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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,141 stories in Murray's papers · page 35 of 58

[?] Young Widow on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 19

BRISBANE, Tues.: [?] to-day charged a young widow [?] having murdered her husband at Mulga Downs sheep station, in…

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Spinster’s Murder Still Unsolved

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: Police will continue their investigations into the baffling murder 16 months ago of wealthy…

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Attempt at Suicide in Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tues.: A struggle between a warder and a prisoner in the dock who was attempting to cut his own throat…

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Court’s Stand Son Child Endowment

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday : In determining the basic wage the Full Arbitration Court should nor give any…

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Police Allege Youth Murdered His Father INVERELL

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 5

At an inquest here today a detective told how an 18-year-old youth, charged with murder, threatened police, with a rifle. The inquest was into the…

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Court Told Albury Detectives Worked 676 Hours’ Overtime Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

Albury detectives worked 676 hours’ overtime without seeing any hope of taking time off, said the Police Association secretary (Mr F. H. Laut) at the Industrial Commission today…

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Wife Charged with Murder

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wed.: Following: the shooting of Michael John Coughlan, 25, station hand, of Mulga Downs sheep station on…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

The case in which Charles Henry Griffiths and John George Griffiths [?] charged at the Benaila Court with stealing 8 sheep the property…

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Gaoled For Stealing From Cars

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 7

Hush R. O’Hehir, 24 of West Maitland, was sentenced to one month’s gaol by Mr [?] SM, at Albury Court…

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Alleged Police Questioning of Jewish Youths

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs: The Premier (Mr McDonald) will confer with the Chief Secretary (Mr Dodgshum) on the…

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Truck Driver Given Bond by Wodonga Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 10

James William White, of Half-Way House, Wodonga, in Wodonga Court yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny…

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Police Search Gaol for Prisoner

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Police and gaol warders are searching for 28-year-old David Brampton who was missing from the…

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Alleged Theft at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

Sidney Roy Stewart, laborer, of Wollongong, was remanded to August 17 at Gunnedah Court yesterday on a charge of stealing a…

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Murder in Prison Cell

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 18

VIENNA, Friday : Two men each awaiting trial for separate murders unravelled in their cel at Linz gaol on Thursday. One…

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Witness’ Illness Holds Up Court Proceedings

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 15

Because of the indisposition of an important witness for the defence, the hearing at Chiltern Court yesterday of a charge…

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Court Told Conflicting Stories of Shooting of Man by Constable MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 7

During the General Sessions trial of Frederick George Daly, 25, storeman, on a shopbreaking charge today, his counsel, Mr Long said the case had become clouded through a threat by…

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Charged with Shooting Sister

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 9

WELLINGTON (NZ), Sun.: A miner, William Hainey Hillhouse, 20, was charged with attempted murder yesterday following the shooting of his…

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£500 Theft From Grocer’s Shop

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Thieves entered the grocer’s shop of Wilfred Comben, in Station st, Werribee, during Friday night and…

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Mother on Murder Charge; Daughter Dead

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Mrs Ivy Muriel Cogden, 50, of Oakleigh road, Carnegie, was charged in the City Court yesterday with the murder of…

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Police Find Missing Boy

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 2

A nine year old boy who was reported missing yesterday afternoon was located by Consts Payne and Elliott about 9 o’clock…

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