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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

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Remapped on Murder Charge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 2

Charged with having murdered (Edna Freeman, aged 23, married, of Denman St. Brunswick. on October 9. Cla[?] Jeanette Trim; aged [?] of [?] Louvain st. Coburg,…

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Marriage at Albury Mentioned Proceedings in Divorce Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 4

Three soldiers gave evidence against their Justice [?] sergeant, before Mr Justice Bonney in the Divorce Court today. Sarah Ann [?] formerly…

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Corowa Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

At the Corowa police court yesterday, Thomas Edward Butler aged 39 years was charged with having been found drunk in a public place, to wit…

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Three Years for Stealing Rationed Goods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

Samuel Woodford, aged 20 years who was convicted on seven charges of housebreaking and stealing property mostly household linen and…

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Illegally Using Vehicles Soldier Before Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., yesterday. James Earl Murphy (31), military guard, was charged for that on 8th…

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Men For Police force From Essential Industry MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

The manpower authorities have agreed to release from essential industry a limited number of suitable men to strengthen the police force, in which…

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Criminal Assault on Child. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 3

Detectives are searching for a motorist who took a 6-year-old girl from a street in Carlton last evening and drove her to Flemington. where he criminally assaulted…

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A.I.F. Sergeant Court-Martialled SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 6

Staff-[?] Bruce Munro, who served with the AIF in the Middle East, was courtma[?] led today on charges of breach of the censorship regulations by writing to a…

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Didn't Have Identity Card Men Arrested by Gaming Police MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 November 1942 · page 3

In a spectacular raid at West Melbourne today. 23 men were arrested on gaming charges. A wireless patrol, assisted by RAAF service police, went to an open…

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Three Years for Stealing Rationed Goods

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

Samuel Woodford (20); who was convicted victed on seven charges of-housebreaking and stealing property, mostly household linen and clothing was…

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Four Soldiers Charged Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

Charges of receiving were adjourned on the application of tile police against four Australian soldiers at the Port Melbourne Court today. The charges arose from the…

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Gaoled For Wharf Theft SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

Declaring that the imposition of line on persons found stealing goods from the wharves had not had a [?] effect, Mr Hardwick, SM, at the…

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A “Hero” Sent to Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

Staled by the police to be a plausible thief who preyed on women and lo have posed its a hero of the present war. Sergeant Frederick Alphonse Anderson, [?]…

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The Police Force

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

In reply, to a question in Parliament Mr. McKell (Premier) made the following remarks. The police are carrying out their manifold…

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Actor Denies Girls' Charges [?] Flynn in Court Hollywood. November 3

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 2

[?] of [?] many women, packed the court room here today when Errol Flynn, the Hobart born film, actor faced…

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Soldiers Charged With Armed Robbery SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 2

John Hampton Lappin aged 23 and Adrian Alexander Dean aged 28 soldier were charged in the Central police Court today with having in company when…

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Police Court (Before Mr.I.Beavers,P.M.) Fines for Felling Timber

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

ON Tuesday inst before MR L.Benvera P.M LOUIS WEST WAS PROCEEDED againist by the coreen shire counill for felling two green…

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Wilful murder charge TOWNSVILLE

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

Edward James Shaw,.aged 23 years, invalid pension.was charged with, the wilful murder of an American soldier…

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[?]man Assault Again Peters Out At Stalingrad LONDON, November 5

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 3

C observer reports that enemy at[?] at Stalingrad yesterday were on [?] front, but nowhere were big [?] of planes, tanks or infantry…

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Manpower Department and Police Co-operating. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

There was full co-operation between the Police Department and the manpower authorities, a spokesman of the Manpower Department said today. He was replying…

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