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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

833 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 42

Police Call Box Wrecked by S[?]eeding Car Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 2

A mile [?] chase after a speeding [?] car at Haxton Park, [?] Liverpool[?] to-night ended when the vech[?] crashed into and wrecked a police ca[?]…

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Difficult for Police Deaf and Dum[?] People in Accident Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 2

A car load of deaf mute[?] and a totally deaf woman involved in two accidents to-night complicated police investigations. In both cases the police…

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Laborer Sentenced Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 8

John Bourke aged 32 laborer of Spring Vale who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault was to-day sentenced to three months imprisonment by…

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Driver Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 6

In the Court of General Sessions before Judge Macindoe to-day Harold Spencer aged 25 driver of Reynard's East Coburg was found guilty…

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Appeal Court at Barham

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 3

Appeals lodged by 21 ratepayers in the Glenview Irrigation Trust against the assessment made by the Trustees were neared by Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., at…

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A Contested Will Local Sitting of Supreme Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

An unusual case, so far as Hay is concerned, was heard in the Hay Court House last week, before His Honour, Mr. Justice Nicholas, sitting…

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A Bet and a Debt; Case in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Failure to allegedly place a bet for [?] on a horse, which won, was mentioned in the Albury police court yesterday. George Azzi, of Engelhard…

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Hire Purchase Re-possession Asked to Be Set Aside Interesting Case in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 2

Hearing was begun in the Albury Court yesterday before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., for an interesting petition in regard to the…

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Repossession Truck of Magistrate’s Finding in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 5

The hearing was concluded in the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., in an application for the setting aside of…

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Woman’s Claim Goes to Lower Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

The case in which Mary Elizabeth White is claiming £2000 damages from the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramway was remitted from the…

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Enough for War Ambulance Twice Over Remarkable Success of Police Appeal Over a Thousand Pounds Banked Brilliant Debutante Ball Winds Up Effort Win for Country Candidate in Popular Lady Contest

The Independent · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

The Police War Ambulance [?]ppeal, which concluded with brilliant Debutante Ball in [?] Deniliquin Town Hall on…

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Police Court Record!

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 3

In the last 20 years Trentham police court has dealt with only one case of drunkenness. This information was given by Cr. Drummond at the A.N.A…

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Police Court Dog and Bicycle Prosecutions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 3

At the Corowa Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., the following cases were dealt with…

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Fifth Columnist Sentenced Tried to Dissatisy the A.I.F. SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 3

Five Judges of the High Court to-day unanimously dismissed an application of John Royston Wishart, solicitor, for special leave to…

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New School Leaving Age First Prosecution at Corowa Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 1

At the Corowa Police Court last Tuesday a 14-year-old boy was proceeded against for having failed to attend school and was fined…

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Sentenced to Death Vichy, April 11

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 1

A court-martial sitting at Gannet sentenced General Ca[?]oux, former Governor of Indo-Chino, to death, in his absence…

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Lodgers at Police Station

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

Indication of the density of the crowd Which flocked into Albury over Easter week-end was the fact that on Saturday night two wayfarers, weary and…

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Albury Police Annual Ball

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

At the first meeting of the committee in charge of the Albury police [?] must ball last night, when it was [?] to hold the function at the…

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[?]Oney Stolen From Home [?]-Year-Old Soldier Charged [?]Ermath of Greek Day at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 3

[?] meeting of two Gerogery [?] with two [?]ars in the [?] of Albury on the night of Greek celebrations had [?]…

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Stealing Charges

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

At the Urana Police Court on 8th inst., before Messrs. T. A. McPherson and A. T. Muldoon, J's.P., Alfred Henry Harvie, of Oaklands…

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