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Courts & crime, 1944

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 38 of 41

Garage Becomes a Bungalow Albury Court Orders Rent Reduction

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 4

A woman was ordered by the magistrate (Mr R. M. Stewart) in the Fair Rents Court at Albury yesterday to reduce the rent of a garage…

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Army Is Criticised “Young Soldiers Ending Up In Gaol” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 5

The claim that the military authorities unintentionally were responsible for making many young delinquents was made at a meeting tonight when a prison reform…

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Rent Reduced Three Tenants Apply to Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 4

Three of the Ave tenants occupying “Glepairn.” a large brick dwelling in Crisp street, Albury, owned by Miss Mary Norman, or Macanlay…

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Dobell Portrait Appeal To High Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 6

Marv Edwards and Joseph [?] given [?] of appeal in the High Court of Australia against the [?] of Mr Justice Roper on the ground;…

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Alleged Shooting Two Women In Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 4

A remand to December G was grained at the central Police Court today when Nellie Bourke, aged 32. domestic, [?] on a charge of having on or about…

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S.M.’s Two Jobs Full Court’s Comments. CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 6

[?] of the special Federal Court, presided over by Mr At[?] SM, was challenged in the Fall Court today. The court was [?]…

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Sound Advice by Magistrate SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

Some sound advise was handed out by Mr Sheridan. SM. in Kogarah court today when be bound Leonard Edward Farr, 26, textile -worker, over for 12 months for…

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Soldier Sent to Gaol Had 4 Years With A.I.F.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 8

Arthur William Mothersole, aged 29, a soldier, brought from a forward area under escort, was sen[?] to six months’ gaol by the…

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ITALIAN A.W.C. Worker Charged with Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 3

Following an altercation at an AWC camp on Saturday, Amelio Fomore, an Italian, has been charged with the murder of John Edward Erikson, a Finn…

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Theft of Car Parts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 3

Theft of restricted motor vehicle parts by unscrupulous garage man from cars undergoing repairs lb reported by the NRMA…

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Police Mow Down Athens Crowd Workers In Greece To Call General Strike LONDON, December 3

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 December 1944 · page 1

Greek Government police this morning opened fire machine-guns and tommy guns against several thousand demonstrators who, defying the Government’s ban, marched past the royal palace in the heart of Athens…

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Soldier Charged with Assault

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 2

Jack Scott, aged 18. soldier, was charged in Albury Police Court yesterday with having unlawfully assaulted Leonard Hore, and with offensive…

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Airforce Trainee Charged with Murder Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

Robin Adair, 19, R.A.A.F. trainee, appeared at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Cpl. Stanley Wilson-Lanyon…

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Six Months Gaol for Vagrancy

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

At the Corowa Police Court on Thursday last, before Messrs. B. J. Rodgers and J. P. Leahy, J'sP., Thomas Alexander (Paddy) Cleland, 54…

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5 Sentenced at Wagga Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 5

On charges of stealing and receiving Air Forte aircraft spirit, men were sentenced to three month’s gaol in Wagga Police Court…

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Gaol Escapee Recatured While Attending Picture Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 1

On Saturday evening last Henry Johnstone, 22, an escapee from Beechworth Reformatory prison, was recaptured by police while…

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Three Arrested After Crash One In Hospital Under Police Guard WAGGA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 2

The NSW-Vtctorian interstate telephone service was interrupted from 8.30 to 9.30 o’clock this evening as a result of a motor lorry smashing…

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P.O.W. Allegedly Assaulted A.I.F. Officer Before Court-Martial SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 6

Evidence at a general court-martial today was that an Australian officer punched an Italian prisoner of war, kicked him several times and jumped…

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A.L.P. Charged with Fascist Leaning

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 4

The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator MceLay, last week charged the Federal Government with having embarked on a…

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Divorce Court Record ? SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 6

A Divorce Court record for Australia was culmed today when a Sydney girl within an hour and n half of filing a petition for nullity of [?] marriage with an…

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