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Courts & crime, 1941

833 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 42

Tallangatta Safe Robbed Proceeds Recovered by Smart Police Work

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

Smart police work by Constable V. G. Condon, of Ta[?]langatta, resulted in the arrest of two soldiers, one at [?] [?] m. yesterday, following a robbery at…

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Italians Murder Is Yugoslavs London, October 18

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 2

The Italian news agency to-day an[?]ou[?]ie[?] that is “Communists” charged before Italian military courts in Yugo-Slavia with murder and…

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Stole Two £1 Notes Gypsy Woman Before Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 October 1941 · page 3

Yesterday morning a gypsy woman named Sophia Stevedor, went into the boot shop of Roach Brothers. In Sanger Street asked for a pair of…

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Former Film Magnate Sentenced Philadelphia. [?]

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 October 1941 · page 4

The United Slates [?] yesterday sentenced [?] former millionaire motio[?] executive, to imprisonment for[?]…

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Nazi Murder Campaign VICHY, October 23

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 2

One hundred hostages have been arrested in the Bordeaux district as a result of the shooting of a Gorman major yesterday…

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Police Constable Found Shot

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 2

About 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the body of Alexander S. Lee, aged 32, a constable of police stationed at Wangaratta, was found alongside a fence…

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Gold Buyer Charged

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 October 1941 · page 5

Jesse Gadson Thorn, aged 52, gold buyer East street, Albury, was charged at the Albury Police Court yesterday with that on or about July 31, 1941,…

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100 More Frenchmen Die Huns’ Murder Campaign LONDON, October 24

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 October 1941 · page 4

Bestiality of the German nature was again Indicated to-day, when 100 more Frenchmen faced firing squads, and died as a reprisal for…

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ESCAPED Murderer Breaks Bathurst Gaol Police Net Thrown Over State SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 3

Eric [?] Craig, 36-years -old convicted murderer, [?] from [?] goal this afternoon. Myalery surrounds the method of escape,…

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Grass Court Tennis Season Opens

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 6

Grass courts tennis has commenced at Alan Kendall’s courts, which have this year been extended. Here are two groups of players waiting to be…

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Murder of Hostages Continues

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 3

Beastiality of the German nature was again indicated on Friday when 100 more Frenchmen faced squads and died as a reprisal for the…

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Recaptured ! Escaped Prisoner From Bathurst Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 3

After [?] hours' liberty Eric R[?]d Craig, who yesterday escaped from Bathurst Gaol[?] where he is serving a life sentence,…

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Arrested in City Bank Two Men Charged Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 6

Two men were arrested at a city bank to-day. Following on a report received by the police regarding certain transactions made at the bank on…

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Posed As Major Sales Manager Sent to Gaol. Perth

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 2

Stanley William Del Roy. aged [?] sales manager, was sentenced [?] two months' gaol at the City [?] court to-day for having pretended that [?]…

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District Court Sanitary Contractor Sues Council Plaintiff Non-suited

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 3

The case in which James terMetz sued the Coreen Shire Council for £74911 for breach of agreement in connection with the…

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Murder of Hostages Suspended Vichy.[?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 2

[?] has announced [?] suspended the murder of the second hundred [?] at [?] and [?] In order in give the population a [?] to…

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Dead Police Chief Wanted No Fuss Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 3

At his own request there was no public funeral to-day for Mr. James Mitchell, a former N.S.W. Commissioner for Police, who died at his Rose Bay…

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Theft of £10 Brings Fine of £3

The Independent · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 3

On Wednesday night of last week, Benjamin Edward Victor Whittaker went to the tent of Peter Martin, who is working with Mr Cremasco along…

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Nazis Murder Church Adherents Berne. October 20

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 1

It is reported from Belgrade that a Nazi court-martial at Travnil passed sentence of death on 24 adherents of the Orthodox Church on charges of…

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More Huns Killed Nazis Murder Boy Scouts London. October. 23

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 1

The Madrid correspondent of the' "Dally Mail" says that two more German officers were assassinated at Lille on October 27…

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