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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,219 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 61

Items of News Melbourne Driver Charged

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

Wodonga police on Saturday night arrested a 25-year-old North Melbourne driver and later charged him with unlawful possession…

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Police surround house and arrest young man at revolver point

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Detectives last night surrounded rounded a house in Paddington and arrested a young man at revolver point. The arrest was made…

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Theft From the King

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.: Thieves during the week-end stole three historic, silver-headed arrows belonging to His…

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Migrant Charged at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

New. Australian, Vujica Pavlovic, of Boyd’s Bridge CRB camp, was charged at Wodonga Court yesterday with having been found…

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Charged with Unlawful Possession

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

Melbourne transport driver, Ronald Jones, was charged at Wodonga Court yesterday with having been in unlawful possession…

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Beechworth Police Youth Club

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 11

A public meeting was held at Beechworth to decide the fate of the Citizens and Police Youth Club. The chairman (Mr E. E…

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Dramatic turn in court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Mon.: When the hearing was resumed in Adelaide Police Court today of an unlawful killing charge against…

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Blinded wife with punch, police allege

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: Alleged by police to have blinded his wife when he punched her while she was wearing glasses,…

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Police inquire into the doping of Even Flow

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.: CIB detectives investigating the doping of Even Flow today interviewed employes at the Rand wick stables of trainer Maurice McCarten…

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Man who sued wife called by court official “self-confessed liar-deceiver”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: A man awarded £943 against his wife in the Supreme Court today was called “a self-confessed liar and deceiver” by the Deputy Prothonotary (Mr. T. C…

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Court of Petty Sessions Thursday, March 29, 1951. (Before Mr. Beavers, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

John Bamgwanath, of Toorak, commercial traveller, was charged with driving a car in Sanger Street, Corowa, whilst under the…

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Farmer on Three Stealing Charges

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 4

Lyle Thomas Druitt appeared at the Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions answer three charges of stealing. He pleaded guilty, and was ordered…

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Charged with abducting “blue baby”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: A laborer charged with abducting a four year-old “blue baby” offered in Redfern Court today to return the…

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“Ginger Meggs” in Court!

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: Associated Newspapers Ltd., publishers of the “Sunday “Sun,” sought an injunction in the Equity Court…

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Wodonga and District Section Wodonga police station has a “Unique distinction”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 10

The march of progress cannot rob Wodonga police station of its “unique distinction”—-the conspicuous hotel sign at its entrance gate. Postal Department workmen are tearing up portion…

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Woman’s story of police visit to flat causes judge to halt trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: A jury was discharged in Quarter Sessions today when an attractive blonde photographic model, a defence witness, made a statement which Judge Curlewis…

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Gaol for Car Driver

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: A man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and knocking down three schoolgirls on a Sydney…

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Sheep Stealing on the Border

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 4

Graziers in the Yelarbon-Goondiwindi area believe an organised gang is conducting large scale sheep stealing operations…

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Albury Police Court Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 11

Former champion cyclist, wellknown Sydney engineer-builder manufacturer, Rex Ley, has been awarded a verdict after a…

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Driver on Stealing Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 2

A transport driver with prior convictions dating back to 1943 was convicted on a charge of larceny in Wodonga. court yesterday. The…

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