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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,907 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 96

Assault on Warship Lyons Ministry Still “Considering” Prime Minister’s Statement. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 6

Federal Cabinet to-day postponed further consideration of the incident aboard the Italian warship Raimondo Montecuccoli in Melbourne, when a…

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Man Worth £17,000 Must Serve Sentence His Appeal Dismissed. Cattle Stealing Alleged. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 1

Declaring that the sentence imposed on him was richly deserved, the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Jordan), in the Court of Criminal Appeal. to-day…

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Items of News Man Remanded by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 6

John Thomas McMahon, of [?] was charged at the Albury Court of Petty sessions yesterday with having allegedly stolen £18 from John…

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German Pastor Re-arrested by Secret Police. in Concentration Camp? London, March 3

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 6

Official quarters in Berlin admitted to-day to foreign inquirers that Pastor Niemoller had been rearrested by secret police after his release had been…

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Cycling on Footpaths Danger to Pedestrians. Boys Fined by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 4

The dangers that may result from persons riding cycles on footpaths was stressed by the Albury Municipal Council’s Inspector (Mr Tom Morrow)…

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Old Man’s End Drowned in Murray. Paid Up All His Debts. Inquest in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 7

Evidence that before John Lynch, 72, a pensioner, met his death from drowning in the Murray River at Albury on the evening of February…

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Police Arrest Gaol Escapee and Woman Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 6

After searching all day on Saturday for Henry Dinah, escapee from Moora Goal, and a woman who was with him, police, after missing…

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Two Japanese Charged Trespassing Under Defence [?] CAPETOWN, March 5

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 2

Two Japanese were remanded until March 7 in the police court to-day on charges under the Defence Act of having trespassed on forbidden…

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Two Gaming Raids Police Arrest 44 Men Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 2

Gaming police on Saturday night [?] the premises of a Southern European club in Lonsdale street, where [?] was alleged starting price…

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Banks and Press Saved Legislation Declared Invalid Supreme Court Ruling on Alberta Legislation OTTAWA, March 4

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 4

Throe important measures passed by tho Alberta Social Credit Government. have been declared invalid by the Supreme Court of Canada. The…

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Native in Court Admits Assault on Woman Remanded by Magistrate Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

“I bin go alonga house. I bin hittem missus,” said Packsaddle, a Melville Island aborigine, who appeared at the Police Court to-day on…

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Gaoled for Nine Months Man Stole From Hotel Sentenced at Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

Found guilty of having stolen £18 from the bedroom of his host, John Thomas McMahan, laborer, of Bombala, was sentenced to…

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The Darwin Assault. Administrator on Lynching. DARWIN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 2

Following the appearance in court of the aborigine, "Packsaddle," charged with having assaulted two white women, Administrator Abbott said…

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German Police Detain Von Cramm Berlin, March 7

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

The police have detained the famous German tennis champion. Baron von Cramm, on suspicion of violating a section of the criminal code. Von…

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Patriotic Fund’s Destination to Be Decided by Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Twenty years after the war, the (Employers’ Patriotic Fund, now totalling £1049. is to be wound up. The matter came before the Equity Court…

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Trade Diversion Policy Valid, High Court Says Judgment on Test Case Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 7

The trade diversion policy of the Commonwealth Government was valid, was the effect of a reserved judgment by a majority of four to two,…

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Bump on Head Leads to Memory Loss Man Tells Court Compensation Claimed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 5

Claiming compensation for varying periods for total and partial Incapacity. Alexander Beattles Crichton, salesman, stated in the…

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Father Might Have Been More Generous Says Equity Court Judge Daughter’s Claim Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 4

Expressing the view that her father might have shown a more generous spirit, Mr. Justice Long Innes in the Equity Court to-day granted an…

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Two Years for Assault Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 5

Sentence of two years’ imprisonment was imposed an Hairy Waters 24, plasterer, at Quarter Sessions to-day for having assaulted John George…

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Gate Robbery. Police Arrest Wrong Man

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 4

On Friday morning last, at the Corowa Police Court before Mr I. Beavers, P.M., Percy Cunningham, 39, of Roselle, on remand appeared…

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