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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,163 stories in Murray's papers · page 45 of 59

Man to Be Sentenced To-day

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 11

After deliberating for 75 minutes, a jury in Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday convicted Donald Francis McColl on two…

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Two Years Gaol for Breaking Bond

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

At the Albury Quarter Sessions on Tuesday last, Judge Herne sentenced John Francis Spencer (19), of Corowa, to two years penal…

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A “New Australian” Fined for Assault

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 12

Two “Sew Australians” from the Bonegilla migrant centre appeared at Wodonga Court yesterday charged with assault…

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Culcairn Police Ball Great Success

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

Culcairn Police Ball, held in the Memorial Hall on Friday night, was attended by 400 dancers and a gallery of onlookers The ball was decorated with…

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Police Visit Red News- Paper Office

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: According to the latest issue of “The Guardian", published weekly by the Communist Party…

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Police Can Tear Down Offending Posters

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Police would be empowered at the request of the Divisional Returning Officer during next election…

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Police to Stop All Transports Carrying Sheep

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs. : The Police Department has been instructed by the Government to stop all transports…

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Albury Man Sentenced Twice in Two Days

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 5

A sentence of three months’ imprisonment was imposed on William Arthur Wornes, 28 years, of Rau st, Albury, by…

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Petrol Racketeers Face £500 Fine: Gaol, Too

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri. : From now on garages in the State would be “blitzed” to see that they were conforming with the law…

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Medicine Scheme Invalid, High Court Holds MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

THE full High Court, by a four to two majority today, declared the Federal Government’s free medicine scheme invalid. The Chief Justice (Sir John Latham) ruled, that Section 7 A of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Act imposed a form of civil…

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Big Jewel, Clothing Theft

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: Jewellery and clothing worth £700 were stolen from an Edgecliff flat last night during the absence of the…

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Stealing Charge Ten Weeks for Watch

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

In the Court of Petty Sessions at Carrathool last Friday, Mr. Debenham, S.M., sentenced a man lately employed on Uardry to ten…

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Czech Police Isolate Town

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 13

VATICAN CITY, Mon.: Czech police have completely surrounded the small town of Svatyian Podskalon, near Prague, which is…

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Comic Court Out of Stakes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Comic Court was scratched from tomorrow's Caulfield Stakes late this afternoon. Comedy Prince was taken out of the…

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Court's Decision Causes Mine Hold-up

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: As protest against the High Court's decision invalidating part of the Federal…

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Tennis Notes .Opening of Grass-court Season

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 4

After an inspection of the courts of the Corowa Tennis Club last week-end, the courts committee, Messrs. F. Mattews, J. Low and K. Wilmot,…

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"Books" Try to Cover" Comic Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 20

BOOKMAKERS who stand to lose a fortune if the hot favourite, Comic Court, wins the Caulfield Cup next Saturday, are making desperate efforts to strengthen the field…

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Car-stealing Charge Homann to Stand Trial at Hay Nine Months for Using Boat and Damage to Lock-up

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

ASHLEY Josef Homann will stand trial at the Hay Quarter Sessions in December, on charges of stealing a car and breaking lawful custody. Homann, who faced five charges in the Hay Court of…

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Sharkey to Be Sentenced

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. : Mr Justice Dwyer will pass sentence on Laurence Louis Sharkey, general secretary of the…

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Bennie Gelbart Anxious to Face Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues. : Bennie Gelbart believed he had been tried in an advance in almost every newspaper in…

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