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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

382 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 20

Supreme Court at Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

There were no criminal cases listed for the Albury Supreme Court on Tuesday, and His Honor, Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, was presented with a…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder. Elderly Man Committed. HOBART

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

Hugh Henry Wilson (62), has been committed for trial on a charge of having, it was alleged, attempted to murder Charles Grace. Three…

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Murder Suspect Caught Hiding in Forest on Cycle Sydney

The Independent · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

William Moxley, for whom the police have been searching for the last fortnight in connection with the Moorebank double murder, was arrested in…

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Holdsworthy Murder Arrest of Suspect at French's Forest Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

William Moxley, the double murder suspect, was arrested in the bush at French's Forest to-day…

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The Car Murder. the Searched for Man Arrested. Sydney, Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

William Moxley, for whom the ponce has been searching for a fortnight in connection with the murder of Frank Wilkinson and Dorothy…

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Court’s Judgments Both Against Lang Government

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

Judgment were delivered by the High Court in Sydney to-day in connection with the Federal Enforcement Act…

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High Court's Decision. the Enforcement Act. Leave to Appeal Refused. Seizure of Bank's Deposits Declared Legal. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

The High Court, by five to one, Mr. Justice Evatt dissenting, refused leave to appeal to the Privy Council regarding the Enforcement Act…

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Balranald Police Court Wednesday 20th APRIL (Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M.) Motor Cases

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 2

Jack Butler was proceeded against for fraudulently allowing his number plate to be used on Seth Sampson's motor car and was fined £2 with 8/…

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Hay District Court Balranald Cases

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 4

At the Hay District Court, on Friday before Mr. Judge Coyle, the Municipality of Balranald proceeded against Charles Keel to recover £15 13/10,…

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Police Court Problem

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 2

A problem arose at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, owing to the Federal Government's attachment of the State Government…

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Murder Suspect. Caught by Constable

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 4

The man for whom a warrant had been issued in connection with the murder of Frank Wilkinson and Dorothy Denzel at Moorebank, near…

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Ceiling Collapses in Court. With Fatal Result. BASTIA (Corsica)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 2

The ceiling of the Correctional Court collapsed in a solid mass, during a case, burying the magistrates, barristers and public, and killing at…

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Enforcement Act Leave to Appeal Refused by High Court Attachment of State Bank Deposits

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 1

The Full High Court delivered judgment on Friday morning refusing to the state Government a certificate entitling it to appeal…

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Conterfeiters Charged Stamps and Lottery Tickets Sydney

The Independent · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

An amazing story was told at the Central Police Court to-day when Charles Jackson, 33, and Ernest Helmsley, 36, clerks, were remanded on a…

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The Auckland Riots. Fifty Men Sentenced. Auckland (N.z.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

The maximum penalty of three months was imposed to-day on 50 men arrested during the recent rioting…

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Another Bush Murder the Sixth This Month Boy Shot at Kurri Kurri. Police and Citizens Scouring the Country. Sydney, Friday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

Another murder, making the sixth this month, was perpetrated in the bush near Kurri Kurri this morning, when men shot and fatally wounded…

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Murder in Tasmania. Garage Proprietor Shot. HOBART

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

A brutal murder occurred at Kempton, early this morning, when Herbert McKinley, garage proprietor was shot at close range by one of a party…

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Another Brutal Murder Man's Head Battered in at Unemployment Camp. Sydney, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

Michael Desmond (55), was brutally murdered at the unemployment camp, about a hundred yards from Sutherland railway station, last night. His…

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Judgment by Full Court Justices Give Their Reasons

The Independent · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

The Full Court of the High Court, in Sydney on Thursday last announced its reason for the recent majority judgement refusing the application by…

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The Enforcement Act Another Application to High Court. the Question of Taxation Papers. Canberra

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government win lodge an application in the High Court, on Monday, for a declaration, under the Enforcement Act, that…

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