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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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New Year Fracas brings "Court" Action

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

The New Year started off [?] badly for Eric Claude [?] 39-year-old Deniliquid [?] labourer, who visited the…

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Migrant on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday : A Polish migrant, Marian Potalej, 23, was charged at the Liverpool Police Court today with…

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Police Clear , Demonstrators

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 15

ACCRA, Fri.: Steel-helmeted police brandishing long truncheons yesterday vigorously cleared the streets of Accrt, capital of…

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Police Comb Underworld Bank Hold-up Sequel (Full Report of Hold-up, Page 3)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 19

SYDNEY. Friday : Sydney’s underworld is being invaded tonight by all available police in the search for the two…

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Prisoner Breaks Leg in Gaol Break

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

BEECHWORTH, Sun.: Two prisoners who escaped from Beechworth Reformatory Prison yesterday enjoyed only a…

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Pensioner on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

CAIRNS, Sun.: A men was charged yesterday with a woman’s murder, and also with having committed grievous…

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Police Guard Woman; Man Shot

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

WOLLONGONG, Sunday : Police are guarding a woman in Wollongong Hospital following the fatal shooting of…

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Ex-police Officer, Born in Albury, Dead

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: A cornet player in the NSW Police Band for 34 years, ex-sergeant Arthur Charles MoIntyre, died last…

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Police Dogs to Join Search for Old Man

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.: Police dogs will join in the search tomorrow for 85 year-old James Dooler who has been missing from his…

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Intent to Murder Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: A 60-year-old war pensioner was committed for trial at the North Sydney Police Court today on a charge…

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Three for Trail on Wireless Theft Charge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Three men were committed for trial at Albury Quarter Sessions in March by Mr. A. V. Quiggin at Corown Court of Petty Sessions on…

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Boy Pleads Guilty to Stealing the “Girl Jean”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 11

LONDON. Mon.: A boy of 14 pleaded guilty at Dundee Juvenile Court today when charged with having stolen a fishing boat, the…

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Alleged Murder Confession Man Remanded

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A. written confession had been made by a young man to the murder of a woman and her…

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District Court Judgment

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

His Honour, Judge Berne, delivered Judgment last week on a case which came before him at the District Court at Corowa in December…

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Police Looking for “Ray” and “Johnny”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

WANGARATTA Mon.: Here is the strange story of two men known as "Ray" and "Johnny", two youths and two stolen motor…

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High Production Downs Comic Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Monday: Champion Comic Court was beaten out of a place in the fifth heat of the Epsom race trials today…

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Items of News “Old Offender” Before Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

William Richard Davis, 49, whom Sgt. McGuinness described as an “old offender” with many convictions, was told by Mr Quiggin, SM,…

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50 Years’ Gaol for Clergyman

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 15

ROCHESTER, Tuesday: The Rev. George P. Hetenyi, 40, Hungarian - born Episcopalian clergyman, was sentenced…

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Students, Professors Charged with Cheating

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 15

ROME, Tuesday : Police yesterday charged 116 students, professors and employes of the Rome University, with cheating…

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Rew Arded for Aiding Police

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

On a visit to Tumbarumba, the District Superintendent of Railways at Junee (Mr. J. J. O’Neil), presented Mr. E. A…

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