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Courts & crime, 1938

1,907 stories in Murray's papers · page 30 of 96

FINDING Of Skeletons Suggests a Double Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 April 1938 · page 6

The discovery of a skull by a fisherman in Waranga Basin, near Rushworth, to-day subsequently led to the finding of two skeletons buried in the…

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Girl Charged with Murder of Baby Throat Was Out Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 5

Following the discovery or the body of a newly born female child in a bag with its throat cut, at a farm house near Mt, Bryan on Friday…

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Police Faced with Difficult Problem Human Bones Mystery Detectives Go to Scene of Discovery RUSHWORTH

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 4

[?]tive Inspector Corey and Senior Detective Davis yesterday investigated the discovery in the Waranga Basic of parts of two skulls and other…

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Attempted Assassination of Stalin Russian Generals Charged Further Soviet Purge Moscow, April 17

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

Charged With attempting to assassinate M. Stalin and M. Voroshliov by means of a bomb wife they were attending a parade in…

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Items of News Mining Lease at Bungil Figures in Court Case

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

At Tallangatta Mining Warden’s Court Joseph James Clift, of Cooke street, Essendon, proceeded against Louis M. Reilly and Edith Annie…

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Big Fascist Plot in Rumania Unmasked 200 Iron Guards Arrested Police Act Swiftly King Carol and His Ministers Were in Danger LONDON, April 17

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 1

Following the discovery of a plot to overthrow King Carol, assassinate his Ministers and establish a Fascist dictatorship, police made a sudden swoop in numerous cities and towns throughout Rumania and arrested over 200 members of the Iron Guard organisation, including the leader, M…

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Fascist Round-up Many Arrests in Rumania Court-martials Ordered Bucharest, April 18

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 4

It is now estimated that about 400 arrests of members of the Fascist Iron Guard have been made in Bucharest, and about…

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Jackie Coogan’s Claim Mother Weeps in Court a Money Dispute Los Angeles, April 19

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 6

“The boy is my son I love him, I have done my best for him.” These statem[?] were made to-day in court by Mrs. Bernstein, a plump,…

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Man Who Once Owned £10,000 in Court Well-known as the “Town Clock” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1938 · page 3

Reginald George Anderson, 39, was fined £2 to-day, with expenses, on a charge of having stowed away on the steamer Orungal on April 24, Anderson,…

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Speeding Alleged Against Grand Prix Winner Peter Whitehead Charged Police Allegations Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 8

In the Traffic Court to-day Peter Neild Whitehead, an English motor racing driver, who won the Grand Prix at Bathurst last Monday, was…

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Pugilist Fined on Assault Charge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Hughie Mehegan, described as a pugilist, was fined £5 at the Central Summons Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted Cyril Robert Hall…

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Licensing Court Important Sitting at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

An important sitting of the Licensing Court was held at Jerilderie on Wednesday of last week, when Mr. J. Laidlaw, Chairman of…

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Blow to Union Appeal Against an Award Court Refuses to Hear Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 8

The Industrial Commission today [?] the hearing of the appeal of the Federated Ironworkers’ Association against their award. This action…

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Dog Left to Starve to Death in Kennel Police Asked to Act by Minister SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Gollan) to-day called for a report from the Moss Vale police regarding the death of a greyhound which died after…

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Police Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

In the Deniliquin Police Court, before Mr. J. E. McFaull; J.P. George Fletcher (65) was fined £2, in default four days’ imprisonment, for using Indecent…

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Gaol for Fascist Leader Story of Murder Plot Bucharest, April 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 44

On a charge of having slandered the former Prime Minister (M. Jorga), M. Codreanu, leader of the Iron Guards (Fascist organisation), has been…

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Incident in an Albury Boarding House Linked with “Pyjama Girl” Murder Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 1

Police have received a letter, which may possibly help them in their inquiries into the “Pyjama Girl” murder. The letter, which was…

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Dog’s Death Claims Attention of the Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

Three detectives left Sydney to-day to investigate the case of the [?] greyhound which died at [?] from thirst and starvation,…

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Clash with Arabs Battle After Murder of Policeman Five Are Killed Jerusalem. April 21

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 8

Arab raiders attacked the police station at Belsan to-day and killed a [?] Police pursued and caught up with the murderers, and,…

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Rifle Went Off, in Struggle, Accused Says Oaklands Farm Tragedy Laborer on Charge of Murder Narrandera

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 4

Thomas Henry Mansell, 46, farm laborer, appeared before the Circuit Court to-day on a charge of the Murder of James Dickens farmer…

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