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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

717 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 36

Big Frock Theft Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 4

Thieves who entered the Ce[?] frock shop at Camperdown during the night s[?] [?] worth of frocks, representing the biggest clothing robbery since the…

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Gaol for Profite[?] Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 5

The Minister Customs (Senator Ke[?]ne) emphasised today that the proposal to gaol profiteers was one of the first steps in the Government’s new campaign against these…

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Taxation Breaches Cases Before Local Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 2

In the local Police Court on Thursday last before the P.M. (Mr I. Beavers), John Rook, an officer of the Department of Taxation,…

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Posed As Returned Man Laborer Before Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 4

Paul Rival. 23, laborer, cairn to Albury recently and established himself, [?] the Globe, and later, at the C[?] hotel By posing as a returned soldier, [?]…

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Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Pertrol

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

John Lionel Belaires, a soldier, aged 22 years, yesterday pleaded guilty in the Wodonga Court of Petty Sessions in a charge of stealing 2[?] gallons of…

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Hunger Strike as Prot[?] a Sequel to Court-martial [?] SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

As a. protest against 28 days’ [?] imposed on Aircraftman [?] Fals[?], MLA, the sectetary of the Howard Prison Reform League [?]…

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Germans Murder 116 Parisians How Petain Was Tricked LONDON, Sept. 20

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 2

The Germans have executed another 116 Parisians. A proclamation issued by General von Stuelpnagel, German military governor of…

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Courage and Skill Native Police Help Get Jap Airmen

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 1

Success of one of our patrols in trapping and wiping out a party of six Japanese airmen in castern New Guinea was largely due to…

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(Charged with Woman's Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 2

After Investigations extending over more than two months, members of the Homicide Squad today arrested a Umber Worker and charged him' wife the murder of Mrs…

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Sentenced to Death Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 2

At the Central! Criminal Court today, James Patrick Kelly, aged 29. seaman, was charged with the murder of a fellow-sea-man. Alexander Stewart. Accused said he…

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Police Count

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 2

On Friday last, September 18, at the Corowa police court, when the name of Bert Carberry was called there was no appearance of or for…

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Man Charged: Sydney Shooting. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 3

Early this morning police arrested Francis William Kelly (36) and charged him with having maliciously wounded his wife and mother-in-law…

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Ex-M.L.C. Ordered Back to Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 3

Over-ruling suggestions made by counsel for the Official Receiver and for Theodore Charles Trautwein a former member of the Legislative Council that he be…

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Fair Rents Court. P. M. Makes Big Reduction

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 1

[?]applications for determinants came before Mr. Beavers, [?] to-day. v:[?] was that of Padre H. w…

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Man on Murder Charge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 3

In the City Police Court today, Frederick! Francis Green, aged 32, was charged with having murdered Catherine Whitley, aged 65, on July 27. He was remanded to…

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Police Investigate Cause of Big Fire. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 3

Groceries and other goods valued at more than £20,000 were destroyed or damaged by a fire at the bulk stores of S. R. Buttle Limited, Alexandria, early this morning…

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If Hitler Had Not Been Released from Gaol New York, September 22

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 1

Mr Hoover, Chief of the Federal [?]ureau of Investigation, told a gathering of chiefs of police that the lax[?]y of the German parole board which…

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Trautwein Sent Back to Gaol

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Overruling requests made by his Counsel, Mr. Justice Lukin, in the Federal Arbitration Court, ordered Theodore Charles Trautwein,…

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Kelly to Remain in Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Eric Kelly, who is serving a life sentence for attempted murder, will not be released as a result of an Inquiry conducted by Judge Studdert. The judge reported lo…

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