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Courts & crime, 1943

763 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 39

Curtin Can’t Gaol Miners Admission In House SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 1

Employing a total of more than 2000 men, 9 nits were idle on NSW coalfields today. Hold.ups, which included two fresh stoppages,…

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Preferred Gaol To Bond GEELONG

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 2

Shirley Peden, 17 who was given a suspended sentence in Melbourne a month ago for vagrancy, and last week was allowed to go free at Ballarat on the same…

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Woman Found Dead Horrible Murder at Wauchope Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Pritchard, 53, the mother of nine children and a member of one of the most respected families in the Wauchope district,…

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Mother of Nine Battered to Death Youth Remanded on Murder Charge Wauchope

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 3

Following the finding of the battered body of Mrs Mary Pritchard, 53. and mother of nine children, in a creek near her home at Wauchope yesterday, notice…

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Inmate of Old Men’s Home For Trial on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 5

After hearing evidence into the death of Thomas O’Brien. 86, inmate of Lidcombe Old Men’s Home. Parramatta the Coroner committed William Ruttel, 64,…

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Soldier Sent To Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 4

AWL from the army and under a suspended sentence on two charges of stealing. William Morphy. aged 18. a soldier, of Auburn was sentenced at…

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Handed Over For Court Martial SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 4

At Burwood Police Court today [?]ndre aged 22, an American soldier, was charged with having [?]ous[?]y wounded Jonathan Price…

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Gaoled for Petrol Theft Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 3

For having stolen petrol valued at £2 8[?] from three motor cars outside a suburban theatre, Robert Dobson, aged 28. was sentenced at Newtown…

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Nazis Murder Dutch Union Leaders CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) slated today that a report had reached Canberra that the Germans had recently arrested the bulk of the trades union leaders in…

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Man To Stay In Gaol Until He Dies HOBART

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 October 1943 · page 4

The Executive Council’ today commuted the death sentence imposed on Per[?]val Johnstone, aged 39, for the murder of Margaret [?] on June [?] to a…

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Gaoled for Stealing Lettuces

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 2

In Wagga Police Court yesterday Edward Anthony Conroy, aged 37, was [?]tenced to six months imprisonment when he pleaded guilty to a…

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Soldier on Murder Charge NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 4

Pleading [?]t guilty in Newcastle Circuit Court today to a charge of murder. Charles O’Leary, aged 31. soldier was stated to have been seen…

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Airman Acquitted of Murder Charge Alice Springs

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 6

Charged with having shot LAC Keith Dickenson in the ration store of a RAAF station in the Northern Territory. Aircraftman Maxwell S[?]cer, aged 30. of Brisbane,…

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Germans Murder 10,000 in Yugo-slav Towns London, October 12

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 1

The Luftwaffe is at present leaflet raiding Yugo-Slavian towns and villages and is threatening complete deduction and the shooting of hostages,…

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Military Take Exhibits In Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 4

S[?] that they [?]ould be [?] to New [?] pre[?] ga[?]s [?] for [?] to [?]od banks [?] were [?]ed over…

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Terrific Russian Pressure Along The Whole Eastern Front Mass Assault on Gomel Sector Rumanians Scurrying Back To Their Own Border LONDON, October 12

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 1

The Russians are now exerting unrelenting pressure along the whole of the Eastern Front. Reuter’s correspondent in Moscow says that German “torch-hearers” are rushing through Gomel, scorching the town as the…

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New Japanese Assault on Burma Road Chungking, October 13

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1943 · page 3

The Japanese have launched a three pronged assault on the Chinese section of the Burma Road with heavily reinforces troops…

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Assault of Constable Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 2

That he had been punched and kick, by Robert Miller, laborer, was alleged by Constable H. J. King, of Tan. gambalanga, in Wodonga Court…

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Charge of Abetting Machinegun Theft

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 2

James Dominic Cannon did not appear in Wodonga court yesterday to answer a charge of having assisted John Dominic Cannon this son) to…

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Alleged Stealing Wood Defendant Claim Authority

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M. Mr. Soiling, yesterday, William Hathaway was convicted on a summons charge laid by John…

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