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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,141 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 58

Charged After Testifying Before Committee

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 9

NEW YORK, Thursday : A man who recently testified before the Senate Investigation Committee that he had netted…

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Shop Assistants’ Threat : Court Sequel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Thurs.: The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today issued an order deregistering the Newcastle branch…

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Court Action Over Ownership of Trotters

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 17

SYDNEY, Fri.: The disputed ownership of three trotting horses, Jack’s Hope, Billy’s Hope and Kevalto was the…

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Officer Quits Court

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

LOS NEGROS, Sun.: An Australian Army officer has asked to be relieved of duty as a member of the…

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Secret Police Bar Scientists From Jobs

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Security objections have resulted in several applicants being rejected for Commonwealth defence…

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Fair Rents Court at Bright

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

Several applications for an increase in rental of dwellings were before the Fair Rents Court which sat at Bright on Friday. Mr J…

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Barber on Murder Charge Follows Laborer’s Death in Residential SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

A 55-year-old laborer was found dead with his head in a pool of blood in a Buckingham street. City, residential today. Late this afternoon detectives charged a 40-year-old…

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Suggestion for Combating Sheep Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 3

Delegates to the annual conference of pastures Protection Boards in Sydney decided to ask police to re-introduce flying squads to combat sheep…

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Alleged Theft of 1000 from Bank

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Police charged a 21 year old youth at Central police station today with the theft of £1000 from a city bank…

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Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 6

Ivan Brant, agent 43 years, woolclasser, did not appear when called at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday morning to…

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Barber on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: William Noel Cartwright, 40, barber, of Buckingham st., Surry Hills, was remanded until June 14 in the…

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Man on Murder Intent Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Mon.: A Belmont man had claimed that the man be tried to kill was responsible for putting him in Morisset…

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In Albury Police Court Yesterday It’s Costly to Live on a Council Reserve

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 10

A man who had camped his caravan home at the Hovell Tree Reserve was told in Albury Court yesterday that he could be fined £5 for each day he refused to remove it after notice had been served…

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Miners’ Court Challenge to Anti-red Bill Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 3

The Miners’ Federation will challenge the validity of the Communist Party Dissolution Bill immediately it becomes law…

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Court Told How Japs Shot 8 Digger Pow Los Negros (Admiralty Is.)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

Eight Australian soldiers were executed b y shooting by the Japanese in front of freshly dug graves, it was alleged here today. The men—oil Victorians—were members of the 2/4th Anti Tank Regiment. They were: Warrant Officer, Second Class, M. W .Quittendon; Sgt. C. Danaher; Bombardiers C. Cumming,…

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Re-trial of Ex-radio Announcer Crowd Forced Out of Court Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 7

Interest in the re-trial of ex-radio announcer John Bryan Kerr, 24, showed no signs of slackening today…

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Clerk on £1000 Stealing Charge, Refused Bail

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Tues.: A 21 year old clerk charged with stealing £1000 from the Bank of NSW on December 8 last year had disposed of all…

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Attempted Murder, Suicide Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 15

NEWCASTLE, Tues.: Horace Edward Richards (54), of Victoria [?]st, Belmont, was committed for [?]trial from Newcastle Court today…

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Attempted Plane Murder; Man Remanded

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 5

SANTA MONICA, Tues.: John Grant, 31, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity yesterday to six charges of attempted murder…

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Court Removes Restrictions on Negroes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Three unanimous rulings removing restrictions on Negroes were handed down by the Supreme Court…

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