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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

717 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 36

Mother of Five Children Charged BRISBANE, Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

A[?] ing out of an accident last night. Mrs A[?] aged [?] charged today with ha[?] [?] hodily on her…

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Gaoled For Stealing From U.S. Soldier MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

At the City Court today Beg[?] Curtis, laborer, of Wellington at Laun caton (Tas), vas sentenced to two months imp[?]ment on a charge of…

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Bush Marauder Eludes Police FOSTER

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

The large tram of police [?] who for nearly a month have been combing some of the [?] country in South [?] for a beavily [?]…

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Albury Shunter in Trouble Spends Day in Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 5

John Albert Cowling, on Albury railway sh[?] residing in Messrs at., spent [?] the whole of yesterday [?] police [?] de[?]ing [?]…

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Alleged Assault Hotelkeeper v. Private Detective

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions before Messrs. R. B. Mateer and W. I. Minogue, yesterday, Cecil Cooke was charged for that on 4th June he did…

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Six Men on Assault Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Six men, charged with criminally assaulting two girls at Botany on April 12, made statements from the dock in the Central Criminal…

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Briff in Murder Case Statements From 59 Persons for Court-martial of U.S. Soldier Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 5

Statements from 59 persons, including police, make up the bricf which has been almost completed for submission to the US Army which will conduct the court-mar…

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Court Makes Big Rent Redaction

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 3

Before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M. sitting as the Fair Rents Court at Barham, James Robert McBride made application for a determination of the fair rent of the…

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Lost Handbag May Be Had at Albury Police [?]Tation

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

The woman who must be lamenting the loss of .a black handbag, containing fag money and an identity card; will doubtless be pleased to team that it…

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Uniform Taxation Victoria Will Take Case to Court MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

Victoria would test the legality of [?]be uniform j[?]ax proposals, which have now passed both Federal Houses, in the High Court of Australia,…

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Uniform Taxation Bill Passes Senate Threat Against High Court Interference Canberra

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 3

After an all-night sitting, the Senate this morning passed the Federal Government's Uniform Taxation legislation through all stages,the last…

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Moulamein Police Court Malicious Damage to Property

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 3

At the Moulamein Police Court on May 29, before Messrs. P. F. Chenu and G. B. Culross, J's.P., Edward Pearce, 30 years( on remand), was…

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Murder Clue Leads to City MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 4

Detectives investigating the murder of Driver Arthur Willis, aged 44, near Geelong. were in Melbourne this afternoon following up a clue obtained at Casterton…

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Two Men Sentenced to Death SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

Mr Justice Davidson, in the Central Criminal Court last night, sentenced two men to death on charges of having raped two girls at Botany on April…

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Gaol Terms for Axis Porpagandists New York, June 6

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 4

Frederick Williams and David Ryder. San Francisco publicists have been identified as the front [?] of a Japanese propaganda agency and have been sentenced to…

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Police Chase Succeeds Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

S[?]len yesterday. on American army track was rece[?]ed by the police early today after they had chased it from Ma[?] [?] st., [?] Here a [?]…

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Theft From Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 2

Edward Dewhurst (59), laborer, pleaded guilty yesterday at the Albury Police Court to a charge of having Stolen a quantity of personal effects…

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Four Charged With Murder SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

The inquest was resumed today before the City Coroner (Mr Oram) on Ernest Hofmann, aged 66, a Swiss chef, who was found in a…

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Covt-Martial of U.S. Soldier Today Charged with Murder of Three Women MELBQURD

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 2

The trial beforo a geperal coutmartial of Pie Edward Joseph Leonski, aged 2 of the United Army, who la charted with…

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Sanity of Accused Doubted Melbor[?]s Rece[?] Murders court [?] Adj[?] Sine Die MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

An application [?] [?] for the deferce that a board of medical of[?] be appointed to determine the mental op[?] on the [?]…

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