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Courts & crime, 1944

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 41

Cases Before Howlong Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

At the Howlong police court on Tuesday, before Mr H. M. Stewart, PM, the following cases were dealt with: Edward Lawrence Gason, aged 45…

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Corowa Police Court Water Piping Stealing Case

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

At the Corowa Police Court on Tuesday last Cecil Chllvers, of Corown appeared on a charge of having had in a house in Albury road. 3S feet…

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Magistrate's Warning to Motor User

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 5

In fining John Henry Sloan £10, with costs, for using power kerosene in a motor vehicle, Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., at the Junee Police Court,…

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Police Recover 5000 Ration Books SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 6

Detectives tonight recovered a large number of ration bocks and clothing cards, part of 5000 stolen from Warringah electoral office, Mosman, on the night of June…

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“Gross Discourtesy to Court” NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 4

Judge Ifield, at Quarter Session yesterday, declared that Commonwealth law authorities had treated the court with gross discourtesy. He was…

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Record Number of Police Promotion Appeals Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 6

A record number of 162 appeals have been lodged by members of the NSW Police Association against promotions recently announced. All…

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Excessive Rent Sentence £15 Charged For Flat For Six Days SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 1

A sentence of three months’ imprisonment was Imposed on Gregory William Hanion in a special Federal court today for charging US…

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Accused of White-anting Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 1

The [?] Labor Government’s white-anting of normal Arbitration Court determinations at the State abattoirs had produced conditions…

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Police and Public Decency Stir Over Report on Picture SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 2

It was the policeman’s allotted task in the present social set-up to protect public decency, so why should he not not when pictures, of…

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Three Years’ Gaol For Stealing Wallet SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

For having stolen £8 and a wallet from an Allied serviceman, Michael Gray, aged 39, laborer, was sentenced to three years’ hard labor at Quarter Sessions today. Gray…

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Assault Charge Further Adjourned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

On the application of Mr H. L. Angel, who appeared for complainant, the hearing of an assault charge against Richard Bertram Hodgson was…

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Sensational Escape Prom Gaol a Prisoner's Luck

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

AUVKLSNF (N.Z.), Tuesday: It a sensational escape yesterday from the Auckland Goal, Herbert Maxfield (33) and John Henry Wilson (31)…

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Not to Go to Court. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

Clive Ward, of East St Kilda. has given notice of discontinuance of the writ which he issued on June 30 against the Minister for the Interior and the Director-General…

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Explosives Used in Gaol Break AUCKLAND

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

A sensational gaol escape was made by Herbert Maxfield and John Henry Wilson two habitful criminals when they broke free the a “Auckland…

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Mother Charged Following Son’s Death SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 5

Mrs Mary Richardson, aged 33, a halfcaste aborigine, was today charged with the murder of her two year old son at Mungindi last night. The boy,…

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Items of News Warden’s Court at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

At Albury Warden’s Court yesterday Charles Herbert Parking of Griffith applied for the right to enter land in the Holbrook district for minnig…

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Motor Parts Stolen Theft at Corowa Heard in Tocumwal Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 1

At the Tocumwal police court last week, Bruce Kenneth Randall plended guilty to a charge of stealing Diston rings and a connecting rod of…

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Charged With Two-Year-Old Murder SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 2

Charged with a two-year-old murder 17-year-old youth appeared before a special Children’s Court at Milton yesterday and was remanded to…

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Remand on Assault Charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 2

Bail was allowed, self in £15; With one surety of £15, to Denis Patrick Cahill, aged 30, who appeared at Albury Police Court yesterday, charged…

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Gaol Warning by S.M. SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 8

Unless trafficking in forged petrol tickets ceased heavier penalties, involving gaol sentences would have to be imposed, said Mr Atkinson, SM, at…

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