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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

717 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 36

Police Visit Night Clubs Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 3

Early this morning large numbers of police attached to the special and vice squad carried out an inspection of 30 night dubs, which were recently "declared." The…

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Alleged Assault on Constable Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 2

An alleged assault on Constable Hewitt in a Heidelberg train on September 21 led to Maurice Williams, and James Gutterson, of Abbotsford…

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Valuation Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 3

A Valuation Court for the determination of appeals against 1942 valuations in the Municipality will be held at the Court House on Tuesday,…

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35 Enemy Divisions in Stalingrad Assault London, October 5

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 3

German reinforcements recently thrown against Stalingrad include two infantry divisions and one tank division. These bring the total enemy…

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Court Crier's Fall. Ballarat

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 2

After pleading guilty before Mr Justice MacLarian in the Ballarat Supreme Court today to six counts of larceny as a bailee William Arnold Hunter aged 45 a former…

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Police Court News

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 1

William George Collins, aged 54, labourer, was changed at the Corowa police court with being found drunk at the Aexodrome at 1.30 p.m. on 6th…

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Theft From Woolworths. Auckland (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 4

Convicted on a charge of stealing over £16,000 and almost 100.000 yards of material from Woolworth's, Raymond Watts, 28, was sentenced to three years and three…

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Six Months' Gaol for Telegraph Messenger Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 5

Found guilty of petrol frauds, Henry Gordon Gallagher. 18, telegram messenger and postal assistant, was sentenced to six months' gaol by Mr Hawkins. SM, in the…

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Echo of Falstein Court-martial. Mr Calwell's Allegations. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

Charges involving Squadron-Lender Corrie, who was asso[?]led with the recent court-mu[?]al of [?] Falsl[?], M[?], were made oil the adjournment of the…

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Items of News Petrol Caps Theft Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 2

Albury police. have in their possession, awaiting claimants, five petrol caps, for the alleged theft of which a young man was yesterday arrested…

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Security Act Supreme Court Ruling Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Upholding the appeal of Eric Patrick Renson, of Cabramatta, who had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for refusing to take the…

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Youthful Escapee Shoots Man Arrested by Police Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 1

After escaping from Mittagong Farm Home for Boys, and being at large for a couple of days, a young escapes, aged 13 years and 11 months,…

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Japs Murder Priest and Nuns Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 1

Confirmation of the murder by the Japanese of two Roman Catholic priests and two nuns in the Solomon Islands was received by the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin)…

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Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 3

At the Corowa Police Court before Messrs. B. J. Rodgers and J. P. Leahy, J's.P., Edward Aubrey Bailey 31, truck driver, and John Heron, 26,…

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[?]Dier Charged with Wipe Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 3

[?] with having murdered Olive [?] at Boo[?] on October 8, George [?] ngton M[?] aged 36, a [?] of the Australian M[?]tary Forces,…

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[?]An Sent to Gaol Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 3

[?] M[?]d aged 22, of South Yarra, [?] to [?] for nine months today in [?] for unlawful possession of [?] and other articles, worth…

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Police and the Armed Forces Is Their Calling Protected ? SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 2

Validity of the National Security Regulation declaring the [?]ce force a protected industry was challenged before the Manpower A[?]peals Board today. The…

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Doctor Charged Following Street Death Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 2

Detectives Investigating a street fatality in High St., Northcote yesterday afternoon when Mrs Beatrice Maud Murray, aged 45, of Separation st. Northcote was killed…

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U.S. Soldier Charged Following Stabbing Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 2

At the police court on Saturday Ervin Lee Wilson aged 22. US soldier charged with having done grievous bodily harm was handed over to US Army authorities for…

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Police Court News Censorship Prosecution

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 3

At the Corowa Police Court Yesterday morning before MR. I. Beavers, Police Magistrate Bruee McKenzie, of Coreena Park, Coreen, was…

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