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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

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Many Girl Vd Suspects Before Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 1

Director ’f Social Hygiene [?] Cooper Booth) revealed today that as many as 100 vagrant girls, most of them suspected VD suherers,…

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Soldier Charged With Wounding MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 2

Francis Edward Mullenger, aged 27, soldier, was charged in the City Court today with having at Alphington, on December 31, inflicted grievous bodily…

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Attempted Murder Charge. Deniliquin Woman Accused

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

Following the discovery of a nude female child, covered with grass cuttings and with a stone on its chest, behind a fence in Park road, Bendigo,…

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Assault on Crippled Father Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Walter Henry Schaefer, laborer aged 39, pleaded guilty in Albury police court yesterday to a charge of having unlawfully assaulted his crippled…

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Counsel Quotes Law of Henry Viii Bookmakers Charged With Betting With Females WANGARATTA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 3

Before Mr J. C. Bell, PM, at the Wangaratta court this morning hearing of the adjourned cases in which bookmakers were charged with betting with females at…

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£100 Fine and Gaol For Liquor Sale SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

A fine of £100 and a sentence of three months’ gaol was Imposed on Claude Wilkinson, aged 48. laborer of the City by Mr Scobie SM. at the Licensing Court…

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Farmers, Graziers and Drovers Fined Cases Before Howlong Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

At the Howlong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr R. M. Stewart, PM. the following cases were dealt with: Sidney Jamieson, drover, of…

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Howlong Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 3

At the Howlong Court on Tuesday, S. Jamieson, of Yarrawonga, was fined £5 with 8- costs for having failed to travel sheep the prescribed distance…

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Lecturer in French Fined For Assault SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 5

A line of £6 with £10/8/6 costs was imposed on Dr Lionel Dougin Woodward, senior lecturer in French at the Sydney University, when he…

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Use of Council Chambers Nominal Fee to be Charged

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Hay Municipal Council, a motion was carried imposing a fee of 5/- for the use of the Council Chambers by…

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“Discontent in N.S.W. Police Force.” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 4

In order to [?] “many grievances existing in the police [?] which are [?] discount in the ranks,” a conference to [?] from the…

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Two Miners Sentenced CESSNOCK

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

Gaol sentences, plus fines were [?] posed at Crossneck police [?] on two absentee miners. Four [?] were fined…

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The Police Have a Grievance

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Unless conditions in the police force improve there is likely to be a revolt. This was alleged at the Police Association…

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Culcairn Man on Betting Charge Case in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 5

Leonard Walter [?] Clough. aged 54 [?] wheat was yesterday [?] in Albury police court with using a street for the…

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From Police Court to Altar PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

From the court where she was charged this morning with being the mother of an illegitimate child deemed to be neglected, an 18-year-old red-headed Perth girl went…

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Former Manager Sentenced; Will Appeal SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

William Waddington, a former manager of St James Taxi Service Company, was at a special Federal Court today sentenced to six months’ gaol…

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Man Faces Two Charges of Murder MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 6

Ferdinand James Kennett, aged 35. fibro plaster maker, of Central avenue, Footscray, appeared in the City Court this morning charged with the murder of his…

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[No “Revolt” By Police Likely SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 4

A statement made at the police conference on Monday that the police were on the verge of “revolt” was only the opinion of the delegate who made it…

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After Hours Case at Culcairn Four Men Charged in Albury Court

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 5

Four men vere charged in the Albury Police Court on Tuesday with being on licensed premises, and the licensee of the Culcairn Hotel, Mrs…

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Tax Driver Sentenced; Will Appeal SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

John James O’Hara, propeller technician end part-time taxi-driver, of Bondi. was sentenced to three months hard labor at a special Federal Court today for…

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