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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,141 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 58

Wodonga Traffic Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 12

The following traffic charges were dealt with at Wodonga Court yesterday. William J. Lindors, of Heidelberg, was charged with having…

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Parliamentarians Before Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 11

LAUNCESTON. Thurs: Two Liberal members of the House of Assembly and the Mayor of Launceston, Mr Allan Hollingsworth,…

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Presentation to Police Inspector Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

A civic testimonial and presentation to ex-Police Inspector Yardy and Mrs Yardy will take place at Albury Council…

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Five Years for Assaulting Police Officer

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thurs: Charged with assault on an ex-superintendent of police, a laborer received the maximum sentence of five years’…

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Debt Cases at Wodonga Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

At Wodonga Court yesterday W. Mertes was ordered to pay £50 and £2/12/6 costs to Preston Motors, Albury, and an order granted to…

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Eight Years’ Gaol, Then Deportation

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sat.: After he has served his sentence of eight years imposed by the Criminal Court yesterday on a…

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Comic Court V. Chiquita

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Comic Court’s autumn campaign plans have been amended and the brilliant South Australian will clash…

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Bandits and Police Shoot It Out

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sun.: Three drug-crazed bandits and two detectives shot it out in a New York night club early on…

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Cliff Climbing Police Sergeant Rescues Two Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

The police rescue squad, under Sgt. Weir, was called out twice today to rescue men from two Sydney cliffs. At Malabar, 66-year-old…

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Alleged Assault on Train

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 5

MAITLAND, Mon.: A 34-year-old laborer was committed for trial on March. 31, from Maitland Court today, on a charge of…

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Charged with Three-year-old Crime

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Robert Alexander Dhu, 28, laborer, who was arrested in Lismore last night, was committed for trial at North…

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No Police Action in Graft Charges?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday : It is understood that police will take no action into allegations that a Labor member of the Legislative…

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Bookmaker Murder Case Adjourned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The trial of two men and a woman charged with the murder of a 73-year-old S.P. bookmaker was…

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Pieces of Aircraft in Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 2

QUEBEC, Wed. : Bits of a wrecked aircraft were brought into court yesterday in the trial of J. Albert Guay,…

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Man Sentenced to 6 Months Gaol on Stealing Charges

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

At the Henty Police Court on Thursday morning, before Mr. Dobson, C.P.S., of Culcairn, Patrick Charles Wylie, alias Lamont, was sentenced to…

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Six Months’ Gaol at Henty

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

At Henty Police Court on Thursday before Mr Dobson, CPS, Patrick Wylie, alias Lamont, was sentenced to six months’ hard…

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Family Upsets— Month’s Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.: A salesman was sentenced to a month’s gaol in Paddington Court today for spitting in his wife’s face…

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Murder Charge Follows Man’s Death

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Following the death of Mervyn Batten, 30, of Gold st, Collingwood, in St. Vincent’s Hospital early this…

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Court Move in Sydney Meat Strike

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri A court move was made today against the Meat Industry Employes Union on the ground that it aided and…

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Pole on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.: Following the death of Anton Kupcow, a 46 year old Ukrainian, today, 22 year old Pole has been charged with…

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