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Courts & crime, 1946

1,297 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 65

Police Guard for Indian Seamen SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 1

Marked secrecy surrounded the arrival from Melbourne yesterday of Indian seamen who departed last night for Brisbane to man two Dutch…

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Police Court News

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

Ernest O'Hara Kernaghan appeared before the local Court of Petty Session on Monday, 21st instant, charged with having been found…

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2 Stealing Charges. Defendant Treated Leniently

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

Mr. Stewart, P.M., to-day dealt leniently with William McNutt, a Tocumwal airman, who pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing from rooms at…

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Police Resignations Discontent Over Pay and Conditions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

Because of serious discontent in the NSW police force, over pay, conditions, and the recently introduced system under which…

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Tokio Police Threaten To Strike New York

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 5

The Tokio correspondent of the New York “Herald Tribune,” states that over 15,000 police in Tokio are planning to strike for a 200 per cent…

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German General’s Alleged Admission On Trial Before Soviet Court LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 5

Moscow radio broadcast today an announcement that the former German Commandant of Kiev (Lt.-General Burkhardt) had admitted before a…

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Charge of Stealing Defendant Fined £15

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 3

In the local Police Court on Monday morning before Mr. L. R. Mathieson, J.P., a man named William Charles Facey (23) was…

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Aborigine's Troubles Liquor and Assault Charges

The Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Angus Hamilton, an aboriginal, was charged before the Deniliquin Court on Tuesday with the possession of liquor on Moouaculla…

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Airman on Stealing Charge Released on Bond

The Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

William McNutt, 19 years, married, an airman of Tocumwal R.A.A.F., was charged at the Deniliquin Court on Tuesday…

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Murder Outstanding Crime in Sergeant Hyde's Career

The Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 3

The cold-blooded and premeditated murder at Billenbah Station (22 miles from Narandera) in February 1911, of a mother and daughter named Warby by two young sooundrels 17 and 18 years named Claire and Williams, was the outstanding crime…

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Woman’s Kiosk Death Man Charged; Given Bail SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

In Chambers today Mr Justice Kenneth Street granted ball in £1000 Douglas Ronald Morris, aged [?], journalist, who has…

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Sergeant Hyde Honored Presentations at Court House

The Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

After the Deniliquin Court closed on Tuesday, members of the legal profession, police and Mr. Stewart, P.M., assembled in the…

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Court Action Follows Clean Up Campaign SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

Organisations among the first group of 200 prosecutions launched by the City Council in its clean-up campaign included the Millions Club of…

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Mr. Stewart, P.m. Promoted Farewell Tribute at Deniliquin Court

The Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Mr. Stewart, P.M., presided for the last time on the Deniliquin Court Bench on Tuesday, having received promotion to the…

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Man in Court Alleges He Married Relation of Viscountess Clive SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

When [?] John Graham aged [?] engineer, was [?] Manly court today in a charge of [?], police stated that Graham…

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Food for Britain Appeal Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

The following further donations have been received:--Mrs. L. Bird £22-, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Campbell £11-, Anonymous 5- John Martin, a laborer aged 61 years, appeared before he local Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday charged with having been found…

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Theft From Mulwala Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

About £50 and three cheques were taken from the Hotel Mulwala, Mulwala on Sunday night when a thief gained entry through a bar window…

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Editor Sentenced to Death LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

A French purge court has sentenced to death Jean Lu[?]aire, editor of “Nou[?]caux Temps” during the German occupation, for intelligence with the…

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Theft of £2012 From Hotel Woman Clerk Remanded SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Charged with stealing £2012 from the Carlton Hotel. Joyce Walsh, aged 19. clerk pleaded not guilty at Central [?] today. She reserved her…

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Newcastle Woman on Murder Charge NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

The [?]oner (Mr Chiplin) today committed Mrs Ann Gourley for trial on a charge of murdering her husband. Arthur McCluskey Gourley, at their…

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