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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,192 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 60

Murder of Constable Difficulty in Obtaining Witnesses Missionary Society Censured Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

Strong and adverse comment has been expressed locally at the action of the Church Missionary Society in refusing any co-operation with the…

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Rioting in Holland Woman Shot Dead by Police Many Arrests Amsterdam, July 11

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 July 1934 · page 3

Rioting last night extended to the Crooswyk quarter of Rotterdam, where a bullet fired by the police killed a women…

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Sequel to Domain Clash Two Men Sentenced Allegation’s Against Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

William Cottman, 41, laborer, and Charles Beckett, 41 laborer, were convicted at the Central police court to-day of having assaulted Constable…

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Police Have Busy Year Increase in Cases Before Court Drug Taking Habit Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

The annual report of the Commissioner for Police, which was tabled in the State Parliament today by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) shows…

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Gaol for Mechanic Allegedly Gate False Name Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 7

George Edward Crawford, 32, battery mechanic, of Albert road, South Melbourne, was sentenced to-day to six months’ imprisonment for having…

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Man Must Face Court S.M. Refuses Police Application for a Discharge Unusual Action Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

Unusual action was taken by Mr. Flynn. S.M., at the Central police court to-day, when he refused an applications by the police for the…

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An Appeal for Leniency Lawyer’s Eloquent Address Two Men Sentenced Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

When Herbert Nash arid Robert Graham, of no fixed (address, were charged at the City Police Court this morning with the larceny of several…

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Father Censured and Praised “Parents Should be Stricter” Magistrate’s Comments Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

Mr. Stafford, P.M., at the Preston Court to-day, dismissed a charge against Howard Sutherland Hayes, of David street, Preston of having…

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Slow Moving Vehicles Warning by Police Commissioner

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs), in a traffic bulletin issued recently stated that many complaints had been received by the police…

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Child Allegedly Neglected Mother Sent to Gaol Left in City Store Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

Mrs. Alice Jarman, of East Melbourne, was to-day sentenced by the City Court to a month’s imprisonment on a charge of having neglected her…

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Betting Shops Recommended for Canberra. Police Chief's Proposal

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 1

As a means of reducing illegal betting in Canberra, the Chief of the Commonwealth Police (Mr. H. E. Jones) has recommended the…

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Police Guard Judge Mystery Phone Message Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 3

[?] being maintained in regard to mysterious threats to Mr. Justice Henchman over the telephone, but his home at Hamilton is being…

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Wodonga Court Yesterday’s Cases Hotel Licensee Fined

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 6

At the Wodonga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday before Messrs. R. E. Stapleton, P.M., and M. H. Buntz, J. P., Percy Wilson Pritchard, licence…

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The Barry Murder Inquest Enters Third Day of Hearing Death of John Ryan Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 5

The inquest on the death of John Ryan entered upon its third day of hearing at Carcoard this morning. Detective-Sergeant Delaney said…

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Big Strike Threat Last Minute Negotiations Clashes With Police San Francisco, July 11

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 2

Mr. Roosovelt’s Labor Board held sessions all day to-day in an effort to reach some basis for arbitration in the longshoremen’s strike before…

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Death of John Ryan Bullets Under Linoleum Accused Woman's Explanation to Police. Sydney

The Independent · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 3

The inquest on the death of John Ryan entered upon its third day of hearing at Carcoar this morning. Detective-sergeant Delaney said…

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Man Sent for Trial Grazier’s House Allegedly Entered Case Before Wodonga Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 7

At Wodonga police court yesterday George Edwin Brady was charged with having at Lower Bethanga on or about September 13, 1933, broken and…

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Sheep Stealing Cleaning Up the District

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 2

At the Balranald Police Court on afternoon a case was heard against a man named Alan Anderson for having in his possession the carcase of a…

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Charged 5/ to Have Oars Pulled Out

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 4

Owing to the removal of the Jindera bridge a side track had to be provided by the contractor under the specifications. One was made but…

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To Cheat the Poor “Meanest Kind of Offence” Counterfeiter Sentenced Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 1

“It is the meanest kind of theft to cheat the poor” said Judge [?] at Quarter Sessions to-day when sentencing Basil Clifton Williams, 39,…

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