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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Doctor Refused To Tell Albury Mentioned in Sydney Court Case SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

A student of psychiatry, who was alleged to have received confidences from a man accused of stealing. refused to disclose the information when…

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Police Say Twins Were Murdered SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 6

Police are now convinced that the [?] babies found in Cook’s River yesterday were murdered. A post mortem today proved that…

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British Setting Up Mixed Police Force BATAVIA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 5

Three hundred Dutchmen 300 Indonesians and 20 Chinese will comprise the newly formed civil police force which, under the direction of a British military…

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Jap Admiral May Be Saved From Execution Charged With Murdering Two Australian Airmen MOROTAI

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

Charged with the murder of an Australian prisoner of war at Kaparakopa, near Merauke, in Dutch New Guinea, in March, 1945,…

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Husband Charged with Murder Human Remains Allegedly Found in Ashes BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

Police and detectives yesterday found what appeared to be human remains in the ashes of an old fire at C[?]…

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Assault on Little Girl Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

But for defendant's previous good behavior, he would have had no hesitation in sending him to gaol, Mr R. M. Stewart, PM., told Thomas Roy…

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Six Chinese Charged With Murdering Countryman BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 3

Six Chinese appealed in the Brisbane City Court today charged with the murder of another Chinese. George Sue Bow, at Brisbane on…

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“Drove Jews to Murder Camps” Charge Against Hitler Mission NUREMBERG

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

Despite recent reports of his death, the case against Martin Bormann, Hitler’s deputy, was opened before the War Crimes…

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Parking in Dean Street Views of Albury Police

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 2

Replying to Albury council’s letter passing on the request of the local branch or the Road Safety Council for the prohibition of…

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Husband Did Not Like His Tea Wife’s Stay in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

According to his wife in Albury court yesterday, when Patrick Francis Miller, laborer, aged 36, of Lavington, come home on Tuesday night…

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Theft of £1700 Girl Clerk Allegedly Admits SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

At Central Police Court today Joyce Walsh, aged 19, was charged with stealing £1700 from the strongroom of the Carlton Hotel, City,…

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Maltese Remanded on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 6

Maltese market gardener, Joe Xueree, 36, was remanded In Parramatta Court this morning till February 19 on a charge of murdering Paul Grima. 46. share farmer,…

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Killer Caldwell Charged Illicit Liquor Sales at Morotai Sydney, Thursday. AAP

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

Group Captain Clive (Killer) Caldwell had taken part in 387 operational sorties, it was stated at his court martial today on a charge of…

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Dubbo Hotel Hours Dubbo Police Take Action

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

In consequence of complaints having been made, that the hotels were not open between 2 p.m and 5 p.m the Dubbo police took…

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Alleged Theft of £40 Boy Arrested at Urana

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

A boy of 15 is being detained by the police at Albury in connection with the alleged theft of £40 from a small stoic al Urana last Wednesday…

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Two Years’ Gaol for Carrying Pistol Men Allegedly Wounded in Cafe SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 1

Norris Nicholls, aged 30. photographer, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having carried a pistol, following a previous conviction of…

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Rubbish on Road Man Fined in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

Yesterday in Albury Court of Petty Sessions, Hume Shire Council proceeded against John Thomas Owen, of Newmarket, on charges of littering a road with rubbish…

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Caldwell Pleads Guilty to Selling Liquor Dramatic Turn At Court-Martial SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 1

There was a dramatic turn today in the RAAF court-martial of Group-Captain Clive R. Caldwell, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of improperly selling liquor while stationed at Morotai. He had…

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Sentenced to Die Japanese Officer on Murder Charge MOROTAI

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 2

The ninth sentence of death by a court martial for the murder of three Australian prisoners of war was passed yesterday, when…

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A Mayor To Go To Gaol Convicted on Fraud Charge WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 2

James Curley, Democratic, House of Representatives for Massachusetts, and Mayor of Boston, has been convicted by a district court…

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