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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

763 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 39

Gaol and Two Whippings For Man MELBOURNE. Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

Imposing a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment, together with two private whippings, each of 10 strokes of the birch on Keith Aaron Hawkins, of Coronstion st.,…

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Youth to Stand Trial; Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

On a charge of having murdered Duncan McPhee, aged 68, of Burke st. Surry Hills, Keith Clarence White, aged 20, of Healy st, Paddington…

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Unusual Claim from Hillston in Workers' Compensation Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 4

Sensing that somebody was in her bedroom, Beryl Jamieson, cook on a sheep station, looked under the bed and by the dim light of a…

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Albury Lad Sentenced MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

After pleading Guilty before Judge Book in the General Sessions today to charges of office-breaking with intent to commit a felony, Shopbrcaking with intent, and attempted…

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Albury Gaol for the Military

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 6

The Albury Goal is to be handed over to the Military Authorities on June 13 for use as a military detention barracks. This information is…

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Police Messages

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

Two messages in connection with lost property are sent out by Albury police today. The first is to ask Mrs Francis Elwyn Raff to call at the station…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 5

After hearing his evidence, a jury in the Central Criminal Court today acquitted James Manus Heffernan, 22, who stood his trial on a charge of having murdered…

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Aftermath of State Full Court Ruling SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 6

Flood of applications for quashing of convictions has followed the Stale Full Court's ruling that the Premier's order dispensing with depositions in…

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Albury May Lose Its Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 2

Although Albury gaol is to be handed over to the military on June 14 word has yet been received as to whether the staff and prisoners are to…

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Police Reservist Remanded to Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 2

Detective G. B. Munro told Albury Police Court yesterday that when he arrested James Anthony Pearson Gill, masseur, aged 41, on a charge of stealing…

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Woman Dead in Garage ; Man Charged Hobart

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 1

With her head and face bruised and battered, Mrs Margaret Pearl Flake-more, aged 35. housekeeper of the "Use, was found dead in a garage at…

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Long Hike Ends at Court-martial Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

There appeared at a district court-martial this morning. Pie Keith Alexander Hutton. who had “h[?]ch-hiked” more than 2000 miles from one of the furthest battle areas…

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Murder Charge Follows Child’s Death MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

In the Children’s Hospital this morning Pamela Craik, aged 6 years, of Abbotsford st. North Melbourne, who was shot on Monday night, died from…

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Unusual Claim From Hillston. in Workers Compensation Court

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

Sensing that somebody was in her bedroom. Beryl Jamieson. cook on a sheep station, looked under the bed and by the dim light of a candle…

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R.a.a.f Man Fined in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

In Albury court esterday, Ronald Graham Hull, aged 26, RAAF pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on June 4. attempted to steal seven…

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Harvesting and Dairying Award Arbitration Court to MakeCANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

The Arbitration Court will In future seasons determine the wages and conitions of employment of persons in the harvesting of wheat, oats, barley…

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To Go to Mr. Curtin Court’s Order on Striking . Slaughtermen SYDNEY, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

The Full Beach of the Industrial Commission today directed that the refusal of beef slaughtermen at Homebush abattoir obey an order made…

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Father-Another Man Charged With Murder MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

Arising out of the death of Pamela Cralk, aged 6 years, from a bullet wound, her father, Donald Lawrence Cra[?]k, aged 32, and Michael Morr[?]ro,…

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Alleged Stealing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

In the Narandera Police Court on Tuesday of last week, before Mr. J. Hart, J.P., Angus Wright (39) was charged that on May 20th, he did…

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Italian to Serve Three Months 1 Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 5

At the Ryde court today. Mr Collins. SM, said leases were becoming too common of Italian having no wish to work for the county which protected them. He was…

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