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Courts & crime, 1947

1,287 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 65

Striking Miners Blow Up Police Lapaz (Bolivia)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

The newspaper “La Razon” says that at least ten police were killed and fifty injured when striking miners at Po[?]osi dynamited police headquarters…

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Clergyman Demonstrator in Court London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 2

Rev Wilfed St Clair Taylor (General-Director of the National Union of Protestants) who was removed by police from St Mary Le Strand…

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A Soldier and a Generator Fined £7 by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

Warwick Thomas Whitehead, soldier, aged 35. whose home is at Corryong pleaded guilty in the Albury Court yesterday to a charge that…

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City’s Statistics Reveal Interesting Information Busy Time at Albury Court- House

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 6

Statistics prepared at the Court House, Albury indicate that officials had a busy 12 months. The figures show…

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Arrest in City Taxi Shooting Chinese Charged with Murder Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

Raiding a house in Fitzroy on Saturday afternoon, a squad of detectives found a man hiding behind a number of boards and after several…

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Generator Case at Albury Court Local Man’s Name Cleared

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

A case in Albury Court on Friday in which Warwick Thomas Whitehead, soldier, of Corryong. was found guilty connection with the custody of a…

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Women Pack Court; Man on Murder Charge Girl’s Death In City Office BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

Pleading- not guilty to the murder of 19-year-old stenographer, Bronia Mary Armstrong, on January 11, Reginald Wingfieid Spence Brown, 49, secretary and accountant, of the Brisbane Associated Friendly Society, appeared in the Brisbane Police Court today…

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Chinese Remanded on Murder Charge MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

Chan Kwan, aged 31, Chinese stallholder, of Fitzroy, was charged in the City Court today with the murder of Young Shing, aged 53. bosun, and with…

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A Farmer Secretary of A.N.A. Charged Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

Following lengthy investigations into the allegations of discrepancies in the accounts of the Australian Natives’ Association, Jahn Saunders Parker, aged 45,…

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Farmer Shot by Police Dies BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

Albert Burgess, aged 33, farmer, of Elbow Valley, who was shot after he had wounded a policeman at Warwick on Saturday, died in Warwick…

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Sgt. Heany Leaves Police After 30 Years

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2

In his 30th year with tile NSW. Police force, the last 16 of which had been spent at Albury, Third Class Sgt. J. C. H. (“Horrie”)…

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Court Cases Offensive Behaviour At Boxing Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. F. Sheppard J.P., at the Court of Petty Sessions on Monday:-Thomas Glaum labourer aged 25…

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Mrs Livesey Examined in Bankruptcy Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 7

Mrs Florence Elizabeth Livesey told the Bankruptcy Court to-day that £55 owing to Farmer and Co. was for two suits for Mr Beach, to whom she was…

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Youth Given Chance Army Motor Cycle In Albury Court Case

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3

The fact that Raymond William [?] soldier, was only 18 years [?] probably saved him from [?] of imprisonment without any…

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Accountant Charged. with Stealing £7184 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

Giving evidence in the Central Police Court today Chief Petty Officer Zammitt said he fad made considerable profits from the canteen…

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Girl’s Body Dragged Into Room Police Theory; Man on Murder Charge Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

A police witness said in Brisbane police court today that [?] believed Bronta Mary Armstrong, aged 19. was murdered in a room away from…

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Police Called to British Warship SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

Four blasts on the siren and hoisting of the “police wanted” signal to the mast of the British naval supply ship Empire Charmain, which is…

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““Trial” Marriage Ends in Court Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

It was stated in the District Court today that an elderly couple had lived together as a trial marriage to see if they were suited to each…

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Police Force Recruiting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

Since the recent pay rise for New South Wales police, applications to join the force have more than doubled. A police officer last week…

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Police Look Into Taxi Parking

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

Taxis arrayed in parallel parking fashion near the Albury Post Office as Sgt Blattman and Constable Allen discuss the effect which parallel parking would have on the number of cars the rank could hold. Six cars parked less than the regulation four feet apart extended past the entrance to St. Matthew’s Church. The rank normally accommodates over 10 taxis on the angle scheme…

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