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Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1955

34 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 2

Assault Was Cowardly S.M. Old Junee ManAfraid For His Life

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 10 January 1955 · page 5

"By rights I should send you to gaol--it was a cowardly assault", commented stipendiary Magistrate (Mr…

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Boy Disappears and Police Come Into Search

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 10 January 1955 · page 8

Junee police were called in to investigate the disappearance of an 11 year old boy who left home yesterday to…

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Traffic Cases in Junee Court S.M. Has Warning Word to Say

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 10 January 1955 · page 7

All sorts of possibilities can arise from driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle on the roads, and this…

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Four Charges of Stealing Against Railway Officer San In Vicinity oi £150 Involved

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 January 1955 · page 1

Extensive investigations in Junee last week resulted in the arrest of a railway of-Boer at the week-end…

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Attempted Suicide at Police Staion? New Australian Remanded, But No Bail

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 6

In the Goulburn court a 34 year old New Australian was remanded for medical observation after an alleged suicide…

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Cooba Thank You Not Allowed Extra Words Attempted to Make An Explanation to Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 January 1955 · page 5

A Cooba grazier made an unsuccessful plea to address the Court at the conclusion of a rabbit prosecution case…

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Charged with the Manslaughter of George Grills

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 24 January 1955 · page 7

A man has been charged at Yass with manslaughter ; arising out of the death of . a I well-known sportsman, Geo…

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Police Probed S.P. ACTIVITY. One Arrest Follows Junee "Raid"

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 24 January 1955 · page 1

A number of police, believed to be stationed at Wagga, vloited Junee on Saturday afternoon last to check on…

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False Cheque Was Alleged to Be Passed in Junee Town Mentioned In Tumut Court Case

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 1

Junee was mentioned at the Tumut court when a man named John Victor Betts was committed for trial on a…

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Committed for Stealing From the Railway. Trouble for Young Cootamundra Men

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 6

Three young Cootamundra men have been committed for trial at the Cootamundra Court after evidence had been…

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Man Charged After Truck and Car Collide

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

After an accident at Coolac yesterday, when a car and a motor transport were involved in a collision, the…

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No Special Worry for Police Sergeant Happy With 10 O'Clock Working

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 4

Three nights of the new ten o'clock closing of hotels in Junee have not produced any special problems…

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Straying Stock at Wantabadgery Charges Heard in Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 7

A Wantabadgery landowner, John W. Field, was proceeded against in the Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Court Case After Crash S.M. Would Not Record Conviction

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 6

"There are a number of probabilities in this case but there is insufficient evidence for me to record a…

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No Time to Pay Fine. Betting Case In Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 6

"People who are engaged in betting should be able to pay £20 or else they should not be betting," commented…

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Police Stop Two Trains to Prevent Possible Injury to Salesman Trapped in Fund

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 2

THERE WAS A NEAR TRAGEDY AT MARINA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT LAST WHEN A MAN WHOSE BIG SEDAN CAR WAS WASHED OFF THE ROAD BY FLOOD WATERS WAS TRAPPED…

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GAVE 15 Year Boy a Middy Ran as Police Saw Incident

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 6

After a police constable saw him hand a middy of beer to a 15 year old boy, near the door of the bar of…

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S.M.'s Warning on Perjury Court Statements Wide of Mark?

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 3

Mr. Lake, S.M., at the Murrumburrah Court of Petty Sessions, hearing evidence in an action for assault…

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If Only They Can Be Caught They Will Be Charged

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 23 February 1955 · page 6

If sufficient information for a court action can be obtained, prosecutions will be launched against:…

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Assault on 4 Year Girl Man Gets Two Months in Bathurst

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 6

A man was sentenced to two months hard labor in Bathurst gaol at the Grenfell Court for criminal…

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