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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

423 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 22

France in Germany. German Police Disarmed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

French troops forcibly entered the police barracks at Bochum, and disarmed the police for security…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 28. 1923 (Before Mr. A. C. Leslie. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 5

A booth license was granted to F. M. Bush of Daysdale for the Daysdale picnic races on Wednesday March 7…

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Murder in the South Seas

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

The mission sailing ship, Macbride, which arrived at Port Darwin from Elcho Island reports that natives murdered three Papuans of the crew…

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Mildura Police Court

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 2

In the Mildura Police Court on Friday last W. D. Robinson, bookmaker, was charged with having shot at Con O'Connell, another bookmaker, with intent to…

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Police Officer Farewelled

The Independent · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last there was a large gathering present at Tattersall's hotel to bid farewell to Inspector MacIntosh, who has been in charge of the…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, March 7, 1923. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Henry Dawson, for being drunk, was fined 30 or seven days' imprisonment. Richard Mates was proceeded against by Inspector Durack for four breaches…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, March 5. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M.) Undersized Fish

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 30

Robert William Bono pleaded guilty to a charge laid on the information of Fisheries Inspector R. Gorrick, of having undersized fish in his possession on…

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Police Allege Abuse of Betting Licenses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 33

The police conference decided to protest against the indiscriminate issue by the Chief Secretary's Department of licenses under section 9 .of the…

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Fight Between Armed Men and Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 30

A desperate struggle during which several shots were fired by both partie[?] took place between two armed men and two policemen outside the Town and…

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Recognising Police Promptitude. Tw Constables Promoted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police has announced that Constables 'Wylie and Probationary Constable Fe[?]side, two policemen who made arrests under…

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World Court Proposal Deferred. Fierce Fight Predicted. Washington, March 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 20

The United States Senate has refused to consider the World Court proposal this session, and has defeated by 49 votes to 24 Senator King's…

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Albury District Court. Thursday, March 8. (Before His Honor Judge Bevan.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Albert Spargo, Albury, proceeded against S. C. Doubleday, Howlong, for the recovery of the sum of £355/5 for French of contract in the erection of a…

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Traditions of the N.s.w. Mounted Police. Stories of the Fights with Past Desperadoes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 12

The patrol of a mounted policeman may be inside a thousand square miles of country, but he does his beat regularly, and the sparse population…

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Licensing Court. Monday, March 5. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn and Dr. W. Cleaver Woods, L.M's.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 30

The following applications were granted:— Billiard license at the Globe Hotel Buildings, Kiewa-street, by Alfred…

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Farewell to Police Inspector

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 2

A large gathering assembled at , Tattersall’s Hotel on Friday evening, last -week to bid farewell to inspector Macintosh. who has been in charge of…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Monday, March 12, 1923. (Before Mr. A. C. Leslie, Deputy. Licensing Magistrate)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 3

A booth license was granted to Mrs. Connors, Albion Hotel, for St. Patrick's Day sports meeting at Corowa on Saturday next at the recreation reserve…

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An Alleged Assault. Discussed in Court of Petty Sessions. Interesting Point as to Malicious Damage

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before the P.M., Victor Brown, George Smith and Barney Walsh were charged (on summons, for that, in…

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Roadside Fight. Equel in Police Court

The Independent · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 3

[?]t which occurred at Rangemore on far 7 bad a sequel at the police court Wednesday, when a youth named John [?] was proceeded against by…

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Coolamon Wheat-stealing Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 28

"The whole of these wheat transactions stink in the nostrils of the public, and every day we read of them becoming dominated by fraud," said…

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Child Murder Charge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 37

At the Cowra Police Court recently Gladys Lay burn, a young woman, was charged with the murder of her infant female child, at Lower Waucoola, near…

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