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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,192 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 60

Culvert Murder Mystery Girl is Still Unknown Police Chief Visits Here Teeth and Towel May be Important Glues Melbourne Detective Joins Investigators

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 1

Key to solution of the Albury culvert murder mystery, which has aroused the horror of a whole Continent, still remains hidden in the folds of silence, against which the best brains in. criminology in Australia are pitted. almost inconceivable that someone with knowledge of the murdered…

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Items of News New Police Buildings—Ma[?] of Finance

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 2

When questioned during his visit at the week-end to Albury regarding the possibility of a new building for the police administrative work. Mr…

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Mysterious Deaths Two Women Dead Police Investigating SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 2

Police are faced [?] another mystery in ascertaining the cause of death of Mrs. Kathleen Ame[?] Za[?] at her home at…

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Russian’s Murder Appeal for Information Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 1

Police emphasised to-day that any person associated with the murderer of Paul Drasdoff, the Russian store keeper, of Waverley, will be granted…

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The Albury Murder. An Alleged Clue. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 2

Detectives now believe they have hit on a definite clue to the identity of the girl whose charred mutilated body was found in a culvert, near Albury…

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[?]R Betting Case [?]Icensee Before [?] Court

The Independent · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 3

[?]ing the licensed premises [?] House Hotel, Deniliquin, [?] or the purposes of betting [?] 22 and 25, in…

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Culvert Murder Mystery Detective Visits Melbourne Towel to Be Especially Treated Mildura Woman Believes Victim is. Her Daughter Diving Operations Carried Out in Dam by Police

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 1

The Albury culvert murder mystery to-day attains the proportions of a nine-day wonder, and still public interest in the dastardly occurrence continues unabated. Yesterday Detective-Sergeant McRae left for Melbourne to make inquiries in connection with die remains of the towel and wheat…

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Giant Meeting Fascists and Anti-fascists Police Prevent Clashing London

The Independent · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 3

A giant Fascist and and Fascist demonstration, held in Hyde Park to-day, passed off quietly. Extensive police precautions…

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British Black Shirts London Demonstration Admirably Controlled by Police LONDON, September 9

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 3

Fearing serious disorder might develop from the big demonstration by Sir Oswald Mosley’s Black Shirts in Hyde park…

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This Clarionet Blew Discordant Note! peculiar Story Told in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 5

In Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday James Ryan. 53, with Arthur Chappell, 51, was charged with stealing a. clarionet…

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Truck Pilfering Heavy Sentence Imposed Man Before Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 7

Hamilton Nirlock, when charged at the Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday with [?] on August [?] 98 pairs, of silk stocking and 88 paits…

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Reward of £250 In Culvert Murder Mystery Appeal Made to Parents To Locate Daughters in District

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 4

Two-hundred and fifty, pounds was decided upon yesterday as a reward to be offered for information leading to the conviction of the murderer of the young woman whose battered and charred body was found in a culvert nearly five miles west of Albury on September I. This is hoped to…

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Trainer Before Court Life Disqualification Sequel False Pretences Alleged Toowoomba

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 8

James Henry . O'Connor, 54, horse trainer, who was disqualified for life yesterday by the stipendiary stewards for an alleged breach of the racing…

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Court’s Unique Order Hat to be Sent to England a Damages Claim Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 4

The Supreme Court to-day made a unique order that a hat which was an important exhibit in a claim for damages should be sent to England…

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Police Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 3

In the Jerilderie Police Court on Thursday last before the P.M. (Mr C. W. Swiney), Claude Hainsselin was charged with a breach of the…

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Native Killed Man Sent to Gaol Rabaul

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 1

Alexander George Sanders, who had been accused of unlawfully killing a native on June 25, was to-day sentenced to four years hard labor or…

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Maintenance of Families Law to be Amended Gaol Provision to Be Altered Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 2

Describing the Maintenance Act as “archaic” in certain respects the Chief Secretary introduced into the Legislative Assembly to-day an amendment…

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Wild Affray in Hut Police Allegedly Attacked Woman Taken to Hospital Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 2

When the police were called to an unemployment camp at Long Bay last night they found a woman suffering from a deep out in the head,…

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Court Clerk in Trouble Embezzlement Alleged Is Given a Chance Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 1

William Edwin Heriot, aged 23 years, clerk appeared before the Central Court to-day on charts of embezzling £41 and £20…

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Tumut Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 46

Before Mr. J. S. Balmain, P.M., at Tumut Police Court, Alfred Conway was fined £10, in default 20 days, for having obtained the use of a car by…

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