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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

923 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 47

To Go to High Court Application by Council of Union SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 3

An immediate application will be made by the National Council or the Ironworkers’ Union to the High Court for a writ [?] Judge O’Mara…

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For Trial on Murder Charge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 1

[?] Tangga, aged 40, was committed for trial in the Coroner’s Court today on a charge of murdering Margaret Tibbetts (or Holmes),…

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Dispute Taken Out of Hands of Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

The Sydney dock workshops strike was dismissed from the Arbitration Court today. The court was informed by Mr Sweeney (for the…

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Police Funds Stolen. Mexico City

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 4

The Chief of Police has reported the disappearance of 21,000,000 dollars from the Police Department Savings Fund, started 18 1836 and built up by deductions from…

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Convict Defies Police and Fireman London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 May 1945 · page 2

Several thousands of people at [?] this afternoon watched [?] scenes when, for three hour an [?]caped convict. Albert Dalby [?]…

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Economic Collaboration; Two Frenchmen Sentenced PARIS

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 4

Two brothers heave each been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment following France’s first trial for economic collaboration. They were convicted of…

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Bargaining with a Police Boy

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 6

Members of a shore loading party bargaining with native police boy in the But Wewak sector, of New Guinea. Reading from left to right : Pte B. X. Turner, Ascot (Qtd.) Spr D.G. Bone, Millhill (Vic.)…

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Stealing Motor Truck Defendant Sentenced to Twelve Months

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 2

The .P.M., Mr. Sargeson, sentenced Harry Lawrence Murphy to twelve months' hard labour on Thursday on a charge of having on 16th October, 1944, stolen one 1934 model V-8 utility truck of the value of £65, the property…

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Sister Fitzgerald Charged with Attempted Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

Eunice Irene Fitzgerald (56) known as Sister Fitzgerald, was charged at Penrith Court recently with the attempted murder of…

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Two Months For Stealing Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 1

William George Jones was charged at the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Stewart, P.M., with stealing a sheep, the property of George Kingston. He…

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Youth For Trial On Murder Charge an Amazing Story Told in Coroner’s Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 4

On a charge of murder. Kevin Albert Joiner, aged 17, laborer, was today committed for trial. after an inquest into the death of Thomas Charles Clarke, aged 25, soldier, whose body was found in the scrub at Mt Martha, on April 24…

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Remanded Until Next Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 1

To-day at the Police Court, Lloyd Arthur Foch De Launey was charged with taking and using a motor car, without the consent of the owner, on April 27…

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Appeals Court Judge is Critical SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 6

Those who lodged appeals against court findings and then failed to appear when the eases were listed were castigated by Judge Berne in the…

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Young Man And Plane A Strange Court Story AUCKLAND

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 1

As a sequel to the destruction of Union Airways’ Lockheed Lodestar monoplane, Frederick Damo[?]y aged 19, assistant air engineer,…

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Police Station Needed at Wahgunyah

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

Per medium of petitions forwarded through the Rutherglen Shire Council to the Chief Commissioner of Police, Melbourne, Wahgunyah residents have…

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Police Sergeant E. Braun Farewelled at Taree

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 7

There was a happy gathering at the Taree Court House recently, when police officials, police reservists, the C.P.S. staff and members of the legal…

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Overhaul of Arbitration Court Discussion CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 6

The Government for some time [?]ad discussed with “other sections of the community” the question of overhauling the Arbitration Court generally,…

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30 Years’ Gaol For Black Shir! Leader LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 2

An Assizes Court at Milas [?] fenced Attitio Teruzzi. Black Sinn[?] mander and Minister for the Olea in the Italian Fascist Government…

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Farmer Suicides After Police Visit

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 2

A finding of suicide was returned by the Coroner (Mr. Hugh Olates)at Wagen yesterday at the end of an Inquest into the cause of the death of Leslie…

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Guard Cleared at Court Martial MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 4

A district court-martial today cleared Cpl. Victor Robert Colgate, formerly of the Royal Park Guard, of a charge of assaulting Pte Leslie Smith while…

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