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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,141 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 58

Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

James Leslie Ferguson, labourer, aged 37 years, and John Dunbar, carpenter, aged 43 years, appeared before Mr. E…

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Appearance in Court Delayed

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Mon.: Phillip Trythall Horton, 37, has been charged with the murder of his father-in-law, Herbert Ernest…

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Police Swarm on Liner Seeking Escaped Convicts

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 8

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday: Fifty police were rushed to liner Aorangi on its arrival this morning when information was…

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Police, Natives Exchange Shots in Ugly Riot JOHANNESBURG

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

POLICE and natives exchanged shots and several people were injured in rioting which flared up yesterday in Newclare, a non-European suburb. There was also an outbreak…

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Forgery, Uttering, Stealing Alleged Doctor on 23 Charges

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

GRIFFITH, Tues.: Dr. Solomon Goldberg had admitted having altered addresses on maternity allowance claim forms to help…

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Fabulous Wages For Shearers If Court Claim Succeeds BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

A NEW claim to be lodged by the AWU in the Federal Arbitration Court will, if granted, enable shearers in all States, except Queensland, to earn about £9 a day. The claim, which covers about 40,000 employes in Victoria,…

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Boxer Before Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Hanley James Tilden, 21, better known in the sporting world as welterweight boxing contender, Harry Hayes,…

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“Dirt Monet” Dispute Arbitration Court to Decide

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Dumosa “dirt money” dispute will be referred to the Arbitration Court…

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Gaol for Persian Prince

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 11

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday : Prince Nasser Jehanbani, of Iran, entered gaol today to begin serving a sentence of from one to 14…

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Police Boys' Club Appeal

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

In connection with an appeal for fodder for the Police-Citizens Boys' Clubs health resort at Camp Mackay, Kurrajong, which was made to…

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Police Asked to Act

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Complaints about hikers and picnickers leaving burning fire embers along the foreshores of the Hume Weir and elsewhere were…

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Two Men on Murder Charges Again Remanded

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A further remand until February 9 was granted when two men appeared before the City Court…

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Comic Court and Carbon Copy to Clash in Orr Stakes Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 16

COMIC COURT has gone ahead by leaps and bounds since his great first-up effort behind Filipino last Saturday and he is chosen to win the C. F. Orr Stakes, the principal event on the Moonee Valley programme on Saturday…

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Rings Theft From Jeweller

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.: Six diamond rings worth more than £300 were stolen from a big city jewellery store today. Three young [?]…

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Mr. Justice Fullager to Be New High Court Judge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Attorney-General (Senator Spicer) announced tonight that the Government would recommend to…

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Comic Court for Big Valley Race Today: Likely to Be Odds on

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 20

COMIC COURT topped off his preparation for the Drr Stakes at the Valley today by trotting and striding about 2¼ miles on the cinders at Caulfield yesterday. He will have a race morning sprint, and should be at his peak for his big engagement later in the day…

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Stress Danger of Gaol Break

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Sun.: Prison officers yesterday said discipline at Long Bay gaol was so - bad and supervision of prisoners so inadequate…

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Just Briefly Confessed to Murder

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.: Warner Kluen, 37, of Berlin, has confessed to the murder of a 24-year-old girl whose scalped and strangled body…

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Quick Arrests by Wangaratta Police

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

Wangaratta police made a quick arrest on Saturday after a house in Ovens street, Wangaratta, had been broken into and…

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N. S. W. Police Seek Inter-State Aid in Search For Hidden Arms SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

DETECTIVES in three States over t he week-end raided criminal in their search for arms and ammunition. The raids followed Friday s Mort’s Dock hold-up b y gunmen armed with tommy-guns. Sydney C.I.B. last night asked police in Victoria, Queensland, and…

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