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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

833 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 42

A Job for the Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 November 1941 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day he was aware that the fourplace card system in racing was flourishing and oil investigation would be…

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Soldier Found Guilty of Murder Sentenced to Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 5

After an adjournment of [?] minuted a jury in the Criminal Court late today found Alfred Bye, aged 42, former transport driver attached to Railhead…

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Man’s Gaol Break Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 November 1941 · page 5

A State-wid[?] search is being conducted for Allwyn Harris, allas Gordon, who escaped from Grafton gaol this afternoon. He was wearing prison clothes when he…

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Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

At the Police Court, on Wednesday before Mr. B. J. Rodgers, J.P. Henry James King was charged with having behaved in an indecent manner in a…

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Son of M.H.R. Shot Dead Man Charged with Murder Maitland

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 6

William Thomas James, aged 22. of Mount Pleasant street, West Maitland. son of Mr. Rotey James. M.H.R.. was shot dead near South Mattland railway…

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Gaol Escapee Captured Grafton

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 6

Alwyn Harris [?]s Albert Harris aged 51. who escaped from Grafton gaol yesterday. was captured seven hours later. He was remanded when charged at the…

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14 Years’ Gaol Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 6

John Williams, aged 31. was to-day Sentenced to 14 years' Imprisonment for assault on a young woman in a train. He Was charged with having on…

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Intent to Murder Alleged Emmaville

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 4

[?] Raymond Myers, aged 22. hotel [?] was charged to-day with intent to murder five persons, including his wife, on October [?] It was [?] that [?]…

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Police Suggested As "Nurses"

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 2

The opinion was expressed at a meeting of Lithgow Hospital Board that police should be detailed to look after violent cases in public hospitals…

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Ex-M.L.C. Committed To Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 6

Ho[?]ing that the respondent, in the examination of his affairs, had been guilly of prev[?]ritions and evasion when [?]lfed on to [?]r lawful…

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Munition Worker Sentenced Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 4

At the City police court to-day. Frederick Mclntyre. aged 22, muinition worker, of no fixed address, was sentenced to three months’…

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Items of News Licensing Court at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Harty, L.M., presi[?]ed at. the annual Licensing Court held at Wodonga for the Licensing District of Ben[?]mbra. With the exception of the…

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Two Men Shot at Party “Red Herrings” in Police Investigation MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 4

Two men were shot, one critically, al party in a garage at High street, Preston, early on Sunday morning. The wounded men drove up in a taxi…

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Communists Sentenced Rome, November 24

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 2

Seven Jewish members of a Communist band hove been sentenced to life Imprisonment by a court-martial at Bucharest. A women member of the band was…

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Benalla Court Martial

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 2

In the House of Representative last week, the Minister for Air. GirDrakeford revealed that the six airmen sentenced at the recent Benalla…

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Exceeding Speed Limit Council Will Complain To Police

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 1

“It is time we interviewed taxi drivers and informed them that unless they adhered to the speed limit action will be taken,” said Ald…

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Fear of Hitler Reflected in Melbourne Court Case Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 2

Jewellery worth between £1600 and £2000. smuggled out of Austria after Hitler came to power there was the subject of a charge heard In the City…

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Priest’s Dog Shot; Court Action Dunedoo

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1941 · page 2

In the Dunedoo police court to-day Adolphus Frederick Leeson pleaded not guilty to a charge of maliciously killing a dog owned by the local…

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3[?] Years' Gaol for Schoolmaster Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 5

Thomas Edward [?] 26 of [?] who pl[?]ed guilty in the Criminal Court to-day to offences against girl pupils was [?] to [?]…

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Coroner and “Child Murder” Lithgow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 3

“Child [?]der is going to be the down[?] [?] country. said the District Coroner in [?]tivering a verdict at the [?] [?]uest on the remains of a female infant…

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