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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 41

Police May Become Airmen Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Between 300 and 400 country and city police have applied to join RAAF crews, within the past three weeks. It is believed that all who pass…

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Dutch Police Prepare For Liberation MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

That a great number of Dutch police officials in Holland are preparing themselves for the coming liberation by leaving their posts and going into…

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Two Charged with Assault Case at Corowa Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

A case in which Frederick Wilson proceeded against Frederick Watson and Dominic Byrne for alleged assault at his home in…

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Alleged Stealing—case Adjourned

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 1

Oh remand on charges of stealing two sums, £12/10/ and £25/9/6, William Gooch was before Mr. Stewart, P.M., at Deniliquin Police Court this…

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Airman Fined £10 on Stealing Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

At Wagga police court yesterday, before Mr H. L. Sargeson, PM, airman, Mervyn Davies, aged 19, airman, pleaded guilty to stealing numerous…

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"Two-up," and a Murder Charge

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: At the Central Police Court to-day. John Joseph O'Connor (33) and Charles Russell Kelly (32), wharf labourers, were…

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Sydney Park Murder Development at Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

A man who was in the hands of the police in Wangaratta this week made a statement regarding the murder of a woman at Centennial Park, Sydney,…

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Corowa Licensing Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. R. M. Stewart L.M., the following applications were dealt with: Transfer of the license of the…

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Faccs Two Charges of Murder MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

Two charges of number were [?] in the Criminal Court today when [?]nand James Kennett, aged 35, of Footscray, plaster-worker. appeared for trial. It was…

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British Soldier Before CourtMartial Here SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

A court-martial comprising two Australians and one British member today discharged Pte Harold Johnson, aged 27, a member of the British forces, from his…

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23 Frenchmen Sentenced to Death LONDON, Feb 21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

A German news agency has quoted a report from Paris stating that a German court-martial tried 24 terrorists and sentenced 23 to death. They have been…

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Man’s Defence to Murder Charges MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

In his defence to charges of murdering his mother-in-law and baby Son Ferdinand Kennett, aped 35, in the Criminal Court today, related the…

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Seamen Kept In Gaol Without Trial MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 5

Two British [?] today [?] in securing their [?] gaol, where they had been [?] since January [?] after they had allegedly…

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Dismissal and Gaol Follows Tragic Rail Smash Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

All appeal to the Industrial Manpower Committee against his dismissal from the railways has been [?] by Robe[?] Parata, [?] of the train [?]…

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Corowa Youth Sentenced on Entering and Stealing Charge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1

In passing sentence on Albert Eugene, Comtesse, charged with breaking and entering and stealing at Corowa. His Honour Judge…

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Robbery With Violence Brings Eight Years’ Gaol ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Eight years’ imprisonment was imposed posed in the Criminal Court today by Judge Mayo on Joseph Dawson, 40, sheetmetal worker, for robbery with…

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Soldier Charged With Bigamy Pleads Guilty and Committed For Trial

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

After Sidney Guilford Webb, soldier, had pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy at the Benalla court today, he was committed to stand his trial at the Wangaratta…

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Three Years, and Whipping For Assault on 4-year-Old Girl ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 6

In the Criminal Court today Alfred Shetlat, 22, boilermaker’s assistant, of Goodwood, was ordered three years imprisonment and a whipping for…

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Bible Student Sent to Gaol SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 2

Thomas Hylton Stevens, aged 21, who [?] laught the Bible at a Seventh Day Adventist Church, in a Sydney suburb, was today sentenced at Darlinghurst…

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American Sailor Taken Out Of Hands Of Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 4

On an application made by a United States navy officer, acting Judge [?]shaw at Darlinghurst Sessions, transferred to the custody of the American authorities…

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