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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

763 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 39

“Murder Camps” Na[?]ls’ Shameful Treatment of P.O.W.

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 5

A [?] September, [?] after [?] Germa[?]…

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Millionaire’s Death Son-in-Law on Murder Charge NASSAU (Bahamas), August 10

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 5

When the hearing was resumed today of the preliminary trial of Count Alfred fred de M[?]rigny on a charge of having murdered his father-in-law. Sir…

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Sentenced to Death For Murdering Woman PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 6

In the Perth [?] Court today. Norman [?] 34. was sentenced [?] death by Sir John Northmare after having been found guilty of having [?]…

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Soldier Charged With Assaulting Umpire MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 5

Arsing out of a scrimmage towards the end of a football game between a workshops team and a signals team at Fitzroy, a soldier, William Alfred…

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Man Behind Matteoti's Murder Arrested ROME, August 12

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 6

Stefani Agency quoting "Il Massagers, says that Italian police have arrested America Domini, the men who organised the murder of [?] in 1924…

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Soldier For Trial on Murder Charge MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 6

Cecil John Freeman, Australian Military Forces, was today committed for trial on a charge of murder, following the inquest on Ian Gordon…

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District Court and Quarter Sessions

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 1

His Honor Judge Shortland will preside at the District Court next Monday afternoon, and at the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday. Jurors submitted…

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Regulations Upheld by High Court [?] for Price[?] Stressed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 5

Validity of Commonwealth price fixing regulations was today upheld by the High Court of Australia, which pointed put, that in modern times all…

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Soldier Charged with Murder Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 4

Bail was not sought when Gunner Charles Michael Joseph O’Leary, aged 31, was remanded at Newcastle Court today, on a charge of murdering…

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Fascist High-up Charged With Treason LONDON. August 13

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1943 · page 2

Rolne radio says that Glno Cagetlj. former Fascist national councillor and party official with Venice, has been arrested and charged with treason. Eugenlo Montesi,…

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Assault and Robbery

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 1

A man named John Lloyd was walking along the Balranald road, just over the bridge from Swan Hill, when he was accosted and assaulted and robbed…

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Norwegian Police Chief Shot By Nazis LONDON, August 16

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 3

Because he refused to obey a German order for the arrest of Norwegian girls who refused to report for labor Germany, Gunnar Eilifsen, chief of…

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Soldier Gaoled on Stealing Charges

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 August 1943 · page 2

Allen Langford Baker, aged 23, soldier, was sentenced to 6 months’ gaol on each of three charges when he pleaded guilty in Wegga yesterday to…

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Price Fixing Regulations Declared Valid by High Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 4

The validity of the Commonwealth price fixing regulations was on Thursday upheld by the High Court of Australia, which pointed…

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High Court Upholds P.M.'s Decision SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 5

High Court of Australia today [?]mirsed an appeal by the Commonwealth Government against the decision of a Victorian magistrate in…

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Theft of Machine Guns Alleged Story In Wodonga Court Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

An alleged statement by Pie John Dominic Cannon, aged 19, read In Wodonga court yesterday, described how he and another soldier, named Robertson, on June 17, stole four sub-machine guns, a drum and seven magazines for the guns, a pair of [?] and a box of ammunition…

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Alleged Indecent Assault Defendant Acquitted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

Allan John Ray was yesterday acquitted by a jury in the Court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of indecent assault on a girl aged 12…

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Story of Child Depravity Defendant Acquitted Alleged Indecent Assault

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

What Counsel described as a shocking story of infantile depravity was told in the Court of Quarter Sessions before His Honour Judge Shortland…

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Soldier Gaoled on Theft Charges. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1943 · page 2

[?] court today. Gordon Henry Barrett, aged 19, Australian Military Forces. was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to 57 charges of…

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Milkmen Say They Prefer Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1943 · page 2

Following investigations conducted over the last few weeks into complaints made by consumers that they had been rendered accounts showing they had been charged…

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