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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

1,681 stories in Murray's papers · page 66 of 85

Aliens Report at Police Stations Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 1

A large number of aliens reported at various police stations in the metropolitan area" to-day. After signing a declaration that they would do…

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Magistrate’s Important Ruling Transaction Concerning Article Used for an Illegal Game Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 8

The Magistrate in the Small Debts Court to-day upheld the point that a person cannot claim on a transaction for an article which he knew was…

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Man Allegedly Concerned in Hold-up Handed Over to Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 8

One of three men, allegedly concerned in the hold-up at a city cafe, from which £19/10/ was stolen today was handed over to the police,…

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Items of News Convicted on Stealing Charges

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 4

Alex Ian Munro, aged 22, a stranger to the district, appeared before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., in Albury court yesterday on two charges of having…

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Young Men Remanded on Stealing Charge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 5

Said to have come from Victoria, George Watson, 21, and Leslie Helmore, 19, appeared at the Central Police Police Court to-day charged with…

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‘World’s Worst Swearers’ Magistrate Gives South Australia the Title Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 6

During the hearing of a charge of obscene language at the Port Augusta Court to-day, the magistrate (Mr. C. J. Coventry) said he believed that…

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Fire at Aerodrome Police Investigate Darwin

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 5

A fire which broke out on the new military aerodrome five miles from Darwin last night destroyed a halfcompleted building of pine and…

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Double Court (Imp.)BACHELOR'S Double —Vantage

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 7

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

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Lost Shoe Became Incriminating Evidence Youth Sent to Gaol Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 5

Pursued by police at 9 a.m. on June 10, George Garner, aged 20 lost one of his shoes, but escaped. Later the shoe was tried on him and it was…

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Police and the Militia Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

The State Cabinet decided to-day to request members of the N.S.W. police force not to enlist in the militia forces without first having obtained the…

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Items of News Collapsed in Court and Removed to Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

John Williams, aged 60, a visitor from Sydney, collapsed on the floor of the Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday prior to being charged with…

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Fair Rents Court to Function Again in N.S.W. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 5

It is expected that State legislation dealing with rents may apply to those with a rental value of £2 10/ a week or less…

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“Suffering From Excessive Carnival Spirit” P.M.'s Comments to Two Men FINED P.Y Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 2

Lindsay Brown, aged 27, Ronald William Whiting, aged 21, and Donald Alfred Kelton, aged 20, pleaded not guilty at Albury Court of Petty…

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Two Charged with Murder of Chinese Bathurst

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 3

On a Charge of having murdered Get Hee at Kelso, Patrick Ryan, aged 28, married, and James Ryan, aged 18, were remanded in the Police Court…

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Waitress Charged with Murder Following Cafe Shooting Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 8

Following an argument in a Russell street all-night cafe at about 4 o’clock this morning a man was later shot in the abdomen and collapsed on the…

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Revision Court

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 2

The supplementary list of electors of the Balranald Municipal Council were presented Mr Doolan, P.M. in the Revision Court on Monday and…

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Three Months’ Gaol for Knife Attack Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 8

Agos Gani, an Italian cook, of Munro street. Ascot Vale, formerly employed at Menzies Hotel, who was found guilty of assault occasioning…

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Alleged Murder Mentioned, When Man and Woman Remanded Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 2

Said to have been in a house in which a murder was alleged to have been committed and that they would be called as witnesses in the case,…

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Illegal Use of Cars : Police Officer’s Warning

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 4

Referring to recent instances of the illegal use of cars in, Anbury, the Superintendent of Police (Mr. T. H. Armstrong) told a “Mail”…

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Special Act of Parliament Necessary to Get Police Back Into Force Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) announced to-day that Constables Patterson, Brook, Fletcher and Bradbury, who are to be reinstated in the police…

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