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Courts & crime, 1945

923 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 47

Mass Murder of Poles on Conveyor Belts London--aap

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

Hundreds of thousands of Poles were electrocuted on metal conveyor belts which led to incineration furnaces, Russian…

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Attempted Murder And Suicide? Mother, Daughter And Landlord SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 4

Mrs Alice Templeton and her daughter, Brenda, 9. were found today in, a house in Prairie Vale road, Bankstown, severely battered about the head. In…

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Opening Stage Of Mighty Assault On Berlin Zhukov Widens Base On Central Front LONDON, February 8

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

Marshal Zhukov is still broadening the base of his central front wedge opposite Berlin in operations which Moscow correspondents see as the opening stage of his impending assault against the capital…

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People’s Court President Killed STOCKHOLM. Feb. 8

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Tho Berlin correspondent of “Dngens Nyhoter” says that Roland Freisler, president of the German people's court, who has sentenced to death more people than…

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Case Dismissed at Wodonga Court Officer on Revolver Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 6

When in 1942 Lieut (now Capt) Eric Henry Thewliss. attached to an Albury camp, gave Capt Leslie George Aldred a Browning 32 revolver, Aldred thought that it was a…

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Rodeo Test Case R.S.P.C.A. Proceeds Against Police Sergeants SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 6

A test case result of which may affect the holding of further rodeos, was launched at the Central Court today by the RSPCA, when it laid…

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New County Court Judge Was Crown Prosecutor In “Pyjama Girl” Case MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 4

State Cabinet tonight appointed Mr A. T. Read, barrister as a judge of tin Country Court. Mr Read has had extensive County Court…

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Theft of Butter Alleged SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 1

At Newtown Police Court today John Walter Blaxland. aged 32. Edwin st. Corydon. .shop assistant, and Elsie Blaxland.. aged 31. shop proprietor, of the…

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Double Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 2

A man, who it was stated had been committed for trial at the Coroner’s Court on a charge of having murdered Constable Bailey, was charged at the Central Police…

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Nazi Police Chief Assassinated LONDON. Feb. 9

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 8

Oslo radio has announced the assassin[?] of the chief of Norwegian Security Police (Major-General Karl Mar[?] Attackers ambushed him on…

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Police Interested in Grave Opening Auckland (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

The grave of a woman buried in 1893 was opened and filled in again. Christchurch detectives ore investigating the [?] and they plan to…

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Rent Is Increased Albury Court’s Decision

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

After many years as a school teacher, Francis Edward Simons brought wife and family to live in Albury about 1932. Their savings were…

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Charged with Manslaughter Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

LAC Cecil William Bettini, of Syd[?] in the City Court today on a [?] of manslaughter At the [?] of the police he was…

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50 Years’ Gaol for Black Marketing. London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

The U.S. Army’s black market cigarette trials are now nearing an end, says Reuters’ correspondent in Paris. The court-martial has so far sentenced 153 men to…

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Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

At the Corowa police court on Saturday last Lincoln Leslie Stead appeared on a charge of drunkenness. He was arrested in Sanger street on…

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Nine in Court K.C. Alleges a “Gigantic” Conspiracy SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 6

At the Central police court today. Sir Henry Manning. KC, said that evidence of a conspiracy of “gigantic proportion” involving art…

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Shape of Things to Come! Carying of Machine-guns; Police Perturbed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 6

The Police Commissioner (Mr Mankay) has asked the State Government to amend the Police Offences Act to include the carrying of machine-guns…

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Laborer Changed with Murder. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 5

At the Central Police Court today. Athol James Lennox, aged 30. a laborer, of Surry Hills, was charged with the murder of William Brady, of Surry Hills, who died at the…

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Second Woman on Murder Charge. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

A second woman was charged with the murder of Mar[?]t Holmes on February 11 in the Central Police Court today. She is Millicent Tange[?] aged 49. domestic…

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Japs Murder 1300. Including Nuns Slaughter In Refugee Centre New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

Robert Cra[?]. of United Press, in a despatch from Manila says that refugees fleeing from South Manila reported that the Japanese barricaded…

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