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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

1,311 stories in Riverina's papers · page 60 of 66

Stabbing Death at Weethalle; Murder Alleged

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 1

A man was stabbed to death on a property near Weethalle yesterday. Det.-Sgt. H. J. Cloke, of the Wagga Police, said last…

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Found Dead Prior to Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: A man found shot through the head was to have appeared on six charges, Liverpool Court was…

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Clive Evatt absent from Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Former Chief Secretary and former Minister for Housing (Mr. Clive Evatt), of Junction…

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Gunman is wounded in theft attempt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: The plucky action of a 68-year-old shopkeeper in tackling an armed intruder, resulted…

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No bail in Weethalle murder case

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

A 44-year-old laborer was charged with murder at the West Wyalong Petty Sessions on Saturday…

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N'dera Police officer farewelled

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 3

Tributes were paid to Sgt. E. Mongan, or Narrandera, from a large and representative gathering of town and…

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Man Shot While at Work. Police Question Two Motorists

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 4

Shortly after a man had been shot in the arm near Carcoar last week, police questioned two men in Cowra…

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Alleged Theft

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: At Central today a company secretary was alleged to have stolen £16,098/6/9 from his…

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Collapsed in Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: Mrs. Christina Miller collapsed in the Brisbane Criminal Court today when a jury found her…

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Anti-red Pressman Shot Political murder suspected

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 5

MEXICO CITY, Mon. (A.A.P.): The anti-Communist press attache of the Guatemalan…

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Fails to Appear to Answer Five Police Charges

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 2

Frederick Hearne (32), laborer of Hurley lane, Cootamundra, failed to appear in court yesterday to answer five charges…

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Charged with theft of cheque

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A man had received a cheque for £3000 from a woman, after he told her he owned land in…

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Pensioner is remanded on theft charges

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday Norman Francis Singleton (23), pensioner, of Annandale, in Newtown Court today was…

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Junee Shooting Engineer Charged with Manslaughter

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

Detectives at Junee last night charged a 23-year-old Sydney engineer with the manslaughter…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 2

Patrick Joseph Castle, Humula, charged with the manslaughter of William Scott at Humula on October 16, was remanded et yesterday's Wagga Court of Petty Sessions to appear next Tuesday. The inquest into the death…

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Practical Joke Misfired Two Young Men Charged With Stealing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 8

Two young men found themselves in trouble with the police one day recently, the result of a practical joke which misfired. In the Gundagai Court last Tuesday, the two youthful fellows pleaded guilty to charges of stealing…

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Charged on secrets

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wed., (A.A.P.): A man whose name was not immediately revealed is to be charged at Bow Street police…

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Doctor, Magistrate Urge Blood Test for Drunken Drivers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday: A doctor and a Magistrate tonight urged Australian Governments to recognise the legality of blood tests for people suspected of driving under the influence of liquor…

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Ridiculous Fines in Rabbit Court Cases

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

Reporting the last meeting of the Cooma P.P. Board, the “Express” stated that Directors held that fines…

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Onus of Proof in Negligent Driving Charge Young Kimovale Man Before the Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

An unusual case was heard in the Gundagai Court this week, saw a young Kimovale man, Warrai[?]…

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