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Courts & crime, 1945

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Fcur On Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 6

Keith Kitchener Hull. aged 27 [?] Daphne Irene Kinney, aged 21 [?] Day. aged .39. and Nancy Bur[?] [?] charged at the Central [?]…

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P.O.W. Sent To Gaol; Offence Against Girl MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 2

Luigi Pezzullo, Italian prisoner of war, was sentenced at Korumburra court today to nine months’ imprisonment on a charge of having committed a serious offence…

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Doctors and Parties Comments by Counsel In Criminal Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 1

“Reputable Macquarie street doctors do not take their wives to parties, as Dr Jones took his wife on October 31 at The Oaks flats,”…

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Nazis Murder 400 Dutchmen London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 6

Germans In Holland recently executed 400 Dutchmen, including many youths, as a reprisal for an attempt against the life of Hums Rauter,…

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Two’ Sentenced to Death Alleged Wounding of a City Doctor SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 6

Clifford Tasman Thompson, aged 32, engineer, known as Cliffie Thomas, and Alexander McDonald Jowett, known as “Sootty” McDonald. aged 28, were sentenced lo death tonight m the Criminal Court on a charge of-wounding Dr Reginald Stuart Jones with intent to murder…

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Two Culcairn Brothers Sentenced

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 4

Two brothers from Culcairn were sentenced to imprisonment in the Albury Police Court on Monday on charges of stealing 24 gallons of…

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Assault and Robbery Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

Charged with having assaulted Reginald Stuart Jones and robbing him of £120 at Maroubra on November 1 last when in company with Alexander…

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Dr. Jones Shooting Trial Two Men Sentenced to Death Acquitted men Both Re-charged With Robbery Under Arms

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: After being out nearly eight hours, a Criminal Court jury, shortly after 9 last night, recorded a verdict of guilty against…

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Two Men Imprisoned on Stealing Charge

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 5

Imprisonment for one month, with hard labor in Goulburn Gaol, was imposed on James William Cameron, transport driver, of Culcairn, in the…

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Police Staff Transfers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 2

Superintendent G. B. Howard, of Wagga, stated on Monday that several transfers in staff had come to hand. Sgt. J. T. Marshall, of Holbrook, has…

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Guilty of Big Butter Theft SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 March 1945 · page 6

Out of [?] tons of [?] valued at £1066 stolen from Norco Co-op. Ltd on February 5 last, only 52 cases, worth £220 were recovered said Defective Harry…

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Police Want Help of Public SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 2

The chief of the CIB (Detective-Superintendent Wickham) today made a further appeal for public help to solve the murder of Sydney solicitor Joseph…

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Charged With Stealing £6653 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 5

Nancy O’Ne[?]. aged ,10. was charged at the Central Police Court today with having between November 25 and December 11, 1914. stolen [?] in Australian money,…

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Fires in Cemetery Hedge Assistance of Albury Police Sought

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 4

The assistance of Albury police has been sought by the superintendent of the Fire Brigade (Mr Peltit) to track down the person who at…

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Britain’s First Woman Police Magistrate LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

For the first time in Britain’s legal history a woman has boon appointed Metropolitan Police Magistrate. She is Miss Sybil Campbell, OBE. Miss Campbell was railed…

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Soldiers Back From Manila in Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 2

Two Australian soldiers who returned to Australia from Manila by plane on March 27, were alleged in the City Court today to have assaulted a…

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Doctor, Solicitor and Chauffeur In Court On Pistol Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

Charged in Paddington Police Court today with having an unlicensed pistol in his possession. Arthur Emerson. chauffeur. was fined £20. A similar…

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Assault on Landlord SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 4

An assault on his 73 year old landlord, was alleged in Ryde court to[?] against Arthur Neville, pastor, of the Apostolic Faith Church, who [?]…

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Police Fear Outbreak of Gun Play “Service Revolvers Uses in Nine Murders” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 5

Revolvers, which, at the outbreak of war were hard to procure, are now being sold in hotel bars for between £2 and £6, according to a…

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