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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,163 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 59

Denial of Instruction Not To Gaol Salesman

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: Department of Justice had not instructed Ashfield police not to gaol Arthur Wilson—a typewriter salesman,…

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Has No Doubts That Communists Will Murder Card. Mindszenty “Charges Preposterous” —Archduke Otto CHARLOTTE (North Carolina)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 1

ARCHDUKE Otto, heir to the throne of Hungary, said last night that the had no doubt the Communists would take the life of Cardinal Mindszenty and described as “preposterous” charges…

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Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

Two persons were arrested for drunkenness by Corowa police last Saturday. They were C. V. Felton and Geo. Beaver. They did not…

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3 Years For Stealing From Poor Box

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday : Convicted of sacrilege a youth was today sentenced to three years' imprisonment…

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In Albury Court Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

Gavin Reidy, 38, was fined £3, in default six days’ imprisonment with hard labor, at Albury Court yesterday on a charge- of having…

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Miner Sentenced to Death

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

PERTH, Tues: Leonard Herman Levy, 31 years, miner, was sentenced to death by the Chief Justice (Sir John Dwyer) in the…

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Cardinal Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Six Others Also Found Guilty Budapest

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 1

ROMAN Catholic Primate of Hungary was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Hungarian People’s Court today, stales Reuter’s…

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“Double Banking”' of Vehicles Police Reply to Commerce Chamber

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 15

Albury police would not object to motor vehicles “double banking” in the city streets for the purpose of picking up goods…

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Two Years’ For Stealing From Poor Box

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed. : Laborer who stole £3 from a church poor box was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment today…

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Smart Work by Wagga Police

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 10

WAGGA, Wed.; A man for whom State police have been searching for six months was arrested at Wagga today. The…

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Rabbit Prosecutions Special Court at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 5

A special Court was held at Jerilderie on Wednesday and Thursday of last week before Mr. E. W. Debenham, S.M., to deal with…

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Counsel Clash in Supreme Court “Disgraceful And Open Lying”—Mr. Justice Dwyer SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 11

SHARP clash occurred between opposing counsel in the Supreme Court today in the case, which Mr Justice Dwyer said, was marked by “disgraceful and open lying.”…

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Finale of Police Assault Case

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 8

When Leslie Denis McAuliffe and John Thomas Fleming were called at the Court of Betty Sessions on Wednesday, Sergeant D…

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Two Women Sentenced to Death in Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Two women were found guilty of murder by a jury in the Criminal Court tonight and were…

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Man Charged with Shooting at Wife

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Thurs: A man charged on four different counts in the Tamworth court today was remanded without bail…

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Licensing Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., presided at the Licensing Court on Wednesday when the licence of the “Riverina” Hotel, Moama,…

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Pictures Murder Mystery With Comedy Support

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

Columbia's "The Corpse Came C.O.D.", suspenseful mystery with comic overtones set against a glamorous Hollywood locale, will…

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Save Life on the Road Appeals Police Chief

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs: An urgent appeal to road users to display more courtesy was made today by the deputy chief of the NSW Police…

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Son of Ex-minister Named in Bankruptcy Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs: The son of the late Thomas John Ley, once NSW Minister for Justice, was named in a sequestration petition before…

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Two Men Charged With Conspiracy To Assault

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday : Two men charged with conspiracy to assault were remanded at Quarter Sessions today to appear…

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