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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

2,098 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 105

“Murder in the Private Car”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 5

“Murder in the Private Car” was shown to a capacity audience at the Plaza Theatre on Saturday. Hailed as Heralding a new cycle of screen…

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Journalist’s Death Well-known Court Reporter Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

Mr. E. George Marks, chief law reporter of the “Sun,” and one of the best known figures in the courts, died at St. Vincent’s Hospital last night as…

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Albury Murder Victim “Leila Gee” Offers Help Letter to the C.I.B. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

A woman signing herself “Leila Gee,” has written to the Chief of the C.I.B., Superintendent Prior, giving information…

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Valuable Clothes Burnt Hint of Arson in Flat Police Seek Young Man Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

Valuable furs and dresses were destroyed by fire which broke out in a room in a block of flats at Darlinghurst last night. When the alarm…

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The Flying Squad Mounted Police Take to Air Arrest on Bathurst Island Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

The mounted police of the Northern Territory made history to-day when, probably for the first time in Australia, they used an aeroplane in…

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Garage Attendant’s Report Held Up and Till Robbed But Police Arrest Him Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 1

Redfern police received a report early this morning that three armed men had raided a garage in City road at Darlington, and decamped…

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Mme. Delysia Home Again in Paris to File Plea in Divorce Court Paris, Feb. 2

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 3

Mme. Delysia has arrived from Australia to file a counter petition alleging unfaithfulness in reply to her husband’s plea for divorce on the…

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U.S. Gold Clause Case Court’s Ruling Postponed Stock Market Uneasy Washington, Feb. 2

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 3

After the markets had closed today, Chief Justice Hughes announced that the Supreme Court would not issue its runng in the Gold Clause…

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Overseas News Famous Footballer Charged With Alleged Murder PRETORIA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 3

Detective-Sergeant J. H. Costzee, of the South African Railway Police, has been charged with murdering Miss. G. P. Opperman, whose body,…

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Suicide and Murder Finding in Family Tragedy Mother Feared Insanity Gunnedah

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

After an inquest to-day on the victims of the Carroll poisoning tragedy the corner found that Mrs. Irene Taylor had poisoned her three children…

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Albury Murder Victim Key to Her Identity Does Woman Hold It? Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

The C.I.B. has issued an appeal through the Press for “leila Gee” who wrote to Detective Superintendent Prior concerning the identity of the…

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A Girl’s Suicide Young Man in Court. PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

William Waldie aged 20, who was committed for trial four months ago on a charge of having aided Esther Challenger 18, to kill herself by…

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A Venture in Love! Women and Their Money Court Proceedings Follow Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 2

Two young women obtained orders in the Supreme Court by consent of the defendant, Charles Ashton sales manager…

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Motor Car Stealing Case

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 3

In the J[?]ilderie Police Court, before Mr C. G. walts, J.P., Ernest William Griffiths, John Noonan and Herbert Henry Flynn were charge…

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Detective Charged with Murder Woman’s Body Beside Railway Line Bullet Wound in Head Pretoria, Feb 4

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 4

Detective Sergeant J. H. Coetzee, of the South African railway .police, has been-charged frith the murder of Miss G. P. Opperman, whose body…

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Ignored Bullets An Incident at Albury Car Stealing Charge; Two for Trial MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

An encounter with Albury police by two men in a limousine alleged to have been stolen from a city garage was described in a…

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Gaol Escapee Gaoled “A Horrible Menace” Judge’s Description, of Accused GOULBURN

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

John Kingsley Clarkson, who escaped from Cootamundra gaol recently, was described as “a horrible menace to society” by Judge…

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Kisch Has Another Win Authorities Restrained High Court Proceedings SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 2

A rule nisi returnable on March 19 to restrain the authorities from proceeding further in respect of the conviction of Egon…

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Next Police Chief May Not Come From Within Force Amendment to Bill Deleted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 3

The legislative Council, on the motion of the Attorney General (Mr. Manning), to-day deleted an amendment, inserted in the Police…

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Birching for Youth “Most Coward Assault” Two Years’ Gaol Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

“Of all the cowardly assaults that I have heard of for some time, yours steals out,” said judge Macindoe in General Sessions to-day to Arthur…

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