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Courts & crime, 1943

763 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 39

Count Acquitted Charged With Murder of Father-in-Law NASSAU, November [?]2

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 1

Count Charles Alfred dc Marigny was today [?] by a [?]ury on a charge of having murdered his father-in-law, Sir Harry Oakes. in August last…

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Police Object to Renewal of Hotel Licences

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 2

Police in Wodonga Licensing Court yesterday objected to the renewal of the licence of Frank Harris, of Yackandandah Hotel, Yackandandah…

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Charged With Murder of Husband SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 3

A remand until November 22 was granted at the Central Police Court today, when Thelma Linnel Cook, aged 22, appeared on a charge of having…

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Gaol for Black Marketteer

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: For having sold liquor over the fixed price, a city publican. Leo Bernard Cullen, was sentenced to six months' gaol at…

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An Old Offender Convicted on Stealing Charges

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 1

Charles Hugh McKay (43), a man with a formidable number of convictions to his discredit, appeared before Mr. Stewart, P.M., at the Police Court…

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Gaol Salvage Workers Treat 100,000 Articles MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

Representing a saving of more than £25.000 to the Government of Victoria in two years, prisoners of the Pent ridge Gaol have salvaged and treated 100.000…

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Attack on Japan Obstacles to Frontal Assault LONDON, Nov. 17

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

“From now on there is likely to be a marked increase in contacts between Delhi and Chungking,” says a correspondent of “The Times” who…

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Doctor Sent to Gaol Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

Dr. Clifford Gearing, 55, was sentenced to one year hard labour for unlawfully issuing a prescription for a drug…

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Night Court for Black Market Offences. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 6

At the first night sitting of the Commonwealth court for black market of[?]ences a number of Sydney greengr[?]cers were fined amounts ranging from £3 to £15 for…

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Lad Charged With Murder NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

A 15 year old youth was charged at Scone Children's Court today with murder and with having shot with intent to murder. He was remanded. The charges…

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Dc Marigny Convicted on Theft Charge [?]ASSA[?] Nov 19

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 6

C[?] [?] [?] of [?] [?] The…

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Mosleys Out of Gaol Fascist Leader And Wife LONDON, Nov. 20

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 November 1943 · page 1

The Bi[?]khs Fascist leader (Sir Oswald Mostey) and Lady Mosley were released from Holloway prison today. Elaborate precautions were taken to…

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Six Months’ Gaol for Profiteering Publican

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1

Convicted of selling goods above the fixed price, Leo Bernard Cullen, the licensee of the Criterion Hotel, corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets, Sydney,…

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Woman Remanded on Murder Charge. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

Thelma Linnel Cook, aged 32, [?] manded until December 3 at the Central Police Court today on a charge of having; murdered her husband. Ronald Sydney…

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Police Barred From Army Camps SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

He would like to see the High Court Rive an opinion on whether a summers could be executed in an Army camp, said Mr Doulan. [?] Parramatta police court…

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Brutal Nazi, Poland’s New Police Chief LONDON, Nov. 22

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

According to the Stockholm paper. “Allehonda,” Himmler. chief of the Gestapo, has appointed Obergruppen Fuehrer Wilhelm Koope, who was a close friend of the…

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Taxation Cases in Albury Court Day’s Fines Yield £125

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 3

Fines amounting to £125 were ordered to he paid by various [?] in Albury and [?] districts of the local police court yesterday for [?]eilure…

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Police Warning on Fire Danger

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 2

Alb[?]ry police yesterday Issued a warning against the practice sometimes adopted by boys on hunting trips, of burning stumps and logs to drive…

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Colored [?]an Charged With Murder SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 2

Victor Anderson, aged 30, a [?]man, born of American parents in Australia, [?]ded not guilty in the Cr[?]nal Court today to a charge of…

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Echo of Matteoti Murder LONDON, November 24

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 3

The British authorities have arrested Cesare Rossi, former Italian propaganda chief, whose name has been associated with the killing of…

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