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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

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Newcastle Murder Police Expect Early Arrest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 2

Detectives investigating the death of Dorothy May Everett, aged 27 years, in the grounds of the Broughtonl Church of England Grammar…

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Wheat Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 5

In view of the fact that wheat stealing is very prevalent throughout the State, because of the opportunities afforded on account of so much…

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Murder Charge Two Men in Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 6

The Melbourne City Court was crowded on Monday when Matthew Francis O'Keefe, aged 37 years,of Wood-street, North Melbourne,laborer…

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Unlicensed Hawkers Sent to Gaol

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 6

At the Wangaratta (Vic.) Court George Harrison Williams and Eric Joseph Harris were fined £5 each, but being unable to pay the fine received…

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Inspector Ruffles Farewelled by District Police Officers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 4

TO mark the retirement from the Police Department after nearly 37 years service of Inspector F. C. Ruffles, officers of the Deniliquin police district…

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Another Transport Reported Missing Police Search Extensively Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 5

While police searched the city and country for Gordon King, who was [?]arted to have disappeared after leaving Jep[?]rit for Melbourne with…

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Police Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

In the Deniliquin Police Court before Mr. D. Parker, P.M., this morning, William Blake was fined £2, With £1/19/6 costs for failing to notify the presence…

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Transport Murder Third Man Charged Melbourne--

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

At the City court this morning William Grahame, 30, the third man to be arrested in connection with the Transport murder was remanded…

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Charged with Wife Murder. the Parramatta Tragedy Sydney--

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

After a hearing lasting only a few minutes Dudley Lorraine O'Brien 22, baker and pastry cook, of Windsor (Vic.) was remanded at the city…

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Police Court Monday, December 6, 1937 (Before Mr. I Beavers P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

Thomas Pickles, charged with having allowed his son an unlicensed driver ager 16 to drive his motorcar was represented by Mr. W. M…

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Valedictory to Inspector Ruffles by District Police

The Independent · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

At the Deniliquin Police Station on Thursday evening, the local and district police tendered a social evening to Inspector Ruffles, who is…

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Police Court

The Independent · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 1

In the Deniliquin Police Court, before Mr. D. Parker, P.M., on Tuesday, William Blake was fined £2, with £1/19/6 costs, for failing to…

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Licensing Court

The Independent · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 2

A quarterly Licensing [?] be held on Friday, January [?] a.m…

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Albury Police Court Fined for Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 13

Karl Aithoff, 28; was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Stella, Gwen Lloyd. He pleaded guilty. The P.M. addressing defendant…

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Stealing From Church

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 5

At the Corowa Police Court on Tuesday, Arthur Kenneth Stanton. 21, married, on remand, appeared on a charge of breaking and entering a…

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Fleas and Rats Summoned Before Court Machine Sentenced to Be Executed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 27

"My lord," said the clerk to the judge, "I regret that the fleas are not here to answer the Charge..."…

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Demsey Murder Arrest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 12

A surprise move in the Denisey murder case was made in Melbourne when William Grahame, aged 30 years, of no fixed abode, described a a laborer…

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Murder Suspected Inquiries at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 16

Suspicious circumstances surround the finding of the body of a man in the Murrumbidgee River at Narandera on Sunday afternoon. Some…

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Licensing Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 1

On Tuesday the Liceusing Magistrate granted renewals of billiard licences to A. Smith, Literary Institute Corowa; F. M. Bush, Daysdale:…

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City Murder "We'll Clean You Up" Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 5

When the inquest concerning the death of Clarence Henry John Thomas, who was shot in Park, street, city, on November 18, was resumed…

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