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Courts & crime, 1944

811 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 41

Salvage Theft Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

[?] Wilkins laborer. [?] Wagga Court [?] three motor [?] property of…

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Japs Murder Wounded Atrocities in Hospital LONDON, February 28

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 1

Japanese for 30 hours after their seizure of the 7th Indian Division’s Improvised field hospital at Ngakyedank Pass (Burma) on…

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Brake on Enlistments of Police SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

When he recently agreed to members of the police force joining the RAAF as members of air-crews, he anticipated there would probably be from 20 to 40…

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Nazis Murder 195,000 In Kiev LONDON, February 29

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 1

The Germans destroyed 1740 communal dwellings and 3600 private houses making over 200,000 homeless during the occupation of Kiev,…

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Background To Monte Cassino Nazis Despoil, Plunder And Murder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 2

“This Cathedral is now a temple dedicated to the cult of blood and race.” In these words, Governor Frank Nazi…

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U.S. Soldiers Handed Over For Court-Martials SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 4

Mentioned at the Central Police Court today in connection with maliciously wounding charges. Frank Brown, aged 25. and Edwin Ray Garraway aged 21, U.S…

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Government Charged on Liquor Production MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

Claiming that toe Commonwealth Government had failed to carry out its promised cut in beer production, the Methodist Conference declared today…

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Four Sent to Gaol. Black Market In Liquor Alleged SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

After a hearing lasting a week the trial of [?] Horbert [?] aged 52 years, [?] David Blank, aged 21;…

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Town Gaol Built 80 Years Ago

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Messrs, Hardy and Hodson were the contractors for Deniliquin Gaol buildings which were completed in January, 1864—80 years ago…

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Two Brothers Escape From Lockhart Gaol

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Two brothers escaped from the Lockhart lock-up early on Tuesday morning. They are Thomas Patrick Jackson, aged 19, height 6 feet, weight…

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Two Wodonga Residents Committed For Trial On Sheep Stealing Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 6

After hearing the evidence for the prosecution in cases in which William Gordon Strang, hotclkeeper, Wodonga, and Albert George Green, also of…

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Police Force Under Workers’ Compensation Act SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 5

Principles of the Workers’ Compensation Act relating to death or injury sustained in travelling to and from work will apply to members of the…

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ESCAPED P.O.W. Captured Near Holbrook Vigilant Police Officers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

A German prisoner of war who escaped from a prisoner of war camp in Victoria this week, was arrested early yesterday morning near Holbrook, by Sgt. J…

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Union Charged With Contempt SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 2

Following litigation in which William Hay is seeking to have the election of Thomas Dougharty as general secretary of the AWU upset, the…

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P.o.w. Before Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 2

A German prisoner of war, Heinrich Pexa, who recently escaped from a prison camp in Victoria, appeared in the Albury Police Court yesterday,…

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Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Railway Property

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

Arthur Lloyd Smith, aged 18. pleaded guilty in Wagga court yesterday to stealing railway tickets and other railway property valued at £9 10/, from…

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Identity Of Albany Pyjama Girl Established Italian Charged with Murder of Wife. Allegedly Occurred at Carlton, Victoria Ten-year-old Crime May Be Solved Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

After a lapse of ten years, the police today arrested Antonio Agostini, 43, Italian, and charged him with the murder of his wife. whom they allege to be the notorious “Albury Pyjama Girl.”…

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Jap Plan to Murder American Officers New York. March 6

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

A correspondent of American Associated Press who is at a Fourteenth Air Force forward base says that the Chinese military authorities have…

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Rent of Premises Reduced Fair Rents Court Decision

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

As the result of an application to the Fair Rent’s Court yesterday, the rent of premises situated in Olive st., partly occupied by Hector David Taylor, and…

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Captain’s Wife Issues High Court Writ ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

A High Court writ has been issued by Mrs Beryl Duncan, wife of Captain George Duncan, claiming damages from the Commonwealth Government, an Army officer at…

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