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Courts & crime, 1948

973 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 49

Wants Jap. Police Armed “Suppress Red Up- Risings”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 September 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Lieut. General H. L. Eichelberger, former commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, who reached home…

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Terrorists Murder Australian

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wed.: The 15th European to be murdered since the outbreak of terrorism in Malaya, an Australian…

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10 Years’ Gaol for Youth

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

DUBBO, Wed.: John Douglas Ashworth, 16, who allegedly shot dead an overseer at Auburn Station, near…

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Police and Strikers Clash

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Wed: Hundreds of CIO oil refinery strikers fought a rock and tear-gas battle with the police for two…

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Workers’ Compensation Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 6

Workers’ Compensation Commission of NSW will sit at Albury at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21, when the matters of…

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Aid of Country Police Sought

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Police in contry centres have been requested by the CIB to assist in the efforts to find the…

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Men in Hospital Under Police Guard

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wed.: After a speeding car overturned near Wellington (NSW) to-day, two men in blood-soaked clothing were…

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“Flouting the High Court” Fadden on F.m. Decision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Prime Minister said in the House of Representatives today that whether there would…

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Ammunition Theft Three Men Charged

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs. : Two showmen and a contractor were today charged at the City Court with stealing thousands of rounds…

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Police Warn Cracker Throwers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 2

A warning was issued by police yesterday to children who let off fireworks in streets or public places. They said headmasters of…

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Inquiry Into Lutana Crash Personnel of Court Announced

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday : The Court of Inquiry appointed into the Lutana air crash will have full right to make to the…

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“Will Withstand High Court Appeal”-sen. Cameron Govt.’s Action On F.M. Broadcasting CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 September 1948 · page 3

FEDERAL Government’s action in granting the A.B.C. a monopoly of frequency modulation broadcasting would withstand challenge in the High Court, the Postmaster-General (Senator Cameron)…

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Gaoled for Stealing Child’s Money

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 15

SYDNEY, Fri.: A house-breaker who used an axe to break into a home and open a child’s money box was…

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Suspected Cases of Poisoning Police to Investigate

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: Police are expected to investigate two cases of suspected poisoning, one involving the death of a baby…

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Murder in a Plane

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday : Police are investigating the mystery murder of a woman whose body was found in a two-seater plane…

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Bandiana Soldier Critically Wounded : Man Charged

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 1

AS the result of an alleged struggle over a pea rifle, a 37-year-old soldier of I B.O.D., Bandiana, is in a critical condition in the Albury District Hospital with a bullet wound in the stomach. He is…

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Police Provided “Wedding Breakfast”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sunday : A young man and woman who were married early on Friday and parted a few hours later were…

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Boxing Trainer’s Be- Havior Was Offensive to Police

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 11

SYDNEY, Monday: Ernest Edward McQuillan, 44, boxing trainer, pleaded guilty and was fined £3 at Paddington Police Court…

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Labourers on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: In the Central Criminal Court today two labourers, Percy Charles Neville, 32, and Harold…

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Alleged Faked Theft; Four Men For Trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: Four men were committed for trial at Central: Police Court today on charges of conspiracy to cheat and defraud…

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