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Courts & crime, 1943

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Fierce Jap Assault Thrown Back By Australians

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 1

Out numbered Australian troops in a daylong assault faced all that the Japanese superior numbers could throw at them in the way of…

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Lithuanian Quisling Police Official Assassinated

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 6

The Polish Government received a report on September 15 that the Lith[?]nian Quisling police inspector. Padaba, has been assassinated. The…

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Polish Peasants to Guard German Police

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 2

It is reported from Cracow that in some districts of the province of Kielce the underground activities have become so intens[?]fied that the German authorities have…

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Police Mystified by Greek’s Injuries Wollongong

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 2

Police are mystified by the injury sustained by Vasiliose George Eliotolos aged 55, a naturalised Greek, known as William Ellis, who was found…

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Colored Privates Before Court Martial LONDON, October 16

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 1

The trial by court martial of 14 American colored, privates and non-commissioned officers on charges of shooting with Intent to murder…

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Receiving Stolen Petrol; £30 FINE Gaol For Future Offenders

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 1

A warning that future offenders, who received service petrol would be ordered terms of imprisonment if they were convicted by him, was…

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Boy Stands Trial On Murder Charge MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 2

Aged is Douglas Per[?]y Carpenter [?]ry hand was [?]rled [?] the Criminal Court today on a charge of having murdered John Wa[?]s [?]…

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5 Years’ Gaol For Assault SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 2

Five years’ imprisonment was imposed on Walter Henry Thomas, aged 26, when he was convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions today on a charge of…

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Yugo-slav Threat to Danube Traffic Nazis Murder And Pillage LONDON. October 19

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 October 1943 · page 4

Yugo-Slavs operating in Serbia are threatening the German traffic along the Danube, according to the Cairo correspondent of Reuter, who says that…

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Miners May Go To Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 5

The directions announced by Dr Evatt today to enforce the collection of fines imposed on mine workers some months ago would…

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Nazis Mass Murder Russians LONDON, October 20

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1943 · page 1

The Soviet Information Bureau in Moscow announces that the Germans, during one day during the occupation of Kharkov, murdered over 14,000…

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Six Months for Stealing Pressure Gauges Sydyney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 4

For stealing four pressure gauges, valued at £9. property of the US army, William Smith was sentenced at Glebe court today to six months’ gaol. At…

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Corowa Police Court Monday, October 18, 1943 (Before Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 1

Richard Rice, C.O.C. worker, was fined 30- with 8 court costs, for indecent behaviour in the doorway to Phillips shop, at 9.10 p.m. on…

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Police Were Fair

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 4

With a word of advice to Anthony Frederick Telford, aged 23, soldier, that, enlistment carried the obligation to surrender a civilian identity card,…

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Mine Manager Charged CESSNOCK

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1943 · page 2

Reserving decision in a case in which George Pellow. manager of Stanford Main No. 1 colliery, was charged under the National Security (Coal)…

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Lad Charged With Woman's Murder WAUCHOPE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 2

Medical evidence that Mrs Mary Pritchard, aged 52, mother of nine children, met her death either by shock or suffocation by being forced…

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Union Official Charged SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 3

Charged of the Central Police Court today with having urged employes of a war factory lo absent themselves from work. the general president of the Federated…

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Police Dig Up Cycle Frame

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 2

When Detective Munro and Constable Phemister walked into the back yard of the Railway Commercial Hotel on Saturday last they saw…

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Lad’s Alleged Statement Charged With Murder Of Woman [?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 3

[?] aged [?] who is charged with the murder of Mrs. Mary [?] aged 62, is alleged [?] have [?]…

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Charged with Wounding Brother. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 5

[?] 68-year-old pensioner who had been [?] with [?] his brother with intent to murder [?] [?] police court…

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