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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

1,681 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 85

Licensing Court Important Decisions Affecting Local Hotels

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 1

A special Licensing Court was held in Hay on Tuesday before Mr. W. Geikie. Licensing Magistrate. Ambrose Thomas Owens applied…

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Companies’ Affairs Under Official Probe Police Also Interested Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 2

Acting under an order given by Mr. Justice Long-Innes in the Equity Court yesterday, the investigation of the affairs of Scottish Loan and Finance Co…

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Homeless Youth Held by Court Officials Unemployed and Pen[?] Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 2

A few minutes after a youth had been bound over judge Curlewis at [?] Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of shopbreaking, court…

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Woolcott-forbes Dodges Police Several M’s L.A. Interested Search in Europe Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) replying to questions, stated in the Legislative Assembly to-day that the police had no knowledge of…

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Walk Into Arms of Police Two Beechworth Escapees Covered 50 Miles in 48 Hours of Freedom

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 1

Raymond Cullen, aged 28, and George Gr[?], aged 47 the two [?] escaped from the [?]…

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Sentenced for Man- Slaughter Nine Months for Salesman Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 1

Desmond Patrick Maher Toole, salesman, of Ruskin street, Elwood, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Gavan Duify in…

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Car Stealing “Industry” Popular Judge’s Comment in Sentencing Youth Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 6

“This industry of Stealing motor cars seems to have become one of the most popular among the youth of the community;” said Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy…

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Set Fire to Employer's Premises Youth Sentenced to Six Months Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 6

Having pleaded guilty to two counts of shop breaking and stealing and two counts of setting fire to a building, Ernest Royal Henry, aged 20, auto…

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Miner Sentenced; Explosion at House Crime a Serious One, Says Judge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 1

A sentence of one year and eight months' imprisonment was imposed on James Robertson Fairbairn. aged, 42, miner, of Temperance Hill,…

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Broke His Promise Mr. E. S. Spooner Charged Bridge Over Bowna Creek

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 3

Allegations that the Minister, for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) had broken a promise made about 18 months ago, to…

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Hotelkeepers' Appeal. Against Licensing Court Order

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 4

Appeal was made by Stanley Kimber, of Balranald, on behalf of the Kimber Estate, to Judge Stacey in the Deniliquin Quarter Sessions last week…

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Body in Bag Murder Identity of the Victim Hopes of Detectives Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 1

The identity of the man whose body was found in a bag in a dam near Du[?]nosa on March 21 may soon be established…

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Tragedy Involving Son and Mother Recalled by Court Case Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 7

Nicola Truda, aged 58, who was recently sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for conspiracy, and whose is now in a mental asylum,…

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Police Seize Sedan Car Hit-Run Investigations Nightwatchman Left Dying in Gutter Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 7

Continuing their investigations into the death of Albert Harman, nightwatchman, of North Brighton, who is believed to have been struck by a…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, May 8th Before Mr. Doolan, P.M.

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 1

Reiph Wood trading as "Westland Transport Co." v Rocco Sim[?] Plaintiff claimed [?]/10 cartage. Defendant admitted the debt but…

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Seven Years’ Gaol and a Flogging. Wellington, (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 May 1939 · page 3

After sentencing Leslie Towns to seven years’ imprisonment for assaulting a three-year-old girl, Judge Blair ordered that he be flogged. “Such…

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£240 Theft Charge Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day Herbert Bence Wood was charged with having on or about March 27 at. Sydney, stolen £240, the property of Aubrey…

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Magistrate Waits for Decision in Sydney Case Dubbo

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 1

When Hector Herbert Woodhouse, aged 38, appeared at the police court to-day on a charge of having, while drunk, attempted to start the engine of…

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Again Remanded on Charge of Murder Dubbo

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

When Albert Moss, aged 61, was again before the police court to-day, charged with the murder of Thomas Robinson, aged 68, pensioner, near…

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Bakehouse Tragedy Inquest Verdict of Murder and Suicide Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

Findings of murder arid suicide were recorded by the City Coroner at the inquest to-day on the deaths of Annie Elizabeth Forsey, aged, 44, and John…

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