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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,907 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 96

Woman Committed for Trial on Murder Charge Man Died From Wounds in Face Alleged Altercation in House MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

The City [?] (Mr. Tingate, P.M.) to-day found that Henry Richard King. 34, of Myola road, Carrum East who died from the effects of a…

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Country Edition The following appeared in our Country Edition of Wednesday. Police Chief's Pay. Increase Applied For. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

Commissioner of Police Mackay, who receives a salary of £1500 a year, has applied to the State Government for an increase. He claims…

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Master Blamed for the Capsize of the Rodney Court Alleges Neglect on His Part “Allowed Too Many Passengers on Upper Deck” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

The Marine Court to-day found that the capsize of the launch. Rodney, with the loss of [?] lives, was due to neglect or the master,…

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Youth on Murder Charge in Hospital Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 3

At the Central police Court today the case of Eric Gregory Chatfield, 20, marine steward, who is charged with having murdered Jules…

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Editors of Publications Dealing with Dogs in Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 1

A jury in the Causes Court to-day returned a verdict for £200 in the action in which Benjamin Woods, proprietor and editor of “The Australian…

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When a Dog Can Be Shot Within the Law Court’s Important Decision Holbrook Grazier’s Action Upheld Chief Justice Delivers Unanimous Judgment SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 1

On a stated case from Albury to-day the Full Court of Criminal Appeals held that under the Dog and Goat Act a dog could be destroyed if attempting to escape when detected in the act of killing sheep. It was…

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“An Elusive Doctor” Court Awaits His Return Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

For the fourth time, the Board which is inquiring into the death of an old age pensioner, adjourned to-day because the “flying doctor” (Dr. Clyde…

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Alleged Assault Case From Moama

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day. Bertram James Phillip McNally was charged with assaulting a female at Moama on December 18, and…

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Stealing Charges Nine Months’ Hard Labor

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

In the Deniliquin Police Court yesterday, before, Mr. A. B. Collins P.M., Roy Alfred Morgan (43) was charged with stealing at North Wakool, on…

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Stealing From a Station. Two Men Convicted

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M., on Friday afternoon, Albert Ward and James McBride were charged for that on or about…

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A Police Message

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 1

Would the person who drove a single seater motor car at North Deniliquin immediately prior to an accident to Mr. G. Bouehier on the night of March 26,…

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The Postal Ballot Supreme Court Judgment

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

Lat month a supreme Court judge decided that a postal ballot paper used in connection with a shire election, which bears the word “elector” as the…

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Police at Gas Strike Union Tribute to Superintendent Presentation Made Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 4

A unique tribute was paid to ex-Superintendent M. J. Smith, who retired from the Police Force last week, by the Trade Union movement to-day…

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German Shoots Himself When Surprised by Police Also Hit by Detective SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 3

Although it has been established that a gunman, Adrian Jones, shot himself when surprised by police in a house at Cronulla recently, a…

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Rail Stealing Charge Men to be Sentenced Two Plead Guilty Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 8

When Hoy McFarlane, 33, of Newmarket, baker, and Matthew Francis 37, laborer, of North Melbourne, appeared in the Criminal…

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Complicity in £15,000 Gold Theft Is Alleged Melbourne Broker in Court Ramanded from Adelaide ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

Charged with alleged complicity in an alleged £15,000 gold theft at Bendigo, Frank Savage, stock and sharebroker, of…

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Remanded on Charge of Murder Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 8

At the Central Police Court, to-day, John George Denham, 41 salesman was remanded, until April 13 on a charge of having murdered Ellen Mar…

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Woman’s Death. Inquiries by Police

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 4

The Deniliquin police received a message from Tocumwal on Monday morning of last week with regard to the death of a woman who had…

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Native on Murder Charge Committed for Trial Pleads Not Guilty Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

Charged in the Darwin Police Court to-day with the murder of [?] McGinty, a member of the Brinken Brinken tribe,…

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Fiendish Double Murder Mother and Daughter Dead Latter Was Outraged Vanhorn (Texas), April 4

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 1

After the discovery in a lonely mountain region of the seminude bodies of Mrs. Weston Fromo, aged 46. and her pretty…

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