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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

1,681 stories in Murray's papers · page 62 of 85

Allegedly Posed As a Jockey Man Sent to Gaol Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 7

Alleged to have posed as jockey A. Stanton, and introduced a confederate as Jockey Duncan, Robert Finlay Johnson, aged [?]6, was sentenced to…

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Police Haul Was Small Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 4

Police yesterday raided a gambling school on the old Randwick rifle range. Of the 200 players, they succeeded in catching only 24. At the Central…

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Father Pleads for Mercy Son Sentenced to Death Deputation to Justice Minister Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 6

Organised by Howard prince [?] League, a deputation of 20 [?] waited on the Minister or Justice (Mr. Treatt) this afternoon and asked…

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Police Asked to State Their Complaints , DARWIN

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

Following reports feat the police in Darwin were complaining that they had been instructed by the Administrator (Mr. C. L. Abbott) to do menial…

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Police Force Cancellation of Big Cycling Event Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

Because the Police Department had withdrawn its permission for the event, the Dunlop-Perdriau Rubber Company Ltd., sponsors of the classic Goulburn…

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Man, Now Insane, Found by Coroner to Have Commuted Murder Shots in the Bush Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 5

Now certified insane, Jack Tanner was found to have feloniously and maliciously murdered Anthony O’Brien, stonecutter, at Malabar, on…

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Solicitor’s Appeal Dismissed Will Now So to the High Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 2

The State Full Court, by a majority, to-day dismissed the appeal of Arthur Kennedy against an order that his name be struck off fee roll of solicitors…

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“Raid on Parliament House” Thirty-Seven in Court Hearing Will Last Days Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 8

Several days will be occupied with the hearing of charges against 37 men alleged to have taken part in an unlawful assembly…

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Only Two Darwin Police Complain Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 2

After perusing reports from constables in reply to his circular, the Administrator (Mr. C. L. Abbott) said to-day that only two had complained…

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Dairyman Heavily Fined Case in Albury Court Health Inspector's. Allegations

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 6

Robert Pyle Spencer, dairyman, of Fallon street, Albury, was charged before Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday with…

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Alleged Assault on Girl; a Man Arrested Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 1

Police-to-night arrested a man connection with an alleged assault on a young girl at Enfield on Monday night…

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Excessive Food Prices Allegedly Charged Relief Workers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 6

Reference to alleged excessive prices charged for foodstuffs sold to relief workers in camps was made by Mr. E. J. Sanders (U.A.P., Willoughby)…

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Police “Round-up.” Defendants Before Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 3

As the result of a “round-up” by police officers several defendants appeared before Mr. A. J. Paton, J.P., in Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Assault with Indecency. Accused Convicted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

In the Court of Quarter Sessions, before His Honor Judge Stacy, yesterday, William Cameron Rankin was charged for that, on 3rd November,…

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Revision Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 3

A revision court to revise the rolls and supplementary lists of electors of Conargo and Windouran Shires and Deniliquin Municipality will be held at…

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Sues Police Inspector for £3000 Alleges libel and Defamation Sequel to S.P. Betting Charge Prosecution SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 5

Claiming that he had been libelled and defamed, William George Mowlds, in the Supreme Court to-day, sued George Gilbert Fergusson, an inspector…

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If Burrinjuck Burst Wagga's Unenviable Position Precautionary Measures Taken Albury Police and Military Instructed to Play Their Part SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 2

Precautions have been) taken by the Government to make arrangements for the evacuation of the whole of the people in the Murrumbidgee valley from Burrinjuck Dana to Narrandera in the event of the dam bursting…

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Albury Police Guard Valuable Railway Bridge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 6

Yesterday Albury police were [?]structed to mount guard on the railway bridge over the Murray river at Albury. Of vital military importance for the speedy transport of troops in the event of war, the bridge is one of the only two [?]railway bridges across the Murray between Melbourne and Sydney, the other being at To[?]wal. Abo[?]e: A driver of a goods train signals to the guards…

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Items of News Police Arrest Albury Youth

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 6

The Albury Police yesterday arrested an Albury youth on a charge of stealing tyres from Gerogery on July [?] The arrest was made by Detective…

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Double Court (Imp.) Bachelor's Double—vantage

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 4

Bay horse brother to those two fine English stayers. Advantage and Vantage Belle by Bachelor's Double sire of imported Backwood (the sire of the high-class two…

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