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Courts & crime, 1948

973 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 49

To Seek Reasons for Man’s Gaol Release

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 14

SYDNEY, Friday: Mr H. J Bate, MLA, is seeking an explanation for the release from prison of clofford Tasman Thompson, who was…

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Man on Murder Charge Refused Bail

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 14

SYDNEY, Fri.; In the Supreme Court today Mr Justice Street refused to grant bail to Harold Brett, 26, who is charged with…

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Two Men Charged After Clergyman’s Death Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 3

POLICE charged two men with drunken driving and the manslaughter of a Church of England minister, Rev. C. Short, of Chatswood, who died in hospital to-night following a road smash in…

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Court Grounds Two Planes

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Two planes have been grounded at Mascot airport because of a court order…

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Krupp Sentenced to 12 Years London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

AN American tribunal has sentenced Alfred Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach, owner of the Krupps…

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Police Officer Found Fatally Wounded Tragedy At Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

OFFICER in charge of Corowa police, Sgt. John H. Millar, 52, was found with a bullet wound in his temple shortly after 5 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. He died little…

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Wodonga Police Station “Inadequate”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

“It is time something was done to increase the size of Wodonga police station. It is totally inadequate and unsatisfactory…

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Court of Petty Sessions Charge of Stealing

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

In the local Court of Petty Sessions on Monday of last week before Mr. W. Farrell, J.P., a man named Martin Patrick Hogan (52)…

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Barrister and Two Union Officials Go to Gaol Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 3

A barrister and two union officials were imprisoned to-day for not paying fines imposed under the anti -picketing law for offences during the recent railway strike. THE men and amount of their…

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THREE K.C.’s Appear in Licensing Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Three KC’s appeared in the Licensing Court today to resist an application for the removal of the licence…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing— Case Remanded to September

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

The case of Thomas Silvester Curtis and Thomas Silvester Hopkins, charged by Deniliquin police for alleged cattle stealing, was held over until…

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Traffic Offences Before Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 4

In the Court of Petty Sessions, before Messrs. P. J. Carter, and R. J: Astill, J's.P., on Tuesday, several charges arising oat of…

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Rabbit Cases at Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

Two cases of alleged failure to suppress rabbits were listed for hearing at Wednesday’s Court of Petty Sessions…

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Licensing Court — Application Struck Out by S.M.

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

An application by Thomas Matthew Lealman for transfer of the Royal Hotel, Deniliquin, from John Johnston was struck out by the S.M. at…

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Unusual Evidence in Unlawful Possession Case Fines of £30 Imposed at Court of Petty Sessions. This Morning

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

“DID you put this mutton in bed with your wife?” This unusual question cropped, up in evidence submitted by Constable Morley at the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, when Heinz Johnn Nordenholt and George Frederick Seymour,…

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Items of News Indecent Assault Charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 2

At Albury court yesterday James Arthur Scullin, clerk, aged 34, was remanded until Monday on a charge of having indecently…

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Terrorists Murder Two Chinese

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Fri.: Following; insurgent attack on a Chinese tin mine on Thursday, when two Chinese were…

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Car Driver Victim of Political Murder?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Fri.: The Japanese driver of the British Commonwealth member of the Allied Council was murdered outside…

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Albury Court Shorts

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 2

Charged with exceeding [?] speed limit in. Mate st on [?] George Carmichael, of Glen[?] was fined £3 with 8/ costs [?]…

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Motor Cyclists in Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1948 · page 2

Several motor cycle riders were fined in Albury Court yesterday Leslie Coombs was fined £2 with 5/8 costs for permitting an…

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