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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

1,311 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 66

Inquest on Alleged Murder Victim Wife Elects To Testify Against Husband

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

PARKES, Tuesday—A woman yesterday elected to give evidence before the Coroner's Court at the inquest into the death of a man her husband is charged with murdering…

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Wagga Assault: Woman Fined

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

A woman was convicted at yesterday's Wagga Petty Sessions of having assaulted an 85-year-old man with a stove scraper. Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M…

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Bird suspected of murder

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): A talking cockatoo was detained last night on suspicion of killing his owner, 74-year-old Mrs. Minnie Fletcher at her cottage in Matlock, Derbyshire…

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Wagga Court Items

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., said in yesterday's Petty Sessions that a Kapooka soldier charged with stealing had set out to "Systematically embezzle those under…

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International "Crook" Suicides Linked with Double Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday—A pistol shot in a secluded wood near Cologne, Germany, yesterday put an end to the violent life of New Zealand born Ronald John Chesney (45), big-time international…

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Detective tells Court he refused bribe

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A detective who hod been offered a bribe had told a police car driver: "I don't know whether you are used to doing this with Vice Squad men, but I am a C.I.B. man. I won't have anything to do with that," a police constable…

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Police Probed Water Mis-use At Lo[?] SABOIAGE [?] ALLEGED

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 1

The reason behind the low water supply to Boree Creek and Urana during the hot weather in January could have been caused by "sabotage", Cr. J. Smith…

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S.m.'s Praise for Police Royal visit effort

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., yesterday praised the part police had played in the success of…

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Bizarre double murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Scotland Yard is still carrying out investigations into a bizarre double murder at…

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Police stopped riot

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Wed.: Three people died from bullet wounds and nearly so others were injured on the basis of…

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Magistrate Applies the Pressure Local Garage Proprietor Fined

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 3

The pressure guage was used by Magistrate Finlay in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday, and well…

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Army Officer Freed Not guilty of Albury assault

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 2

ALBURY, Wad:- An Army captain charged with assaulting and occasioning actual bodily…

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Murder at Parkes: Man for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

PARKES, Wednesday: The Forbes District Coroner (Mr. G. Locke, C.P.S.) today committed Jack Anderson, 33, for trial on a charge of having murdered John Noel Winley, 21, of…

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Stir over police incidents

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Members of Federal Parliament are likely to seek some clarification of their position in Parliament. House following two incidents…

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Parliamentarians Resent Police Action Dr. Evatt Involved

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday — Members of Federal Parliament are likely to seek some clarification of their position in…

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Head Gashed with Broken Glass New Australian Goes To Gaol Over Braidwood Rumpus

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 10

A man’s head had been gashed with a broken glass during an argument (in Bulgarian) at a Braidwood…

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"Telegraph" Contempt Charge Judgment Reserved by Full Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Judgment on a motion whether Consolidated Press Ltd., publishers of the "Daily Telegraph", were guilty of contempt of Court was reserved by State Full Court today…

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Cycle Collision Brought Cases to Junee Court Became Panicky, Did Not Report to Police

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 2

A collision between two motor cycles in Junee on September 20th. last has net in motion a number of cases…

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Cycle Rider in Trouble Made Off When Police Wanted to Have Talk

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 7

Consideration was given In the Junee Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday afternoon last by the Stipendiary…

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Pleads Guilty But Decides to Appeal Straying Stock Came at Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

A ripple of astonishment ! went around the Junee Court of Hetty Sessions on Wednesday afternoon last after…

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