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Courts & crime, 1951

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11 top U.S. Reds must now go to gaol

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tues.: The United States Supreme Court, in a six to two majority decision, has upheld the conspiracy conviction of America’s 11 top Communists…

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Greek court officials resign

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 7

ATHENS, Tues.: All Greek court officials resigned yesterday to help King Paul solve the crisis caused by the resignation of Field…

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Policeman suicides before court appearance

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 4

NEW YORK. Tues.: Charles Panarella. a retired policemen plunged to his death from a sixth floor window on the Brooklyn…

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Comic Court entered for Melbourne, Caulfield Cups

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE. Tues.—Comic Court, winner of the Cup last year, was nominated in Adelaide today the 1951 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Entries are as follow:…

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Prosecution of Union Leader Provokes an Ugly Outburst Police, wharfies clash: 5 men arrested

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police and waterside workers clashed in a short but ugly demonstration in Martin Place today. The clashes occurred after 5000 waterside workers and 2000 members of the Painters and Dockers’ Union left work this morning in…

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Storeman freed on assault charge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: A Quarter Sessions jury today acquitted Raymond Neville Hampson, 19, storeman, of Rowntree st, Balmain, of…

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Murder charge follows strangling

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 6

NEW YORK, Wed.: A 41-year-old house painter and former convict, August Jagusch, was yesterday charged with the murder of…

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Medals for Police, Firemen

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: Six NSW police superintendents and two NSW fire brigade chiefs have been awarded the King’s Police and…

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Court to decide Validity of S.E.C. regulations

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: State Full Court will hear argument tomorrow on the validity of protection of electricity…

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Doctor charged girl in court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thurs.: A 47-year-old Newmarket doctor appeared in the Criminal Court today charged with having dealt…

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Just “horseplay” says man charged with attempted theft of 1948 Caulfield gold cup

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A 30-year-old sales man told the General Sessions today that the alleged attempted theft of the 1948 Caulfield Gold Cup from a city hotel foyer, was innocent…

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£10 fine on stealing charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 10

“I have no reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offence,” said Mr Avery, SM, at Albury Court yesterday…

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Students to be , sentenced today

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: Four medical students who last week were found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, of the…

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Court[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Laurence Sullivan[?] was on Wednesday[?] default, 24 hours [?] on a charge of being [?]…

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Man Pulls gun in court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Thurs.: An agitated defendant in a domestic proceedings case in Auckland drew a loaded automatic pistol…

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Maltese in court following wharf brawl

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: As a sequel to a brawl between Customs. officers and Maltese on No. 17 North Wharf on May…

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Man reprieved by Hitler given damages in Sydney court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: A Prague Professor of Philosophy was awarded £75 compensation in the Workers’ Compensation…

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Court Hears Argument on Validity of S. E. C. Powers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Lengthy legal argument was heard by the State Full Court today on the validity of the State…

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Baker Sent to Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 4

Sydney baker, Raymond Francis Garfield, was senten[?]ed to one month’s gaol oh a charge of having had in his possession two…

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Seeks to Upset 15 Years Gaol Term

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: A laborer lodged an appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal today against his conviction for the alleged…

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