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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

2,098 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 105

Robbery and Assault Two Men Battered Melbourne’s Bad Record Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

William Watson agent, of Collins street, city was attacked and robbed of a watch and a felt bat at 2 a.m. to-day by two-men who followed him…

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Granted Bail Man on Murder Charge Unusual Conditions Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

Mr. Justice Martin in the Practice Court to-day granted Alfred Charles Wright, 28, laborer, who was committed for trial last…

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Who Does Arm Belong To? Was Disgorged by Shark Police Inquiries Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

The police have not yet been able to establish the identity of a man, whose arm was disgorged by a shark in Coogee Aquarium yesterday…

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£42,000 INVOLVED In Court Application Retrospective Pay for Train Men SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

The application of the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways for a valuation of the tramway award to protect…

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Demand for Seats Twenty Guineas Charged London, April 26

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 3

"The real demand for seats for the Jubilee procession set in to-day. All the booking agencies are busy, and some have sold all the cheaper seats…

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Aerodrome Gold Theft Another Man Acquitted Taxi-driver’s Evidence. London, April 26

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 3

Silvio Mazzarda was acquitted today of the charge of having been associated in the theft of £20,000 worth of gold from the Croydon…

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Japanese Peasants 37 Killed by Police Fierce Fight in Indian State CALCUTTA, April 28

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 5

Thirty-seven Japanese peasants were killed and a large number was seriously wounded by the police in the village of Karan, in the…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 2

At the Albury Court of petty Sessions yesterday, cyril Joseph cozens 25; Frank Cregan, 20, and David John Thomas 31, were each charged…

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Unemployment Funds Government Charged Raising the School Leaving Age What Mr. tang Would Do SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 2

Repeating the charger that the Government had misused £10.000,000 of the unemployment relief funds Mr. Lang, speaking at…

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Bog Caused Trouble Husband and Wife Another Court Action MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 4

An echo for litigation in the Country court six weeks ago when it was discussed that the married life of a young couple had been…

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A Strange Accident Has Sequel in Court Man Remanded Orange

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 4

Stanley James Edwards, 35, appeared at the local police court today on a charge of having, through a negligent act caused grievous bodily,…

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Federal Labor Candidate Allegedly Stabbed in Garage Stoker Before Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 1

At the Central police court to-day, Horace Nash 29, stoker, was charged with having maliciously wounded Richard Brampton, the Federal Labor…

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British Hard Court Title Australia Has Only One Player Mrs. Harry Hopman London. April 28

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 3

Miss Joan Hartigan, the New South Wales tennis star, who is. visiting Scotland, has decided to reduce her tournament engagements and will…

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Killed by Lighting a Youth’s Death Parents Get Compensation Unique Case in Victorian Court MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 4

Judge Foster in a reserved decision given in the Country Court to-day awarded £200 compensation to tho parents of a youth…

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Culvert Murder Was Victim a Couatess? Search for Austrian Girl French Police to Make a Check-up SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 1

Inquiries eleoniated by the Sydney police lo police headquarters in other countries ill an effort to discover the Identity of the…

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Shipment of Tallow Company Manager Charged Remanded to Melbourne Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 4

A shipment of tallow which alleged failed to arrive in America, in a boat by which it was supposed to have been consigned was mentioned…

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Imported Chinese “Dream Smoke” Man Sent to Gaol Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 1

A sentence of six months’ imprisonment was imposed on Donald John Macdonald, 53, mechanic, who was charged with having imported six…

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A Man and an [?] And a Visit to Council Electrical Showroom a Month’s Gaol Follows

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 7

John Williams, 40 charged will stealing an electric iron and cord valued at 25/6 the property of the Albury Municipal Council on April…

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Man Missing 29 Years Court Presumes Him Dead Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 5

Nothing having been heard of him by his brothers and sisters for 29 years, Phillip Thomas Sloper, formerly of Victoria,, and later of New…

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Judge May Make Award Move to Restrain Fails High Court Decision Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 5

Holding that a 10 year, old claim by the Australian Railways Union for better wages and conditions was alive—not dead, as…

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