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Courts & crime, 1948

973 stories in Murray's papers · page 32 of 49

Another Gun Battle In Malaya [?] More Murder

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE Thurs.: After four dead in a [?] near Kulai, Johore yesterday Chinese terrorists…

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Comic Court Goes Well Over 5 Furlongs

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 16

SYDNEY, Thurs: The South Australian champion colt, [?] Court, who will be having . his first outing in Sydney at Can…

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£26,000,000 For Wheatgrowers As A Result Of Court Case

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 2

At a meeting of Henty branch of the Farmers end Settlers' Association on Tuesday night, an extract was read from "The Land" newspaper pointing out the definite gains to wheatgrowers from the Nelungaloo High…

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Woman Cries B[?] in Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The [?] [?] (Mr Wright) at [?] today committed for trial [?] Flora Rowe, 52, on a charge [?]…

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Comic Court and Deep Sea to Win

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 16

COMIC COURT and Deep Sea may be two good bets at Canterbury this afternoon. Form of candidates is as follows:— FIRST BURWOOD MIXED…

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Sections in Preference Invalid Ruling by High Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Certain sections of the Victorian Discharged Servicemen’s Preference Act were found in the High Court…

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Refused Permission to Visit Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 8

BRISBANE, Sunday: Because he convicted person,” Communist [?] Max Julius, has been re[?] permission to visit a client…

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Punters Burnt Fingers Over Comic Court Crack Colt Fails Badly at CANTERBURY(From “Glenloth.”) SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 12

BIGGEST flop of the day at Canterbury yesterday was the defeat of crack South Australian colt Comic Court who, despite his 9.11, was considered a money for nothing proposition in the…

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Two Men on Car Stealing Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 7

LISMORE, Monday : As a sequel to a-15 hours’ manhunt yesterday two men appeared in the Lismore police court today…

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Court Cases

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. J. Cronin, J.P., yesterday: Mervyn Kendrick Gibson, shearer, aged 43, was arrested by Sergeant…

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Union Officials Summoned to Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday : Three officials of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association were summoned to attend…

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Mass Fingerprinting to Follow Theft Lithgow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 3

DETECTIVES to-day made arrangements to fingerprint all R.A.A.F. personnel and employes at Marrangaroo Air Force camp following the biggest and most daring ammunition theft ever carried…

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£1300 Payroll Theft From Firemen’s Headquarters Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 7

A £1300 brigade was stolen from a steel safe at fire brigade headquarters, Castlereagh st., city. last night. The money was drawn from a bank yesterday afternoon and was to have been paid to…

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Settlement Strife Keeps Police Busy

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday . Crime in the Liverpool area since the establishment of the Hargrave Park housing settlement was…

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Court Challenge to Uniform Tax?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Victorian Government will consider challenging the Commonwealth’s uniform taxation rights…

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Payroll Theft Detectives Searching For Discarded Envelopes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thurs.: Detectives investigating the theft of the £1222 payroll from fire brigade headquarters,` made a widespread…

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Man Fined For Theft of Petrol At Yerong Creek

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

When his truck ran out of petrol, a man had walked into a nearby property and helped himself to two gallons from a shed, police stated at the…

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Varied Duties of Outback Police SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

A POLICEMAN told Mr justice Taylor in the industrial Commission today that burial of…

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Gun Battle with Police Seven Chinese Terrorists Killed

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

SINGAPORE. Thurs.: Seven Chinese terrorists were killed this morning in a gun battle with a police and army patrol…

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Polish Migrants Gaoled Assaulting Police. Resisting Arrest, Offensive Behavior

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 2

BATHURST, Thurs.: Two of three newly arrived Polish migrants were sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for assault…

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