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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,163 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 59

Czech Flees From “Corrupt Police State”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 6

BERLIN, Sun,; Dr Bedrich Bruegel, Czech Charge d' Affaires and acting head of the Czech Mission in Berlin, has…

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Police Fire on Crowd

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

CALCUTTA, Mon.: One person was killed and 25 were injured yesterday when police opened fire on a crowd which broke up a…

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[?]Whose Baby?” Case [?] Before High Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 11

[?]MELBOURNE, Mon.: On the [?]round that the State Full Court [?] wrong in low in [?] [?] judgment by Mr Justice…

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Court’s Judgment Ends Petrol Rationing in Aust. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

PETROL rationing in Australia ended suddenly to-day with a unanimous announcement by the Full High Court that the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations were invalid. The announcement was made by the Chief Justice of the High…

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Sugar Theft Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: Members of the CIB and railway detectives investigating reports of thefts of sugar consigned to country…

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Gaoled for Vicious Assault

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tues. : Leonard Cyril Anderson,. 44, timber grader, Wylde St.. Potts Point, was sentenced today it the Central…

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Four to Be Sentenced for Brutal Bashing Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 10

THE brutal bashing and robbery of a B.C.O.[?] Army sergeant while on leave From last Eight Hour Day. March 14, resulted in four [?] members of an “Oaldeigh push” being found [?]…

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Starlet Violently Resists Police

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 15

HOLLYWOOD, Toes.: Blonde film starlet, Lila Leeds, resisted violently when Los Angeles police pot her in a cell block…

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"Whose Baby ?" Case for High Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday : By a majority decision the Full High Court today granted leave to appeal against the decision of the…

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Fined in Yackandandah Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 2

In Yackandandah Court, before Mr Bell, SM, Inspector E. J. Parslow, of the Lands Department, took action against the following…

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[?] Dereg[?] Arbi[?]tion Court Mr Justice Foster Dissents Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 2

FEDERATED Engine drivers and Firemen’s Association was [?] registered by the Full Arbitration Court, which [?] application in the basic wage [?]…

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Wife Charged with Stealing From Husband

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.: At the Central Police Court today a woman was charged with having stolen £300 from her husband, Harold…

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19 Greeks Sentenced to Death

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

ATHENS, Thursday: A Greek military tribunal at Patras has sentenced to death 19 people for allegedly aiding Greek…

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Reds Set Fire to Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 12

CALCUTTA, Thursday : Communist prisoners set alight to Calcutta gaol when they clashed with warders last night…

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Assault on Constable; Two For Sentence

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs: In General Sessions today two men were found guilty of having assaulted and caused bodily harm…

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Car Driver Charged Following Street Deaths

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs: The driver of a car which knocked down and killed two road workers in the city at 1.15 a.m. on May 21 was…

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Licensing Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

Mr. E. M. Debenham, S. [?] presided at the Licensing Court at the Deniliquin Court Court House [?] Wednesday. Application for[?]…

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Native For Trial On Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 5

DARWIN, Thurs.: An aborigine, Yaraga, was today committed for trial at the next sessions of the Northern Territory…

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Valuation Court Appeals

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 6

Twenty-seven appeals were listed for hearing at the Valuation Court on Wednesday, but due to pressure on time, His…

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Altered Court Roster

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 5

Mr. E. M. Debenham, S. M., at the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, advised that a new roster had been approved for…

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