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Courts & crime, 1948

973 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 49

[?]Ed Sentenced to 6 Months’ Gaol [?]tterances Alleged To Be Seditious BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 3

[?] BURNS, a member of State executive [?] of the Queensland Communist Party, was found [?] to-day of charges of sedition preferred [?] him under the Crimes Act and was sentenced…

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Bomb Murder Attempt

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: Detectives today made important progress in their investigations of last night’s Alexandria…

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Gaol If Defence Secrets Revealed Paris

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 1

A THREAT to French and foreign reporters that they would be imprisoned if they gave away national…

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Youth’s Body in Culvert; Man Charged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: William Kenneth Flack, 25, of Harbord, was charged in Manly police court today with the manslaughter of a…

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Youth on Murder Charge Again Remanded

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues: A station hand, William Benjamin Harvey-Bugg, 17, appeared at the Children’s Court today on two charges of…

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Armed Police Guard at Docks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 1

BOMBAY, Tues.: Strong contingents of armed police took up guard duty at vital power installations and oil pipelines at…

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Rather Gaol Than Bond

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: “I would rather go to gaol than have a bond hanging over my head,” a 37-year-old laborer told Mr…

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Red Released From Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 15

BRISBANE, Wed. : Gilbert Burns, a member of the Australian Communist Party, was released from gaol today pending the…

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Police Had Busy Day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 2

Police were kept busy at the show yesterday, but not in crime detection. They had thrust into their care at different times…

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Joint Opposition Parties Back Fadden “Not to See Security Police” Unless Mr. Chifley Makes Certain Admissions CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

THE joint Opposition Federal Parliamentary Parties to-night reaffirmed support of the leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden) in the “secret documents case” and issued a direction…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 6

At the Court of Petty Sessions at Corowa yesterday before Mr. Guiggin, P.M. Desmond Matthews was fined £2 with 8-court costs for driving a…

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Police Do Not Suspect Fool Play

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs. : Reports received by the CIB indicate that police do not suspect foul play in the death at Nundle…

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Youths Charged with Car Stealing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 2

Following the reported disappearance of a car from Melbourne yesterday morning the vehicle was found abandoned at Albury later…

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Jew Terrorists Charged

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 3

TEL AVIV. Tuesday : Nathan Friedman Yellis and Mordechai Schmulewitz, were today charged with being the leaders of a…

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Engineer Sent to Gaol Called “Thorough Scoundrel”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday : An engineer described by the police as a “thorough scoundrel,” and alleged to have been engaged to…

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District Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 2

Sittings of Albury District Court and Quarter Sessions will now commence until 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 20. Jurors will be…

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Ex-Police Officer Criticises Jury System

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 3

LITHGOW, Friday : Reform in the method of appointment of juries was urged by ex-Inspector W. Morgan, former…

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Thieves Busy While Police Chiefs Dined

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday : Thieves last night looted crime prevention exhibits at the annual convention of the International…

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Murder-suicide? Husband and Wife Dead

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday : Police believe a man who was found fatally wounded in a paddock at Burnside late last night, shot…

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Items of News Charged with Stealing

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

A man employed at Bandiana military camp was arrested yesterday morning and charged with stealing £20 from the orderly…

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