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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,163 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 59

Police Chiefs Admission on Albury Police Station

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

N..S.W. Commissioner of Police (Mr. Scott), who is on a tour of inspection of southern parts of the State, told the "Mail" on his arrival in Albury last evening that he had inspected the police station and formed the opinion that it…

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Police Search for Tribunal Witness

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 11

LONDON, Mon: The police are searching for Sidney Stanley, the Lynskey Tribunal witness, who failed to report to the police as…

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"Drew Knife to Project Himself" Man on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: A 29-year-old team conductor charged with the murder of a man on Saturday night was alleged in the…

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Man Who Made Allegations Against Police Gaoled

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday : Ivan Wallace Swift, 26, laborer, who last week during a criminal trial alleged, that he had-been assaulted…

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Special Court To-day to Try Racing Men?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.: A special court might have to be arranged to hear charges laid against eight racing men charged after a raid…

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Strike In Defiance Of Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

MORE than 2000 members of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association started a one-day strike from midnight to-night in defiance of a direction by the Federal Conciliation…

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Union Official Sentenced To Month's Gaol MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

BY a majority decision of the Full Arbitration Court to-day, the assistant general secretary of the Federated Ironworkers’ Association (Leslie John McPhillips) was sentenced to one month's gaol in Long Bay penitentiary, Sydney…

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First Court Held at Rocket Range

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Wed. : Woomera rocket range today held its first police court proceedings, when two truck drivers appeared on…

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£300,000 Damages Suit Before Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 12

PERTH, Wed A law suit instituted nearly four years ago a claim of £300,000 for damages to the steamship…

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Court Cannot Be Directed to Make Inquiry

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed. : The Federal Government could not direct the Arbitration Court to examine economic effects on the…

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Court Will Not Tolerate Direct Action-judge Warns Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

THE Full Arbitration Court would not tolerate direct action to enforce demands being heard by the court, acting Chief Judge Kelly warned to-day. He made his announcement to a court room packed with representatives of…

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Petty Thefts Youths Sentenced

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

In the Court of Petty Sessions in Hay on Tuesday, Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., sentenced two young men, who pleaded guilty to…

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Cycle Theft Brngs £10 Fine

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 12

Owner of a bicycle which was stolen from the railway yards on October 28, saw a member of Gordon King's family on March…

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Husband On Assault Charge Given Chance

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 12

In Albury Court yesterday, Mr. H. L. Angel, appearing for Maureen Amelia Davies, who charged her husband, John Robert…

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Bricklayer an Ardent Lover Released on Assault Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

“Taking the evidence as a [?] I am satisfied that no [?] would convict defendant [?] this charge," said Mr. A. V…

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Police Commissioner At Denlliquin

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

The N.S.W. Police Commissioner (Mr. James Scott), while in Deniliquin over the weekend, met aldermen at the…

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Court Must Be Obeyed

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Federal Government will not take any action to enable the assistant secretary of the…

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Murder, Suicide Follow Business Failure Kurri Kurri

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 12

A KURRI toy manufacturer, who battered to death his young wife and then killed himself, left behind a note disclosing his intentions. The note was produced at the invest to-day on the couple, Joseph…

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Police Chief Threatened

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri: The special breach of [?] police headquarters is [?] the origin of a thre[?]ing letter to [?]…

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Escaped Through Kitchen Window Prisoner Charged With Year Old Offence

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 3

On Sunday, April 11,1948, Percy Wilborn Connelly, in company with another prisoner, forced an iron bar from the window…

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