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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

372 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 19

Mulwala Court House

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 1

Mr. E. B. Harkness, Under Secretary in the Chief Secretary's Department, writes to Mr. V. W. E. Go[?]din, M.L.A., as follows: -- "In reply to your…

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Staghorn Flat Murder Death Sentence Commuted. Fifteen Years' Imprisonment

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

Recently Clarence Thomas (19) was sentenced to death for murdering Bridget Enwright, whose body with bullet wounds in the head, was found near…

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Latest Telegrams. Tragedy at Junee. Young Girl Found with Throat Cut. Youth Arrested on Charge of Alleged Murder. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 2

What appears to nave been a cold-blooded murder was committed t Junee last night, when Clarice Prowse, a seventeen-year-old telephonist,…

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The Seamen's Strike. Hostilities at Fremantle. Police and Strikers in Conflict. Wonderful Bravery of Constabulary. FREMANTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 2

The seamen's strike took a sensational turn to-day, when hostilities broke out between the police and the men. A battle raged for two hours…

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Junee Tragedy Sequei to Murder

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 3

At the Loftus Hotel, at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sergt Goodwin was informed that a youth named John Smith, a stranger to Junee, had booked a room…

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Mother Charged with Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 33

The inquiry into the death of William Samuel Cheetham, aged six months, was opened at the Newcastle Coroner's Court. Mrs. Nellie…

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Albury Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 25

John James, 6 9, was charged at the Albury Police Court, on Wednesday, before Mr. V. B. Cox, J.P., with having begged alms in Dean-street on…

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Police Court. Wednesday. November 4. 1925. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 3

Hubert Nelson v. has Leeckie, for using insulting words. The defendant pleaded not guilty in the words mentioned in the…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, November 2. Before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M. Breach of Traffic Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 31

Lyle E. Ferris pleaded guilty to a charge of not driving his car as close as possible to the footpath in Dean-street on October 12. The P.M…

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The Seamen's Strike. Police Fight Strikers. 100 Men Arrested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 30

A message from Fremantle (W.A.) states that the seamen's strike took a very serious turn on Monday, when a pitched battle occurred between the…

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Trouble at the Waterfronts Quiet at Fremantle. Police Now Armed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 21

Following upon the decisive route of the strikers on Monday things on Fremantle wharf were quiet on Tuesday. There was not a sign of a striker on…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 2

Two men named Dolan and Dodd were charged at Moulamein Police Court, before Mr. Soane, P.M., with alleged horse stealing, and were…

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Daysdale Police Court (Before Mr. A. C. Arnold, P.M.)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 3

Patrick Thomas Quinn v. John Nixon Plaintiff charged defendant with assault and causing him actual…

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Corowa Police Court Wednesday, November 4, 1925 (Before Mr. A. C. Arnold, P.M.)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 3

Robert Nelson v. James Leckie. Defendant was charged with using Insulting words to plaintiff on the 6th October in a public place…

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District Court Friday, November 6, 1925 (Before His Honor Judge Bevan)

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 3

The following cases were set down before the court for hearing. W. B. Elkinton v. George Darby. W. B. Elkington v. George Carter…

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Horse Stealing Suspected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 2

Last week-end a valuable thoroughbred gelding disappeared from Mr. E. W. Clark's stables at the Wahgunyah Hotel, The animal was left in a loose…

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District Court. Friday November 6. 1925

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 3

Before His [?] Judge [?]…

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District Court Friday November 6 [?] (Before His Honor Judge [?]

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 3

F. TERRILL v. O. J. OLSEN Claim for portion of a hay slack vained at £16. Mr. E. E. Jones appeared for the…

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Albury Licensing Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 22

The transfer of the publican's license of the Farmers' Inn Hotel, Burrumbuttock, was granted to Frederick William Habermann…

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Albury District Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 28

His Honor, Judge Bevan, presided at the Albury District Court. Norman Azzi, storekeeper, of Brocklesby, sued R. Powell for £22/2/6,…

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