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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,163 stories in Murray's papers · page 50 of 59

Alleged Attempted Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 2

A 36-year-old Ukrainian migrant, who has been in Australia for seven months, was remanded at Hillston on Friday on a charge of…

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Racing Identity Sent to Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday : Charged with breaches of the Bankruptcy Act, a racing identity, George Frank, was sentenced…

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Former Postal Officer Sent to Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A 24 year old laborer was sent to gaol for two years by Judge Moore in General Sessions…

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Alleged Assault on Constables Premier Disgusted at Crowd's Attitude

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Astonishment and disgust at the way in which a crowd stood, by without offering any assistance to the…

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Court Cases Drunkenness—indecent Behaviour

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 1

Leslie Noble, 45, labourer, was charged with using indecent language at noon on Saturday, at the North Deniliquin Reserve…

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Court Discusses Wine, Women's Wages, and Tobacco!

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Mon.: Wine, women's wages and tobacco were subjects of remarks by the Full Arbitration Court…

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Illegal Use of Cars Man Before Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 11

When Edward Walton Lewrey, 23, appeared in Albury Court yesterday charged with having used two motor vehicles without the…

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Two Men, Woman Charged With Bookmaker's Murder MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 1

POLICE today charged two men and a woman, all of Sydney, with the murder of 73-year-old S.P. bookmaker, William- George Kent, at a Carlton lodging house last night…

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Ex-constables Fined for Assault

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: Two ex-constables were each fined £5 for having assaulted a crippled news vendor when they appeared…

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Murder of Bookmaker Bail Refused Two Men, Woman

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Charged with the murder of 73 year old bookmaker, Willam George Kent, two men and a woman were remanded…

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Police Take a W Recovered £100 Worth of

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 5

Strange and mo ally interesting fa the life of a policeman, The “jobs” be has to andertack are after [?] and…

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Bonds for Assault on Police

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: In the Appeals Court today, Judge Holt released on a £30 good behavior bond two brothers who had been…

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Man Who Allegedly Took Truck at Albury Charged with Murder Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

A 21-YEAR.OLD laborer was today charged in Wagga Police Court with the murder of charles E. Lyons, pensioner, at Berrima, on Sunday. The man, Stanley Daniel Kenndy, was remanded until next Tuesday. Bail was refused. Det.-Sgt. Cloake arrested Kenndy…

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Policeman Dismissed and Charged

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: A 28-year-old former plainclothes police constable was charged in the Central Police station late this…

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Sentenced for Robbery and Subversive Activity

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 7

PRAGUE, Thurs.: A State Court yesterday sentenced eight Czechs to terms ranging from seven years to life for robbery and subversive…

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U.s. Charged Over Displaced Persons

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 11

WASHINGTON, Thurs. : An accusation that the United States was not doing its share in resettling settling Europe’s displaced…

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Man on Theft Charges Deals in Millions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 2

JOHANNESBURG, Thursday : Joseph Milne, the gold mines magnate, who is now appearing in High Court on charges of…

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Court Answers Solicitor

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 9

SYDNEY. Thursday : Although rejecting an application by the incorporated Law Institute for the suspension of Gordon Fraser…

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Man at Crossroads of Life Asked For Bond; Given Three Months’ Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 6

In a plea for leniency at Albury Court yesterday a young said he was at the crossroads of his life and if sent to…

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Objection by Police Renewal of Hotel Licence

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 15

After hearing an objection by the Licensing Inspector O’Keefe) against the renewal of licence for the Carriers’ Arms…

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