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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

717 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 36

Police Officers to Make Adequate Arrangements Vehicles and Petrol to Be Made Available

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M.L.A., informs us that, following on his representations to the Minister for Transport, he has now been advised…

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Moulamein Police Court Wednesday, 21st October (Before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 1

Clarence W. Gready was charged under National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations, with having purchased a quantity of motor spirit, and on the…

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Youth Convicted Of Double Murder New York, Nov. 6

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 1

Terminating a trial which had caused country-wide horror. Edward Height, aged 17. who kidnapped, abused, mutilated and drowned, on September 14, two girls, aged…

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Full Court Gives Woman Divorce. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 November 1942 · page 3

According to a Full Court judgment, an agreement for divorce was not collusion unless there was falsification or suppression of material facts. The Full Court reversed…

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Shot Fired; Woman Charged with Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 3

When Joseph Sebastiano Maddaton, aged [?] of Hall st. Newport visited his wife and daughter at their home In Tyrone st, South Yarra. today, an argument arose…

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Theft of Tinned Goods

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 2

Mrs Jansen, of 440 Town send st, has reported to the Albury police that a locked shed of the rear of her premises had been broken into and a…

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Charged With Pillaging From Ship That Han Aground. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 6

Four sol[?]ers three [?] of the Commonwealth Salvage Boa[?] a naval rating and a const[?] are to be cha[?]ed in con[?]tion with the disappearance of [?]…

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Twenty Sentenced to Death. Magpur (India), November 13

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 November 1942 · page 2

As a sequel to the [?] murder of four officials, including a sub-d[?] at [?] in the [?] [?] person have…

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Wife on Murder Charge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 November 1942 · page 2

May Florence Maddalon. aged 27, of Tyrone st„ South Yarra. was remanded at the Prahran court today on a charge of having, murdered her husband, Sabastino…

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Boated From Police Shelter

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 November 1942 · page 2

From Wagga yesterday, Albury. police were notified of the escape of Paul Raymond Taylor, 18, from the police shelter at Harden. Taylor, who has…

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Police Guard Petain's Residence. Stockholm. November 15

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 November 1942 · page 1

The German-controlled S.T.B. newsagency states that a strong force of police Is cordoning Petain's official residence at Vichy. Petain. Laval and other Ministers are…

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Two Men Wounded by Police Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 November 1942 · page 2

Summoned to a cake manufacturing factory late on Saturday night, a police patrol intercepted two men allegedly breaking into the premises of Gorham and Sons,…

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Special Police to Patrol Wharves Pillaging Reaching New High, Level MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 November 1942 · page 2

Pilfering from wharves and ships has reached such proportions that in Melbourne alone 200 special police are lo be employed to project cargoes. Similar measures…

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Liquid Fuel Employe Charged. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

An agent of the Liquid Fuel Board, Cornelius Donovan, aged 37, of Flinders st., Melbourne, was alleged in the City Court today to have received a valuable…

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Women Release Police Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

About 20 women will be employed by the Police Department as clerks, switchboard attendants, car drivers and other jobs, to release policemen for other…

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Murder Alleged Seen From Doorway Crack MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

Before Mr Justice Gavan D[?]y and a jury at the Criminal Court today, Frederick Francis Green, of Lygon st, Carlton, pleaded not guilty to the charge…

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Court Application to Remove Foreman Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 4

An application by the Sheet Metal Workers' Union to derate or dismiss Sidney Oa[?]es a foreman [?] Pick[?]rell Pty Ltd. [?], on the ground that he was not…

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Denies He Was With Woman In Lane Man's Reply to Charge of Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 3

Frederick Francis Green, ot Lygou st, Carlton, tim[?]rworker, denied in the Criminal Court today that he had been n lane off Berkley st, Carlton, wilh…

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Protests Innocence Man Sentenced to Death MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 4

After a retirement of only 55 minutes, a jury In the Criminal Court today found Frederick Francis Green, aged 32, timber worker, of Lygon…

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Sectarian Chain Letter M.l,a, Asks For Police Investigation MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 2

Mr Cremean. deputy leader of the State Labor Party, took strong exception in the Legislative Assembly to a highly sectarian chain letter which he said had been…

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