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Courts & crime, 1948

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Malayan Reds’ Murder Plans Revealed SINGAPORE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 3

Documents found on a Chinese Communist arrested at Ipoh last night during the Malayam Federation-wide round-up, announces the formation of “Malayan people’s…

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Court Strikes Out Claim for £5000

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.. A former public servant, who claimed £5000 from the Water Board in a Supreme Court action…

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"Most Despicable Theft for Years"

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Warm clothing valued at about £ 1000, which was Intended for the victims of the Lismore floods, was…

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Husband and Wife in Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: A Than alleged to have assaulted his wife was remanded today to Glebe Police Court on July 8, and his wife…

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Murder - Unrest in Far East

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 14

SINGAPORE, Thurs. : The wave of murder and unrest which has been sweeping Malaya and Singapore has spread to Indonesia…

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Police Official Kidnapped

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Thurs.: An official of the Austrian Ministry of the Interior today reported that the Russians were believed to have…

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Woman on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY. Friday : A woman who allegedly fatally attempted to perform ait operation on a 20-year-old married woman…

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Suspects Outdistance Police Car

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday : After an 85 mph. chase by six police cars along the Hume Highway and through northern…

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Police Kill Two During Riots

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday : Two people were killed and two were wounded when police fired on rioters at a village near the Kenya border,…

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Police Search for Monkeys and Rabbits

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday : Police searched trees and bushes for monkeys and rabbits at Sydney University today…

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Police Kill Two Reds in Gun Battle Singapore

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 3

British forces to-day struck back at Communists terrorising the State of Johore when they killed two in a gun-battle at Bamfu Bahru, 16 miles north-east from Johore. Bahru is on the Kotatinggi road…

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Police Baton Com- Munists

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

LONDON. Mon.: Police in Trieste, using truncheons, today charged and dispersed a big Communist meeting, after the Communists…

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Police Say Boy Tried to Commit Suicide

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Monday : A 16-ear-old boy, a State ward, was yesterday found unconscious at the bottom of an. 8ft drain at Kesick,…

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Gaol or Bond; Choice for Albury Man

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 4

When Douglas Percy Eyers was taken out of the dock at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday, he faced the alternative of being released on a bond of three years or a sentence of two years’ hard labor. Sentence will be announced to-day at…

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Police Opposed Bail for Woman

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.: When a woman was charged in the Central Police Court today with bigamy, police prosecutor (Sgt Briese) opposed…

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Debt Orders Granted in District Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 2

In the district court at Albury yesterday before Judge Berne, a number of applications for orders for payment of debts…

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Rabbit Prosecutions Twelve Cases Before Local Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 3

A special Court of Petty Sessions was held at Jerilderie before Mr. E. W. Debenham, S.M., to deal with twelve prosecutions launched by…

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A.J.C. Chairman Figures in Test Court Action Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 12

Judgment was reserved in a test case before the Full Court to-day to determine whether licensed bookmakers should pay 1 per cent of their turnover to the Australian Jockey Club…

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Wage Bargaining Blocked By Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday : Chief Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr G. A Mooney) today refused to ratify a wage agreement…

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