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Courts & crime, 1944

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Papers Back on Streets Two More Court Applications SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 2

Both the “Sydney Morning Herald” and the “Daily Telegraph” resumed normal publication today. The “Herald” took the unusual course…

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1000 Police Recruits Wanted SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 6

Sgt Driscoll told the NSW Police Association conference today that 1000 recruits would be necessary to bring the NSW police force to the desired…

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Police Interested in Horses ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 5

Detectives arc making Inquiries Into the transport by rail of two horses now in the station yard at Aldgate, 12 miles from Adelaide, where they were unloaded from…

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“Charged With Absenteeism” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

Four women and four men, involved in the strike .of nine laundries in Sydney, were charged in the Special Federal Court today with absenteeism…

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Metal Worker on Murder Charge MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

Cecil Bobbi, 27. metalworker, of New Lambton, NSW, appeared In Fitzroy court today, charged with the murder of Pearl Oliver, waitress, in Brunswick St., Fitzroy,…

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The Laundry Dispute Court Case Adjourned Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

Employees of Wilson's [?] one of the biggest in Sydney met this morning and decided not to resume work, after which they went to…

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Order Is Valid Full High Court Ruling Hotels Must Keep Every Bar Open SYDNEY, Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

With only Mr Justice Slarke dissenting, the Full High Court of Australia today ruled that regulations requiring hotelkeepers to keep…

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Acquitted of Murder Charge MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 2

A jury in the Criminal Court today acquitted William Blanchard, driver aged 58, of Windsor, of charges of murder and manslaughter arising…

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Four Soldiers Before Albury Court Petrol And Other Articles Involved

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 5

Four soldiers, Mervyn James Blacker, aged 22; Joseph Bernard House, aged 32; Arthur James Brockley, aged 29; and Charles Frederick Cone, aged…

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Personalities Concerned in Yesterday’s High Court Censorship Proceedings in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 1

The Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia —SIR JOHN LATHAM. JUSTICE SIR HAYDEN STARKE, of the HIGH COURT…

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“Asleep in Car at Time of Shooting” Man’s Alleged Statement To Police MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 April 1944 · page 2

The claim that he was asleep in the back seat of the ear at the time the shooting of Pearl Oliver, 19-year-old waitress, at Fitzroy on July…

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Seamen Freed Prom Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 1

Judge Markell in Quarter Sessions Appeal Court today suspended a gaol sentence imposed on five merchant seamen in a Special Federal Court for…

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[?]Tnal Assault on Sebastopol Begun? London, April 24

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 3

The Russians have brought up more [?] guns to the hills around Sebasto[?] for the final assault on the city. [?] Germans state in their High…

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Straying Stock Albury Court Fines

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

Several defendants appeared before Albury Police Court yesterday charged with having allowed stock to wander. When the cases were called the…

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Police Search Magnate SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 1

Commonwealth Police force has now extended to all states the search for mysterious business magnate who is [?] to have been breaking…

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Assault Went Off Without Hitch (From Roy Maeartney, who landed with U.S. troops at [?] Bay—delayed)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 2

United States troops who made the assault had been training for the moment for years. The sea was littered with transports, warships and…

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Three Months for Theft

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

For stealing four motor tyres, valued at £62, the property of the Commonwealth Government, John Trevor Johnson was sentenced to three months…

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Fined on Vegetable Stealing Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

A fine of £1 and £3 18/6 costs was imposed on Joseph Waugh, at Wodonga Police Court yesterday for stealing a quantity of household vegetables,…

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Mayor of Darwin Appeals Against Conviction For Theft SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

Major Dudley Vermon Darroch, AMF, and Mayor of [?] sought leave to appeal from a conviction for theft for which he was sentences to 12 months Imprisonment…

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Crane Drivers Defy Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 1

When five crane drivers were fined £5 at Central Police Court today for having stopped work at an important defence undertaking last week, the…

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