supt. D. E. Ryan) yesterday…

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Two Men Described as Menace to Society When Charged With Stealing From a Train Near Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

Two men who were convicted in the Goulburn Court with stealing a suitcase from a Sydney-bound train at Junee on mid-December were told by Mr. Avery, S.M., in the Goulburn Court that they were a…

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Man on murder charge allowed bail

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday: A man charged with murder was allowed bail of £500 by Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy in…

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Man arrested on charge of entering and stealing From Mocre's Mercery Store

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

A man was arrested at Narandera on Wednesday night by Sergeant Whelan and DeDetective Martin in…

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