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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,287 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 65

Negligent Driving Is Alleged Albury Taxi Driver Charged

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Yesterday James Donald Simmonds, taxi driver, of Male St., was charged in Albury Court with driving a motor vehicle negligently in .Young st. on…

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Arrests After Dramatic Chase Three Youths Charged Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

A dramatic man-hart from Katoomba to Gladeaville during which six shots were [?], resulted in the arrest of three youths, who have…

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Police Protection in Country Centres

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 3

It was reported recently that Balldale is again to have a resident constable. This is due to representations having been made to the…

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Unconscious Youths Under Police Escort SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

There Youths, who were found conscious in the wreckage of a car that crashed at Camden to-day, were taken under police escort lo Liverpool…

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A Girl’s Death in Office Accountant on Murder Charge Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

Failure of a man to commit a criminal assault led to his murdering the girl, it was alleged in the Criminal Court to-day…

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Can Now Join Police Force At 19 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

Police recruitment age has been lowered from 21 years to 19. This move has been decided on because of the slow rate of recruitment and the…

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Carpenters Strike at Kiewa in Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

The cessation of work by carp[?] employed by the SEC at Kiewa at a protest against the commission’s refusal to pay living-away-from…

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Court Sequel To Bond Store Arrest SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

Arising out of an exciting chase in a bond store last night, Raymond France Anzac Belgium Sykes, aged 28, wharf laborer, and George Frederick…

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Petain Minister Sentenced to Five Years’ Gaol LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 7

The Versailles correspondent of British Associated Press says that Marshal Petain’s Foreign Minister (M Bandouin) has been sentenced to five years…

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Police Rush Midget Baby to Hospital Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

Carrying a premature baby wrapped in cotton wool, a police utility truck raced at top speed from Hurstville to Crown Street Hospital, 12 miles in 15 minutes, this…

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Babies Were Not Buried What Police Inquiries Reveal ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 3

In their inquiries into the finding of the bodies of nine babies in a [?] undertaker’s establishment, police are now investigating a…

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Father Charged with Murder of Little Daughter PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

Robert Smeaton Robertson, aged 39, laborer of Scott street, Fremantle, has been charged with wilful murder following the discovery of murder…

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Remanded on Stealing Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 1

Patrick Thomas Shannon, aged 40. fruiteter was remanded until March 19 when he appeared at Newtown police court today on a charge of stealing…

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Evasion of Income Tax Detective’s Assertions In Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

It was common practice for some clothing manufacturers to sell goods for cash and without invoices to evade income tax, said Detective Raymond…

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Charged With Murder Of Waitress ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

In the Adelaide police court today Kevin John Saligari, 21, presser’s assistant, was charged with the murder of Alice Kathleen O’Neil, 40…

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Three Youths Charged With Murder BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Throe youths aged 18, 20 and 21 were today charged in tho Rockhampton Court with having murdered Flora Prior, hotel domestic, whose strangled…

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Laborer Charged with Breaking and Entering

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Arrested by Det Neville and Constable Robinson on Wednesday night, Tasman Davies laborer, aged 22, was before Albury court yesterday charged…

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Licensing Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

At the Corowa Licensing Court on Tuesday. the Licencing Magistrate, Mr. Etherton, granted an application for the transfer of the license of the…

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Small Debts Court Chilvers v PHIBBS

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

At the Corowa Small Debts Court on Tuesday last. before Mr. Etherion. PM. Cecil Chilvers proceeded against J.J. Phibbs on two charges, both of…

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‘Suicide Impossible’ Doctor’s Evidence in Brisbane Murder Hearing Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Medical evidence that it would have been completely impossible for Miss Armstrong to have committed suicide by anaesthetising herself, was given…

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