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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

2,098 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 105

Girl’s Murder Detectives Hopeful Motor Car Scrub Important Clue Followed INVERLOCH

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

The important news that a motor vehicle was seen parked in the scrub near where Ethel Belshaw’s body was found on…

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Items of News Wodonga Police Active: P.M. and No Lights on Bicycles

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Activity on the part of Wodonga police in connection with persons riding bicycles without lights had a sequel in the Wodonga Police Court…

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On Murder Charge Man Before Court Tallarook Mystery Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

Events in the Tallarook tragedy took a sensational turn today when at a special court at Seymour Charles Jeffrey Jones, 24,…

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Albury Murder Mystery Story of Arrest Circulates No Developments Police Say

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

Police officials at Albury concerned in investigating the culvert murder mystery, said last evening that no developments had occurred yesterday…

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Victorian Police Promotions Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

The following police promotions were approved by the State Executive Council as its meeting this afternoon: Inspector A. J. Gumley (to be…

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Shooting of Constable Two Youths Arrested Intensive Police Search MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

Patrolling the streets of Richmond late to-night in quest of the man who yesterday shot Constable James Simpson at [?]…

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Bakers Stay Hands Court Application Not Gone On With Waiting Fdr Investigation

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

Master bakers will not proceed for the present with their application for an injunction to restrain the Government from putting into operation the…

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Saar Votes For Return to Germany Overwhelming Majority 477,109 Saarlanders Fvaor Germany Poor Vote for France Socialists to Appeal to the League Berlin Alleges Plot by Police London, January 15

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 2

The result of the Saar plebisdcite, which was held on Sunday, was announced to-day, revealing an overwhelming majority for the return of the territory to Germany. The voters were asked to decide three questions :…

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Police Court In Possession of Goods Suspected of Being Stolen

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 3

In the local Police Court on Tuesday last before Mr W. W. Elliott, J.P., Frederick Shephard was charged with being in possession of…

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Girl Strangled Gaol Warder Poisoned A Queensland Tragedy BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

Early tills morning the body of Phyllis Reiger, 23, was found in the back seat of a motor car in the garage at the reax of a…

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In Car Illegally Taken Police Constable Has Ride Driver’s Unconcern Bathurst

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 3

Amazing unconcern was displayed by a, young, motorist here when he have Constable Laycock and two men whom he had arrested a lift to the…

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Shooting of Constable Two Men in Court Detective Alleges a Confession MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

At the City Police Court to-day George Brooks, 20, laborer, and Roy Reginald Bullers, 2 la painter, were charged with having shot…

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For Contempt Man Is Sentenced Interrupted Magistrate Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

Mr. Stevenson. S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day sentenced William Coltman to seven days for contempt of court. Cottman was charged with…

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Tallarook Tragedy Dead Man's Relative Charged with Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 8

A charge of having murdered James Albert Ross, aged 22 years, carpenter, of Tallarook (Vic.), on January 11, was preferred against Charles Jeffery…

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Alleged Stealing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

At the Police Court yesterday, before [?] M. Wyse, J.P., Allen James Gibbs [?] was charged With (1) stealing a [?] and (2) stealing a saddle, bridle…

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Men Who Were Before Wodonga Court Again Sentenced

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 6

George Davis and Charles Piper, the two young men who were charged at Wodonga on Thursday last with the [?]arceny of bicycles from Cohuna and…

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Daylight Jewellery Theft

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

Diamond rings and gold watched valued at £400 were stolen from the shop of C. J. Bright, Jeweller. Sydney road, Brunswick, at 1 o'clock on…

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Prisoner Escapes From Cootamundra Gaol

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--John Kingsley Clarkson, aged 24, who was awaiting, trial on a charge of false preterces, escaped from his cell at the…

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Gaol Break Cootamundra Confinee Escapes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

Assisted, it is thought, by an outside confederate, John Kingsley Clarkson, who was confined in the Cootamundra Gaol awaiting trial on a…

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Girl Strangled-- Gaol Warder Poisoned

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

The body of Phyllis Reiger 23, was found in the back seat of a motor car in the garage at the rear of a boarding house in Rockhampton (Q'land)…

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