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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

833 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 42

Letters in German Mentioned Duking Court Proceedings Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 5

Colin Edward Coombes, aged 39, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with imposition, and an attempt to gain employment in the office…

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Fears Execution by Franco Prohibited Immigrant Pleads with Court Perth

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 5

After having stowed away on a vessel for 32 days, Heppolito Freas, a S[?]aniard, appeared in the Bunbury police court to-day charged with being…

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Constable Hurt When Probing “Witnesses” Farm Laborer Charged Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 3

Two stitches had to be inserted in a wound over the eye received by Constable Morris when allegedly struck by an axe while investigating the…

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“Aircraftman As a Domestic” Court Martial Perth

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 6

[?] James Garrek who is alleged to have failed to carry out steward’s duties at an officer’s flat at Pearce aerodrome, will appear…

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Will Not Hand Over Body Police and “Pyjama Girl” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 6

The police are satisfied that the Pyjama Girl’ is not the girl named in the claim made for the body, and the corpse will not be handed over to the…

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Petrol Theft Holiday Missed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Mr. E. R. Potts, of Tongala, had an unenviable experience during the holidays when he filled his car from a 44 gallon petrol drum he had stored in…

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Why Is Interest Charged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

"The practice of charging interest for the use of borrowed capital o[?] money has the sanctions of ancient usage. There is evidence that it was…

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Spaniards Sentenced in Their Absence Madrid, January 19

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 5

A tribunal has sentenced, in absentia, Senor Largo Caballero, former Prime Minister, and Martinez Barrios, former Speaker, in the Republican…

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Police Ambulance Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Quiet but effective organisation of entertainments and competitions has been going on for weeks to raise funds for. the Police Ambulance Appeal…

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Traffic Cases Before Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

Work of the police patrol truck was again revealed in cases which came before the Albury Police Court yesterday. Horace Charles Hillier, 750…

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Dead-end Towns Pity The Poor Police

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

Under large headlines—“Local Police Bundled off to Dead-End Towns,” the Gosford “Times” says— Without giving the slightest reason…

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Liquor Bottles litter Court Pensioner Allegedly Rifled Plumber’s Cache MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Empty liquor bottles, including two whisky bottles, two wine bottles, a gin bottle, and a partly used bottle or cocktail, littered the Bar table in…

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Abyssinian Royal Court To Be Re-established At Addis Ababa Empress On Way To Join Selassie Significant Turn of Events in War Is End of Italian Empire In Sight? British Win Important Victory London, January 20

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Linked with the continued successes of the British Army in Africa, which will eventually mean the end of Italian African Empire, is the announcement made to-day that the Empress of Abyssinia with her daughters,…

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“Treated Children Worse Than Dog ” Gaol Sentence For Laborer MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 5

Telling him that he had treated two young children, Walter and Maureen Ba[?]nes, who had been in his care, in a way a reasonable man…

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Australians Before Tobruk Ready to Take Part in Assault CAIRO, January 21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 5

Australian troops, which took part in the capture of Bardl[?], are now in the Tobruk area. By Tuesday the last and freshest of…

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Claims Pyjama Girl’s Body Court Proceedings Started Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

C.I B. men are preparing a reply to the Supreme Court writ issued against the Commissioner for Police (Mr. Mackay), which claims the body…

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Charged With Sister's Murder Youth Appears in Court Nyah West

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 5

Harold Woodlier, aged 19, appeared at Nyah West police court to-day on a charge of having murdered his sister, Violet Woodier, aged 14,…

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Smart Police Work

The Independent · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 1

On the 8th of December a robbery occurred at White' general store, Moulameln, when £50 worth of tobacco and cigarettes…

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N.S.W. Women Police Increase

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

The State Cabinet last week decided to increase Sydney's women police from 8 to 14. The new recruits will receive £375 a year…

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On Five Charges; Man Befo[?] Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

Albert Toomey, aged 19. labourer, [?] peered in the Albury police court [?] before Mr. [?] Isles J.F., on [?] charges, as follows: (1) That [?]…

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