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Courts & crime, 1943

763 stories in Murray's papers · page 34 of 39

Regulations Attacked in Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 2

Submission that the economic regulations were beyond the power given by Commonwealth by National Security Act was made in the…

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Gaol School For Boy Prisoner MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 1

Douglas Percy Carpenter, aged 15 years, dairyhand, of Hope st, East Malvern, who was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of John Waters…

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Man Before Court on Rare Charge—Embracery MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 November 1943 · page 2

Alleged to have attempted in influence a juror at the Law Courts on September 14. Joseph Duggan, of Brunswick, appeared in the City court today on the rare…

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2 A Years' Gaol For Receivis SYDNEY, Wednesday. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 4

Sentencing Henry Cuhub. aged 53. to years and six months [?] Quarter Sessions today. Judge [?] be appeared that [?] did…

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"Quiz Kids" Restrained by Court Sydney. Wednesday. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 6

Mr Justice Nicholas in the Equity Court today, by consent, granted an injunction against 2GB "Quiz Kid."" restraining them from registering under a business name…

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Corowa Police Court Street Betting Charge Offender Fined £20

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

At the Corowa Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M., Richard Gilson was proceeded against for that on September 13,…

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Three-Way Assault LONDON. November 4

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

“Tile Allies are planning for this winter a three-way air assault [?] crack Germany’s war industry. This is the intention behind the creation…

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Brick Clue Leads to Murder Charge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

Kalsomine on a piece of brick led to the arrest at Dimboola (Vic.) of a 25-years-old spinster on a charge of murder of a child…

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Son In Gaol Defends His Mother SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 1

A man who is serving a sentence of seven years' gaol on 11 charges of housebreaking gave evidence at Dari linghurst Sessions today in defence of…

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Fatal Shooting; Youth Charged MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 3

While in an outhouse on his father's farm near Morwell on Saturday afternoon, John Brinsmead, aged 19, was hot dead by a pea-rifle bullet. Later…

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Military Police Hoaxed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 2

The type of mentality which delights in sending out false alarms to fire brigades, police and ambulance stations, was active in Albury on Thursday…

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Soldier Charged With Stealing £1349 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 2

On a charge of having between December 31, 1640, and April I, 1943. at Brisbane, stolen £1349/19/4 while a servant of the Department of the Army,…

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Guilty of Assault and Robbery Man Pleads Guilty

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 1

Charged with assaulting a man at Murray Downs and robbing him a watch and £8/10/ in money, Maurice Lindsay, an aboriginal,…

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Sold Liquor to Military Police; Fined £40 SYDNEY , Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 2

James Luke Hanslow , aged 40 driver seller , who is a returned soldiers was fined £ 140 at the Licensing Court today on a charge of having soldiers…

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Military Police Shoot Soldier Dead SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 2

An American negro soldier was shot by members of the United States Provost Corps in Surry Hills this morning and died half an hour later. The…

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Police Strength Down by 300 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1943 · page 4

Because of war-time expediency, it was not possible at the present to reopen country police stations which has been closed owing to the shortage of…

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Alleged Stealing Bicycle Parts

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions before the P.M. yesterday, Percy Peacock was charged for that on or about 28th or 29th August, he did…

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ASSAULT & ROBBERY Two Years’ Sentence

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 1

Maurice Lindsay, a young aboriginal aged 19 years was at the Sessions on Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment for assaulting and robbing…

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“Police Prevented From Doing Duty” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 5

Allegations that the police were being deliberately prevented from doing their duty by State Cabinet. “which was controlled by the ll[?]uor traffic.” were…

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Erie Kelly Appeals to High Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 6

[?] who was [?] [?] the [?] Criminal [?] June 1939 of having, [?] Se[?]…

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