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Courts & crime, 1946

1,297 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 65

Farmer on Murder Charge Wellington (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 4

Henry Tavener, aged 49, farmer, of Apsley, near Wellington, died in hospital today as the result of being shot in the stomach on Saturday night…

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Claim of Actress Settled Out of Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 2

Claim for £400 damages by Daphne Love, an actress, of Bonds, against Tivoli Circuit (Australasia) Pty Ltd. for breach of alleged contract was today…

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Declares Newspaper Man Barred From Council Meetings Revelation In Chiltern Court : P.M.’s Comments

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 2

It was declared In Chiltern Court on Wednesday that a local newspaper man had been barred from meetings of Chiltern Shire Council because of differences with the Council. The magistrate (Mr J. C. Bell) remarked that any member of the…

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Murder of British Commandos Justified, Says Admiral Before Tribunal Nuremberg

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 1

Himmler not only wanted to confine Allied prisoners of war in the bombed towns, but tried hard to persuade Hitler altogether to…

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Legality of War Crimes Court Challenged Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 May 1946 · page 1

American defence counsel on behalf of 10 accused Japanese war leaders today presented motions to the War Crimes Court that the charges…

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Allegedly Shot Parents Son Charged With Murder LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 1

“I did this to keep all the worry from mum and dad, who I love dearly. God forgive me,” were words contained in a note read at…

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Murder of Woman Doctor; Two Arrested LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 1

Reuter’s correspondent at Lahore says that two Indians have been arrested in connection with the murder of the British woman doctor,…

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Students Protest Against Police Ban Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 4

University students are protesting against the restrictions placed on their procession next Monday by the police and they will stage a mass meeting of…

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Ejectment Application Fails Proceedings In Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 4

Retired sheriff’s officer, Gordon Nepean Cleeve, of Neutral Bay, failed In Albury court to secure an ejectment order against Terence…

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Deaths of Two Children Mother Is Charged

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 5

Edna Linda Martha Saltmarsh, 30 years, was formally charged at Wagga court yesterday before Mr E. J. Gibson, Jr. with having murdered…

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Unable to Hold His Liquor Young Soldier Before Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 3

A young soldier, who appeared before Mr. Hardwicke, P.M., yesterday, was warned that he should steer clear of liquor…

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“I Am Proud to Die,” Antonescu Tells Court Bucharest

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 1

While demonstrators in the streets outside shouted “Hang him! End this trial!” Marshal Ion Antoneson, former Rumanian…

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74 Germans on Murder Charge Killing of American Soldiers Dachau

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 2

The third major war crimes trial opened on Thursday, when Colonel-General Sepp Dietrich, SS General Fritz Kramer, SS General Hermann…

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“Will Not Humiliate[?] Court” Judge Refuses to Make Order SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 7

The case in which a crane driver approached the Arbitration Court thereby installing proceedings in a dispute in which he and his mater were…

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Mrs Livesey’s £10,000 CLAIM First Shots Fired in Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 9

The Supreme Court today agreed to an application that two of the pleas entered for the defence in the case in which Mrs Florence…

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High Court May Decide on Regulation Ex-Service Men and Vacant Houses SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 6

Wir Service Moratorium Regulations. introduced under the National Security Regulations, under which ex-servicemen may seek the…

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Sailor Gaoled For Stealing Dutch Coins SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 4

A RAN. rating was sentenced today to one year’s hard labor after having been found guilty by a court martial of stealing 12.614 Dutch coins…

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Marshal Antonescu and 12 Others Sentenced to Death Bucharest

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 4

Marshal Ion Antonescu, puppet Prime Minister of German-occupied Romania, has been sentenced to death for war crimes by a…

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Threw Motor Cycle in Front of Police Car Two Men Arrested; Shots Fired MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 3

When a police patrol car was overtaking two men on a motor cycle in a St Kilda street tonight, the men jumped from the machine and threw…

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Carrier on Stealing Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 5

Leslie Norman Charles Behn, aged 49 carriers, of Alexandria, was charged at the Control Police Court today with having stolen property valued…

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