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Courts & crime, 1945

923 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 47

Price Breaches Fines Henty Businessmen Before Albury Court

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 4

Inspectors of the Prices Commission called on business proprietors in Riverina towns half-way through last year and discovered a number of…

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Main in Gaol Again Sentenced SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 4

In a Special Federal [?] who is now [?] [?] another man to the…

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Greek Quislings Sentenced LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 6

General Tsolaconlou. former quisling Premier of Greece, who signed the armistice with the Germans at Salonika in April, 1940. was today sentenced to…

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Youth Shot by Police MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1945 · page 1

One of four shots fired by police at West Melbourne yesterday wounded a youth in the right leg and he was taken to the Royal Melbourne…

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Will Spend Year in Goulburn Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 2

Pleading guilty to being on two Culcairn premises on the night of May 28-29, for the purpose of stealing, Arthur Wallace Kemp, aged 35,…

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10 Years Gaol for Manslaughter Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 2

In the Central Criminal Court to-day, James Lyons, 17, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Maxwell to ten years' gaol for manslaughter of John Cane,…

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Amusements Police Ball

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 6

The fact that dancing will be from 8.30 p.m. to 3 a.m. at the Police Ball this year should find favor with the majority of Albury dancers, and this allied with a buffet…

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German P.O.W. to be Tried For Murder LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 5

Eight German war prisoners are awaiting trial, charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner in a Scottish camp, it was revealed in London…

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Machine Guns Handed Over to Police SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 6

Three light machine-guns are among more than 1000 pieces of unlicensed firearms handed in at metropolitan police stations in the past month. A…

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A Culcairn Carrier Fined £10 Was Before Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 2

Robert Liston, carrier, aged 60 years, of Culcairn, was yesterday fined £10 with £9 16/ witness expenses. in default 40 days, in the…

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You Can’t Keep The Bureaucrats Down ! High Court’s Judgment to be Hurdled CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 2

An amended order to regulate interstate rail travel will soon be issued b y the Commonwealth Government…

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Forged Gate Pass Used in £30,000 Theft? SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 2

It is believed that police and shipping investigators have discovered that £30,000 worth of cotton piece good which disappeared from an interstate…

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Newspapers Heavily Fined Alleged Contempt of Court MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 1

The Full Bench of the Arbitration Court today gave its judgment in the case in which the prop[?] editor of the “Sydney Morning…

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Gaol Follows Offences at Culcairn

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 6

Pleading guilty to having been unlawfully on two premises at Culcairn on the nights of May 28 and 29 for the purpose of stealing. Arthur Wallace…

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Culcairn Carrier Before Court FINED £10 FOr Having Stolen Goods in Possession

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 June 1945 · page 4

Robert Liston, carrier, aged 60, of Culcairn, was on Tuesday tined £10 with £9/16/0 witness' expenses, in default 40 days, in the Albury Police…

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Feud Between Neighbors Aired in Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1945 · page 6

A [?] between neighbors had a in Quarter Sessions today when a [?] and daughter were [?] with [?] It was stated that a [?] intended…

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Liberals May Go To Court Squabble Between Factions Revealed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1945 · page 7

The action of those who attended the Liberal Party meeting at Neutral Bay last night, without authority, was against good sporting spirit and…

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Sentenced to Death by Nazis Albury Man’s Father Escapes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 2

Sentenced to death by the Nazis when they invaded Holland In 1940, an old patriot, who has a link with Albury. Is still alive and well…

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Assault on American Gaol for Give Australian Soldiers Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 3

At Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Shortland sentenced five Australian soldiers to gaol, sentences varying from 15 months to three and…

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