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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

973 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 49

Intent to Murder Husband Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Frances Lillian Whittaker, 38, was remanded at Central Court today on a charge of having administered…

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Former District Magistrate To Retire—Mr. A. B. CoIlins

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

Mr. A. B. Collins, Stipendiary Magistrate at the Special Court, entered long service leave on May 12 before his retirement on August 31. Mr. Collins has…

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Waitress Charged with Theft

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 1

£133 ALLEGEDLY TAKEN Following the theft of £135 in notes and silver from a locked drawer in a Wagga cafe…

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Police Drop Murder Theory

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Police have dropped the murder theory in the death of Gerald Ambrose Fitzgerald, 50, who was found…

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Man Charged with Woman’s Murder

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Mon.: Following the discovery of the body of a woman in a trench in a shallow depression in farm…

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Youth Gaoled for Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

A youth aged 18 years was sent to imprisonment for three months for stealing clothes and money from his mates and employer,…

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Just Walked Out of Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

ATLANTA (Georgia), Mon.: Jesse Junes Roberts, alleged to be Georgia’s biggest thief, who was arrested…

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Two Men on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Mon.: In the City Court today. Lee Vincent Kinsella. 35. printer, and Frank Bandall Brown. 47. laborer, both…

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Police Officials Confer

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday. — Police officials from all parts of Australia and New Zealand- assembled in Sydney today for a three-day…

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Eight Charged With Killing Minister

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 3

ATHENS, Wed. — The Greek security police today announced that eight people, including the director of the Communist terror…

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Alleged Threat to Murder Braund

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. — Last night a man speaking with a North American accent threatened to murder John Braund, of…

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Constable’s Watch on Home Sequel In Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 6

Charge of having been in Hume st on April 10 for the purpose of betting preferred against Ronald James Ahern, at…

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Collision Has Court Sequel Melbourne Man Fined At Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 6

Sequel to a collision between a utility truck and a motor car at the intersection of Dean and Thurgoona sts early on ' the…

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Tree Stealing Charge Dismissed

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

A charge against Percival John Carter, of Lawrence st. Wodonga, of having stolen growing trees, the property of Louis Alfred…

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To Be Sentenced for Manslaughter

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 14

MELBOURNE. Fri.: A Criminal Court jury today found John Orlando Barrett, 39, of Regent st, Fitzroy, wool-classer,…

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A Man Was Hanged in Albury Gaol Death Penalty In 1881 For Jindera Double Murder

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 5

Passers-by often look with interest and speculation at the bare walls and forbidding appearance of now deserted Albury gaol. "police and robbers" at the foot of the tall gaol…

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Two £2000 Writs Against Police Commissioner

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Following the Supreme Court wri[?] taken out by Mrs. Noreen Byrnes of Parker's Road Parkdale for…

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Defendant Sobs in Court Tyres, Tubes Stolen From Bandiana

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

Stanley William Mould, 22, who pleaded gruilty to a charge of having stolen four truck tyres and tubes, one rust band, eight…

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Man Charged After Woman's Death

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.—A woman had. her neck broken and skull frac-tured yesterday when she was thrown from a lorry near…

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uties Of [?]gh Court [?]sputed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

[?]NEY Sun.—Duties of the Court did not include to decide the economic ons of Australia, Mr…

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