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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

372 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 19

Albury Police Court. (Before Messrs. V. B. Cox, C.M., and Eugene Hickey, J.P.) Deemed to be Insane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 4

Thomas Here, of Concord and late of Albury gaol, was charged with being a person doomed to be insane and not under proper care and control. Dr…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, 24th July. (Before Mr. V B. Cox find G. A. Gray, J's.P.) Stole a Bicycle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 31

Francis Flanning, 21, motor tester, was charged with stealing a bicycle at Albury on July 23, the property of James Wm. Blackbourne Hunter…

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The Toronto Murder

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 2

The State Cabinet on Tuesday decided to commute the death sentence passed upon Arthur .Oakes for the murder of Mona Beacher, at Toronto,…

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Police Graft

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 2

The action by Terence Callaghan against Leo. O' Sullivan, Donald John McPherson and Neil Oldholm, detectives who were found guilty, and…

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Six Months in Gaol for Indecency

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 2

Before Messrs V. B. Cox and G. A Gray. Js. P. at the Albury Police Court on Friday. Thomas Mills, 44, grocer, entered a ples pf not guilty on…

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"Battling" Siki Assault in New York Slum

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 6

"Battling" siki, Carpenter's conqueror, is in a Serious condition in a hospital in New York from a stab wound in the neck…

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Staghorn Flat Murder Thomas Reaches Melbourne

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 3

Alexander Clarence Thomas, the young man charged with the murder of Miss Bridget Enright, at Stag horn Flat near Wodonga in July,…

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Staghorn Flat Murder. Thomas Reaches Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 3

Alexander Clarence Thomas, the young man charged with the murder of Miss Bridget Eawright, at Staghorn Flat, near Wodnngn, in July, 1924, was…

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Solicitor Charged. Failing to Account for Money

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 2

A sensation was caused in [?] circles in Sydney on Wednesday of last week, when it was learned that a well-known city solicit[?]r…

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Albury Police Court. 150 Convictions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 23

John Doyle, 59, on remand, appeared at the Albury Police Court to answer charges of being drunk and using indecent language in the Mechanics'…

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Murder by Racing Gang. Two Men Sentenced to Death. London. August 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 20

In the case in which 10 men were tried at the Leeds Assizes for the murder of William Plummer, who in April was attacked outside his home at…

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Rutherglen Police Court. AUGUST 5, 1925. (Before Mr. T. M. Williams, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 3

P. W. Goodman, of the Empire Hotel, Wahgunyah, was charged with unlawfully disposing of beer to one, France Antonio on Sunday, July 19. The…

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District Court. an Appeal Upheld

The Independent · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 2

Before Judge Bevan, in the District Court on Tuesday, Timothy Peter Bradley appealed against a conviction recorded against him at Deniliquin on April 16 last…

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South Yarra Tragedy. Estate Agent Killed. Police Arrest Labourer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 29

Some hours after his disappearance had been reported to the police William Southwick, aged 69 years, an estate and commission agent, with…

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Riot at Nanking. Police Fire on Mob. Peking, August 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 20

An official message from Nanking states that a dispute occurred early last night at the International Export Company's establishment, where men…

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Licensing Court

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

?billiard license was granted to John Connell, of Howlong…

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Small Debts Court

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

W. McKinstry v. H. King, claim for £4/8/[?] for goods sold and delivered. Order made for payment to judgment creditor of monies paid…

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Corowa Police Court Wednesday, August 5, 1925 (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M.) Smoking in Public Hall

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

E. Judd was charged with smoking in Balldale Public Hall during the progress of a dance on June [?] Constable Scar[?] deposed that when…

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District Court Cases a Conviction Quashed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

In the District Court on Tuesday, before Judge Bevan, Timothy Peter Bradley appealed against his conviction at Deniliquin on April 16 last…

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Theft of Money. Shopkeeper Victimised

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 2

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., yesterday, Richard Williams, 31, was charged for that on or about 23rd July in the dwelling…

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