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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

833 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 42

Sustenance Application Case Before Chiltern Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 2

At the Clultern police court yesterday before Mr. I. W. Williams, P.M, Claude Skerry was charged on two counts , of wilfully making false…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales.)

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 1

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during the month of May an abnormally high number of…

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Alleged Assault by Soldiers Sidney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 5

Two members of the A-I.F. were arrested to-day and charged with having assaulted Charles Henry Hunt, of the R.A.A.F., Hospital suffering form serious…

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Youth Cries Before Being Sent to Gaol Attack on Naval Officer Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 5

For assaulting a naval officer and another man and for offensive behaviour Ronald Pccock, aged 20, of Brans wick, was sent to gaol for a month,…

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Contempt of Court Alleged Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 3

“Truth and Sportsman” Ltd. was fined £100 and the editor of “Truith £25 by the State Full Court to-day for contempt of court…

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Deniliquin Traffic Dangers National Bridge Menace Police Action Desired Against Road Hogs

The Independent · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 1

Ald. S. W. Peers raised a subject that for some weeks has been exercising the minds of responsible citizens when he…

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War Declared on S.P. Betting Wide Powers For Police in Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 July 1941 · page 2

Any licensed premises, including wine saloons and billiard rooms, hairdressers' saloons or tobacconists' shops, are deemed to be a street in…

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Man Charged With Assault and Robbery Man Charged with Assault and Robbery

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

NARANDERA.—Following the alleged assault of Charles Henry Hunt, of the R.A.A.F., Laverton, at Narandera, the police arrested two men, each…

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A Former Constable Sent to Gaol Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 7

William Edward Bailey, aged 29, an ex-police constable, was charged at the Balmain Police Court to-day with stealing three radio sets, valued at £40…

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Kenya Murder Trial Verdict Baronet Acquitted

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

NAIROBI, Thursday.—The jury, after three-and-a-half hours absence, found Sir Delves Broughton, Bart., not guilty of…

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Police Stage Ball For Children

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

The juvenile plain and fancy dress hall which will be held in conjunction with the Police Ball next week, promises to be as great a success as the…

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Italian Gaoled for Flouting Police Order Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 6

For leaving Forbes (N.S.W.) without permission of the police. Nicolazzo Nicola, of Fitzroy, was to-day sent to gaol for 14 days by Fitzroy Police…

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Wage Rise for Shearers Court's New Basis

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

By readjusting shearing industry rates to a needs basic wage of £4/2/—2/ higher than the March declaration—the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Must Face Court on Contempt Charge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

Theodore Charles Trautwein. bankrupt. and a former M.L.C. unsuccessfully invoked the High Court to-day against an order requiring him to…

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Sydney Murder Mystery Woman Killed with Dagger Had Been in Drunken Brawls SYDNEY--Thursday

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

Detectives so far have been unable to unravel the murder of Mrs. Dorothy Duckworth, 34, who was found in a house in Winton street, City,…

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Traffic Breaches Police Patrols Find Many Faults (Issued by the Road safety Council of New South Wales)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 4

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols and of other traffic officers show that during month of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Police Offer Reward Murder of Married Woman Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 2

The Chief of the Criminal Investigation Branch (Supt. Matthews) said to-day that a substantial reward would be paid to any person supplying…

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Police Ball

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 4

Decorations for the annual police ball on Wednesday will be in the hands of Mrs. L. G. Davison, whose skill in this phase of activities is so well known…

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Police Patrols Find Many Faults

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 3

Returns of the mobile police truck patrols, and of other traffic officers, show that during the mouth of May an abnormally high number of traffic…

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Many Jay Walkers in Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 July 1941 · page 6

The Traffic Court was packed this morning when 484 pedestrians appeared on Jaywalking charges. Many of the offenders were [?]ined 2 6 with 4/6…

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