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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

1,681 stories in Murray's papers · page 63 of 85

Comedy Harmonists Charged with Discourtesy Arts Club Coldly Ignored Hotel Accommodation at Albury Attacked

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 7

While the Comedy Harmonists pleased the public of Albury as performers they showed little courtesy to the Albury Arts Club, members…

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Police, Navy and Army Take Precautionary Measures in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 10

Sydney will not be caught unprepared should word be received of the declaration of war. Every day since the international…

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Father Allegedly Assaulted Baby Son Amazing Assertions in Court Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 7

Remarkable allegations were made in the Ashburton Police Court to-day, when Arthur Sim was committed for sentence on a charge of assaulting his…

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Custody Judgment Upset Child to be Brought up by Protestant Relatives Full Court Decision Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 2

Unanimously reversing a recent decision of Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy fy that a nine-years-old girl orphan should be brought up by her…

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Hoaxer Causes Police and Ambulances to Race to Aerodrome Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 3

“Quick. A big air liner , has crashed Mascot,” was the summons which brought two ambulances and two cars of police to Mascot aerodrome…

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Charged with Murder Cowra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 6

At the Cowra Police Court to-day Joseph Arthur Andrews, aged—54, appeared on a charge of having murdered James Henderson, who died, police…

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Bank Clerk Charged with Stealing £2550 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 4

A charge of having stolen £2550, the property of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., was preferred against Edward Neal Bentley, aged 29, at Burwood…

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Bonnie Doon P.O. HOLD-UP Girl Sentenced to Two Years’ Gaol Had Pleaded Guilty Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 1

Addressing Julie Helen Baldwin aged 23, domestic, of Sydney, whom he later sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for her part in the Bonnie…

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Albury Youth Given a Chance On Theft Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

A 20-year-old youth, Arnold Simmonds, resident of Western Hill, Albury, was released on bond by the P.M. (Mr. I. Beavers) at Albury court…

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Stealing From a Church. Valuable Gold Chalice. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 3

A thief entered the church at the Villa Maria Missionary Sisters Society of Mary, Hunter's Hill, on Sunday, and stole a solid gold chalice valued…

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Man Has 30 Prior Convictions, Police Say

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

Clarence Stanley McLachlan, on a charge of being drunk in Dean st. on Saturday morning, was fined £1/10/, with 8/ costs, at Albury Court…

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Conserving Our Resources Abroad Stringent Action Taken More Powers for Police Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 2

Stringent emergency regulations to conserve the monetary resources of Australia were proclaimed by the Commonwealth Government…

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Old Man Allegedly Struck Story Told in Albury Court a Defendant Sent for Trial

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 3

On a charge of having allegedly inflicted grievous bodily harm on a 75-year-old billiard room licensee, at Albury on July 29, Harold…

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Man Charged with Theft of £791 HOBART

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 6

Arrested yesterday, Percy Campligi appeared in the Hobart Police Court to-day, charged with having between July 1 and November 1, 1937, stolen…

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Dog Trainer in Court Charged With Larceny Speed Track Champion Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 3

Evidence that the speed track champion, Black Abbott, had been “rung-in” at Geelong, under the name of Gold Smile, and later sent to Sydney,…

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Garage Breaking Alleged Case in Henty Court Two Men Sent for Trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 3

At Henty Police Court yesterday before Mr. Beavers, P.M., Cedric John Cullen, motor mechanic, and Ronald James Cullen, motor mechanic, both…

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Police Promotions Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 2

Police promotions announced to-day include: Sergeants, second class to be first class, G. H. A. [?] Corowa, sergeants third class, to be sergeants…

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Items of News Cyclists Wanted by Police

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 2

Albury police advised yesterday that to-morrow will bring to force a regulation compelling all bicycles to be equipped with an efficient brake…

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“Darwin Police Have to Perform Menial Tasks” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 6

Because they have had to perform menial tasks, police at Darwin believe that their prestige has been lowered, and they try to avoid being seen…

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Admits Sacking More Police Than Any Other Officer Defence in Claim for £3000 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 August 1939 · page 6

A denial that his 1937 report was “a tissue of lies to save his face'” was made by Inspector George Gilbert Fergusson. in the Supreme Court to-day,…

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