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Courts & crime, 1938

1,907 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 96

Cruiser Incident in Melbourne Not a Matter for Britain Assault on Italian London, March 1

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 1

Questions relating to the incident on the visiting Italian cruiser in Melbourne, when au unnaturalised Italian was assaulted by members of the crew,…

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Boat with Glass Bottom Used by Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 6

For the first time In Sydney a boat With a glass bottom, known as the “finder bout,” which is used extensively on the Barrier Reef, was tried…

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Murder in Church a Communist Outrage a Children See Tragedy London, March 1

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 3

Father Stretch. who had been vigorous in his [?] of the abuses of Communion[?] was murdered at the [?] on his church at [?]…

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State May Build £500,000 Structure in City Would House Police and Courts Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

It is reported that [?] block of buildings to cost £500,000, to include police headquarters and criminal and police courts, is being planned for…

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Wave of Vandalism Thieving and Damage to Properly Prevalent Electric Sign Destroyed Albury Police Again Warn Public

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

A wave of petty thieving and vandalism is sweeping the town. Obviously organised gangs of young men, so the police state, have been…

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Pioneer’s Vain Fight Against Adversity Court Told Sad Story Went Farming in Virgin Area Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 4

A sad story of a pioneer’s hopeless struggle to turn a virgin forest into wheat producing land was told in the Bankruptcy Court to-day by…

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Albury Police Court Remanded For Observation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 9

Charles Kinnear, 43, a recent arrival in Albury from Sydney, where he was an inmate of a home for 10 years, was remanded for seven days by the…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 1. (Before Mr. I Beavers, P.m.) Police v. MALONE

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

Robert James Malone, charged with stealing a lady's riding saddle at Yerong Creek on 26th February, the property of Raymond L. Wayling…

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Every Hotelkeeper in Town Charged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

At the Yarrawonga (Vic.) Court on Tuesday each of the five hotelkeepers in Yarrawonga were prosecuted on charges of having disposed of liquor…

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Four Accused Acquitted Dempsey Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 6

Acting on a direction from Mr. Justice Macfarlan, in the Criminal Court at Melbourne, on Tuesday, the jury found the four men charged with…

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Carrathool Shire Ex-Clerk Hunter's Case. Sentenced at Sydney Court, but Remission will be Considered if Restitution Made

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

The charges of stealing and forgery preferred against Frank Albert John Hunter, ex-clerk of Cavrathool Shire, were dealt with at the Sydney…

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Found Not Guilty Four Men on Murder Charge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5

The Demsey murder trial ended suddenly on Tuesday afternoon when by direction of Mr. Justice Macfarlan, the jury in the…

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Transport Case High Court Criticised

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 1

“A novel and serious inroad into Australian nationhood as established by the Constitution” was a phrase used yesterday by Sir- Isaac Isaacs, formerly…

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New South Wales Police the Celebrations and Earlier Years

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

Now that the first intensive period of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations ban been completed. I should like to pay a cordial tribute to the…

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Dismissals at Orange Woollen Mills Court's Ruling Responsible

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 11

Seventy female employees at the mill of Amalgamated Textiles, at Orange, have been thrown out of work as the result of a new Arbitration…

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U.S.A. Secrets Vast Espionage Ring Police Make Three Arrests New York, February 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 14

A vast espionage ring, which was engaged in selling American military and naval secrets to an unnamed European Power, was broken yesterday…

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Riverina Transport. Yesterday's Melbourne Meeting. Eloquent Criticism of High Court Decision by Sir Isaac Isaacs

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

"A novel and serious inroad into Australian nationhood as established by the Constitution," was a phrase used by Sir Isaac Isaacs, formerly…

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Riverina Transport Sir I. Isaacs as Critic of the High Court Privy Council Appeal Suggested MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 2

Speaking to a large audience of commercial men at the Town Hall this morning on the Riverina. transport [?] Sir Isaac Isanes, former…

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Duke's Name Mentioned in Court Case Woman’s Strange Remark “H.R.H. Wanted to Marry Her” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

Giving evidence in support of her claim that her aunt was an “[?] Linda Victoria Holder, of Ashfield, said in the…

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Letter Stealing Alleged Postman for Trial. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 6

An alleged confession by a postman that he had been stealing missorted letters at the G.P.O. since last October was produced by a post office…

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