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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Police Criticised Chaplain's Serious Charges Echo of Sydney Shooting

The Independent · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 1

Criticism of the police was expressed by Rev. A. Morris, Methodist chaplain at hong Bay gaol, on Saturday, at the funeral of Clarence Henry…

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Albury Police Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 37

Lindsay J. M'Grath was fined 5/ for having failed to return his expired motor licence within the time prescribed after its expiration. Leo…

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Prince Sentenced Manslaughter of Hawaiian Girl Honolulu, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 38

Prince David Kawananokoa pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter, arising out of the death of Arvila Kinslea, 21 years, a beautiful…

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Albury Warden's Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 9

Gladys Muriel Parsons, of Melbourne, applied for the cancellation of a private land lease of 27 acres 3 roods 18 perches held by the Bright…

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Self-defence Plea Woman Acquitted on Murder Charge SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 6

Without hearing evidence for the defence the jury in the Central Criminal Court to-day acquitted Iris Eileen Mary Webber (31) on a charge of…

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Drug-dealing Gang Old Murder Cleared Up New York, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 14

Two illustrations of the tenacity of the law are supplied by the indictment of 23 whites and Chinese on charges of dealing in narcotics and the arrest…

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Knotty Point for Court Selassie's Position London, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 13

Is Haile Selassie still Emperor of Abyssinia, or merely a royal refugee from a conquered country? Is he wealthy or penniless?…

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Truck Murder Two Men Charged

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 4

Victorian police investigation into the murder of John T. Demsey, truck-driver, resulted in two men being arrested at the week-end, and…

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Transport Murder Two Men Charged Remanded Until December 7 MELBOURNE

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 3

At the City Court this morning Matthew Francis O'Keeffe, 37. labourer, and Roy McFarlane, 32. haker, were remanded until…

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Suicide Pact Alleged Woman Takes Poison Man Charged with Murder. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Eric Cameron, 36, railway . fett[?]er, was charged with the murder of Mrs Jean Eleanor…

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Police Officer Ill

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 4

A telephone message as received in Deniliquin by Inspector Ruffles yesterday from the postmaster at Berrigan stating that Constable Smith who is…

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District Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 4

In the District Court there were two cases set down for hearing, one of which was stood over. In the case of Alfred Ernest Flack…

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The Demsey Murder Two Men Arrested

The Independent · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 1

Two men have been charged with the murder of John Thomas D[?]nsey, trensport driver, at Kinglake, on November 3. The men are Matthew…

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Police Appeals Board Sydney, [?]

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 3

When the Police Appeals Board resumed to-day. Mr. Studd[?] who appeared for Dimmock and [?] declared that a grave [?] had…

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Abduction Charges Two Young Men in Court

The Independent · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

Two girls named Hazel Haycock, 16 and Joyce Haycock, 13, disappeared from their home on Tondeburnie Station. Gulargambone, and…

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Police Chase Stolen Car Arrests at Point of Revolver

The Independent · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 3

Three men were arrested at revolver point and a stolen car was recovered by police a[?]er an exciting chase from Numurkan to…

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Driver Demsey's Death Two Men Before Court. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1937 · page 2

AL the City Court, to-day, Matthew Francis O'Keefe (37), labourer, and Roy McParlane (32), baker, were remanded to December 7th on a…

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The Demsey Murder Remand Without Bail After Denials of Killing

The Independent · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 1

Repeated requests for evidence to justify the accusation were made by solicitors appearing at the City Court on Monday for the two men…

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Young Woman Murdered in School Ground Police Hopeful of Developments

The Independent · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 1

Detectives investigating the murder of Dorothy May Everett, 27, at Newcastle early on Monday, said they were most hopeful of…

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Alleged Stealing From Church Young Man Charged and Remanded

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 1

At the Corowa Police Court on Tuesday morning last, November 30, 1937. Arthur Kenneth Stanton, aged 21 years, married, residing in…

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