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Courts & crime, 1947

1,287 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 65

Move to Eject Teacher Fails Albury Court Application

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

Application by Edward William peacock, bootmaker, of Wodonga flats, for the ejectment of Patrick Stanislans Newman, school teacher,…

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Hindus and Moslems in Serious Clashes Mobs Stone Police; Several Killed By Rifle Fire LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 2

“Heavy disturbances” in the Ambala division of eastern Punjab with members of both communities attacking each other’s village, are reported in a Punjab Government communique, according to Reuter’s [?] at Lahore…

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Two Jews Sentenced To Death JERUSALEM

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 1

A military court yesterday sentened to death two Jews who had been convicted of taking part in a terrorist attack on Jerusalem railway…

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7 Years’ Gaol for Jap Rabaul

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 1

The War Crimes Court at Rabaul yesterday found Major-General Akira Hirota guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to seven years’…

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Took ‘Full Responsibility’ For Murder Of 4 Million People Commandant of Notorious Death Camp to Die “Auschwitz Opened Wide The Gates Of Hell” WARSAW

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 1

Rudolf Francis Ferdinand. Hoess, 46-year-old commander of the notorious Oswiecim (Auschwitz) death camp, who was tried before the Supreme National Tribunal in Warsaw on charges of being responsible for the murder of 4,015,000 people, was yesterday sentenced to death. During the trial Hoess admitted full responsibility, but claimed that he had acted under orders…

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Crowd Sweeps Police Aside in Show Bush All-Time Record Attendance SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 April 1947 · page 2

More than a quarter million people made an all-time attendance record at the Royal Easter Show yesterday and last night. Official attendance figure was 259,829 the previous best being 200,376 on Good Friday this year…

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Two Gaol Escapees Remanded Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 2

Charged with unlawful possession of a motor car and with housebreaking and stealing, two Victorian gaol escapees who were arrested at gunpoint early…

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Police Say Consul Suicided PARIS

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 1

The French police today announced that they are now satisfied that the Czecho-Slovakian Consul (M. Racgejac), whose body, with head injuries, was…

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Items of News Police Station Re-opened at Balldale

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 2

Owing to a shortage of police during the war the police station at Balldale was closed. It has been reopened with Constable Manchip, from Barham,…

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Court Action Dropped Debarred Stawell Gift Runners MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 8

Backers of Don Cameron and Des Crowe, who won their Stawell Gift heats on Saturday, will lose their money as a result of the decision of…

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Remanded on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 1

In the Burwood police court today William James Barrett, aged 34, single, was charged with the murder of William Devlin Crombie, aged 38,…

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Police Fire on Reds; Two Killed London

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 1

Two were killed when the police fired on 700 Communists who attacked the police with sticks in the Nalgonda district, according to an announcement…

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Murder of Our P.O.W. Japanese General on Trial at Rabaul Rabaul

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 3

When the War Crimes Court at Rabaul this morning began the trial of Lieut.-General Hatazo Adachi, who was commander at the 18th Japanese Army…

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More Ritual Murder Trials London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 7

Another series of “juju” murder trials is expected at Dar[?]s-Balaam, capital of Tanganyika, where 81 Africans have been arrested since the…

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Two Remanded on Murder Charges Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

Charged with the murder of Doug[?] Vivian Alcock, aged 23, of Fitzroy, [?] died from stab wounds received in brawl on March 29, Chan Gook Ko[?]…

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[?] President in Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5

Cecil George Edward Paynel President of the Master Builders’ Association 01 NSW we is charged in the Central police court today with having…

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Held Responsible For Murder Of 22 Million People LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

During the trial at Nuremberg of SS General Oswald Pohl, head of the Nazi concentration camp system, who is accused of the responsibility for the murder of 22 million persons in camps all over Euroue, the United States prosecuter [?]led a special fund that had been built up…

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Indian Killed for Stealing a Lemon Japs Accused Of Committing Atrocities In N.G. RABAUL

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

A Japanese company commander, his lieutenant, and two NCO had tortured and killed an Indian prisoner for stealing four lemons, it was altered In the statements read to the War Crimes Court at Rabaul today, where Lieut.-General Adachi, GOC 18th Japanese Army, New…

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Parallel Parking to Stay Police Intimation to Albury Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

Intimation that parallel parking had come to Albury to stay, was received by council last evening. Acknowledging a letter from council…

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Court to Hear As One Case Metal Trades Disputes Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 5

The Full Arbitration Court will bear, as one case tomorrow, all the metal trades disputes, which have thrown thousands of men out of…

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