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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,163 stories in Murray's papers · page 58 of 59

Laborer on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: Norman Craig, 44, a laborer, of Chullora, was remanded without bail until December 30 at the…

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Danced Towards Police Bullets

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 2

ENUGU, (Nigeria), Wed.: Although two of their number had fallen under fire, striking African miners continued to advance…

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Court Orders That Man Be Reinstated

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Reinstatement of Andrew Davidson, who was discharged by the Newcastle City Council on July 5 because he…

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War Time Refugees Can Be Deported, Court Rules

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed: Under the amended Immigration Act passed by the Labor Government to overcome weaknesses…

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Theft From Bandiana Kitchen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 2

Two “New Australians” were each fined £2 in default seven days' gaol on charges of unlawful possession, at Wodonga Court…

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Truck Driver Charged Following Fatal Smash

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Following an accident between a truck heavily laden with empty bottles and a tram at South…

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Small Debts Court

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 3

Mr. E. M. Debenham, in the Small Debts Court at Hay last Monday, adjourned until March a case in which Permewan Wright…

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Court Action to Follow Racecourse Sale

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 16

GOSFORD. Thurs.: Gosford Agricultural and Citrus Association today applied to the Fair Baits Court for a determination of the rent of the…

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“Wharfies” Defy Court on Holidays Issue Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1949 · page 1

IN defiance of the Arbitration Court, Waterside Workers' Federation officials today repeated their orders to “wharfies” o stop work at noon tomorrow for a 30½ day Christmas break…

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Police Commissioner at Beechworth Youth Club Opened

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 December 1949 · page 12

The Chief Commissioner of Police, Mr A. M. Duncan, visited Beechworth to inaugurate the newly-formed Citizens and…

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Arrest In Mutilated Body Killing; Charged MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 December 1949 · page 1

HOMICIDE detectives tonight charged a 53-year-old Norwegian with the murder of William Stewart, 60, whose mutilated was discovered in the basement room…

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House Shooting; Man on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 December 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Charged, with the murder of George Frederick Pearson, 35. laborer, a man admitted being at Pearson’s home…

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Man with Cut Throat Charged with Woman’s Murder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 December 1949 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: A 37-year-old man was charged today with the murder yesterday of Mrs Elsie May Wheeler, 39…

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Man Remanded on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 December 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Olaf Kaal Kharlsen, 53. stoker, was charged in the City Court today with having…

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Police Impound Horse Pending Inquiry

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 December 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: An inquiry into the bona fides of a horse which won a race last Saturday, has been launched by officials of the…

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Police Hunt Girl’s Slayer

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 December 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed: Homicide detectives are hunting the slayer pretty 20-year-old blonde Elizabeth Maureen Williams,…

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Court Actions Follow Beach Raid

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 December 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Two solicltors one from Tamworth am the other from Wickham, wert arrested following…

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Hospital Patient Charged with Murder

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday : Alfred Coates Griffin, 37, carrier, of Adams st, Hindmarsh, was today charged with the…

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Radio Announcer Charged with Murder of Typist Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 1

A 25-YEAR-OLD radio announcer, John Brian Kerr, was charged in the City Court today, with having murdered 20-year-old blonde typist, Elizabeth Maureen…

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£2000 Flat Theft

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 December 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Jewellery and two radio sets, worth in all £2000, were stolen from a Toorak flat between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m…

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