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Courts & crime, 1947

1,287 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 65

200-Mile Dash By Police To Raid Gambling Den SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

A police squad, after motoring 200 miles from Sydney to a big country town, raided what they described as “one of the most elaborate gambling joints” outside Sydney and arrested 46 men. Fists flew as police burst in, and several hundred pounds in cash…

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Man Charged With Girl’s Murder Will Not Give Evidence BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown, aged 49, accountant, will not give evidence in his trial on a charge of murdering Bronia Mary Armstrong, aged 19, stenographer; neither will the defence counsel call any witnesses…

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27 Communists Sentenced LISBON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

After eight weeks’ trial a plenary [?] today sentenced 27, Communists to terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to two years, mostly on charges…

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Vichy Ambassador Sentenced to Death London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

Count Femand do Brinon, former [?] Ambassador, has been sentenced to death at Versailles for collaboration with the enemy. On hearing the…

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Chinese Murder Suspect Suicides Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

One of two Chinese charged with the murder of Yeung Shing, ship’s bosun, in a taxi in Flinders street extension on January 29. Chan Kwan,…

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Men Who Held up Jockey’s Home Sentenced SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

In the Quarter Sessions today. Judge Markell sentenced Jack Charles Adams, aged 28, to 10 years’ gaol and Francis John Montgomery, aged 23, to seven…

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Charge Dismissed Albury Taxi Driver In Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

In Albury court yesterday case against James Donald Simmonds, taxi-driver, on a charge of negligent driving was dismissed by Mr…

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Australian Court To Try Jap General MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

A special military court presided over by Major-General J. S. [?] CBE, will assemble in Rabaul on March 17 to try General Imamura, who commanded the Japanese Eighth Group during all its operations in the South-West Pacific Area; Lieut.-General Kato, Chief…

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Soldier for Trial Woman’s Story In Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 4

Efecting to have his case go before a jury, Charles Ellis, soldier, aged 20, was committed by Mr E. J. Etherton, PM, in Albury court…

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Police Continue War [?] Illegal Betting SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 4

Twenty men were arrested when police raided a house in Belmore st., Balmain, last night. Later two men were charged with conducting a…

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Police Have Ex-Servicemen’s Army Records SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 4

Records of hundreds of men’s army offences are now in possession of civil police forces, said an army spokesman last night…

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Trial of Accountant Nears End Charged With Murder Of Girl BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

The trial of Reginald Spence Brown. aged 49. accountant, on a charge of having murdered Bronia Mary Armstrong, aged 19. on January 10 last,…

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Albury Police Warning

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 2

Following the blowing of a safe at the Empire Theatre, Goulburn, at the weekend, and an attempt to blow a safe in a store in the same town,…

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Husband on Murder Charge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

Following the death of Mrs Isabel Maude Williamson, aged 35 of Barkly Avenue. Burnley, in St. Vincent’s Hospital late this afternoon, her husband,…

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Man Freed on Murder Charge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 1

Charged yesterday with having murdered Arthur George (Stanford, aged 35, wood cutter, of Broadford, Walter Milford Morse, aged 28, of…

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Second Theft Attempted [?]

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

A window was broken at Murray Valley Coaches premises in Young st on Monday night and the matter was reported to the police when the staff…

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Two Fishermen Fined by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 4

Charged in Albury court yesterday with attempting to take [?] a set line. Bert Ambler. The Grove, [?] was fined 10/ with [?]…

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Move to Eject Tenant Albury Court Application

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 2

After hearing an application for [?] in Albury court yesterday in which evidence was given that alternative accommodation had been…

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High Court to Decide Judge’s Power To Hear Hours And Wages Case MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 6

Whether acting Chief Judge Drake-Brockman of the Arbitration Court has himself the power to decide whether or not the standard hours…

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