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Courts & crime, 1935

2,098 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 105

Woman Conducts Own Election At French Municipal Poll Police Attacked—with Powder Puffs: Paris, May 50

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 May 1935 · page 3

Using somewhat effective though harmless wespons—powder puffs, a crowd of angry women on the Montmartre to-day attacked the police…

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Police to Hand Over Sheep Magistrate Makes Order Forbes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 5

At the police court, to-day the magistrate ordered the police to hand over to. L. Ryan, of Goolagong, 282 sheep which had been in their…

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Car From Crookwell Recovered by Albury Police Man Who Stole It Sentenced He Also Stole Petrol at Gunning

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 4

At the Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Edgar Ralph Shrives, 31, was charged with stealing a motor car valued at £90, the property…

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Several Robberies Alleged Man Sent to Gaol Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 6

Nine charges of robbery were preferred against Eric, Earl, 29, at Narrabri court to-day. The police alleged that defendant travelled through the…

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Domestic Unhappiness Ends in Murder and Suicide Husband and Wife Dead Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 2

A finding that Rosina Violet O’Neil had murdered her husband by shooting him with a revolver, and had then committed suicide by…

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Woman’s Death Body Found in Gateway Police Puzzled Parkes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 2

Puzzling features are associated with the death of Miss Emily lionise Simpson, 45; whose body was found to-day in the…

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An Exciting Time Police Party Has Man Fires Shots at Them Katoomba

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 2

A party of police were fired on about three miles from Blackheath late on Sunday night, and later after a struggle a [?] was…

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Bedroom As Court Aged Woman Tells of Attack Man and Woman for Trial Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 1

A police court hearing took place in the bedroom of Mrs. Mary Jane Rolfe, aged 76, widow, in Orrons road, Elsternwick, to-day, when Mrs…

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Stole Bag at Dance a Bookmaker’s Offence Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 May 1935 · page 4

During a dance, at the Green Mill. on April. 12 members of the orchestra saw a young man take a woman’s red handbag from a chair on which…

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Albury Police Court Man Sentenced for Stealing Car

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 3

Edger Ralgh Shrives, aged 31, was charged with stealing a motor car valued at £90 the property of Thomas Charles Clifton, at Crookwell on 28th…

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Police Court Alleged Breach of Liquor Act at Wine Saloon

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 5

Charged with having unlawfully allowed persona on his promises' during prohibited hours, Sydney Heard, licensee of the Corowa Wine Saloon,…

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Threatened Demonstration Police Take Precautions. Miners in Court Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

Over 50 police from Newcastle were sent to Charlestown to-day to be in readiness for a threatened demonstration of miners during the…

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Mulwala Police Court Many Convictions for Lawlessness Remand in Wounding Case Bail Refused

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 5

At the Mulwala Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M., Stephen Newton, Patrick Newton and Lena Newton were each…

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Albury Murder False Story Offered to Newspaper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 9

The police stated in court at Adelaide (S.A.) on Sunday that Robert Henderson Rae, who had confessed to the Albury murder,…

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Licensing Court Hotel Licenses Transferred

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 5

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday morning last, the L.M., Mr. C. W. Swiney, granted the following applications for the transfer of hotel…

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Countess Who Worshipped a Dustman Sentenced to Death But Became First Woman M.p

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 31

SENTENCED to be shot by a British firing squad for helping the Germans during the war two years later, the first woman ever to be…

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Alleged to Have Imported Opium Customs Officers Charged Crown’s Assertions. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 6

Two customs officials. Thomas George Goding, of Williamstown, and Gordon William Cosslam, of North Fitzroy, both of whom have been,…

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Man Who Broke Bond Woman’s Appeal Fails Accused Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

At Quarter Sessions to-day Louis Whitbread, who had broken a bond on which he was released some time ago was sentenced to 12 months…

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Murder of Russian Sensational Evidence Likely Inquest to Be Held Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

It is reported that sensational evidence will probably be given at the inquest to-morrow on Paul Drasdoff, [?] a Russian, who was murdered in…

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Albury Culvert Murder Detective Sergeant McRae in Albury District Towns Visited

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 May 1935 · page 1

Detective-Sergeant McRae, who spent several weeks in Albury last year conducting, inquiries in connection with the culvert murder, is again…

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