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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,219 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 61

Albury Police Court Yesterday. Man sent for trial following his alleged visits to girl’s room

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 4

A Mt. Beauty mon was committed for trial by Mr Avery, S.M., et the Albury court yesterday. The mon, Michacf Ross, was charged With stealing two pairs of ear-rings and a broach…

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Three Times Sentenced to Die Czech living in Albury tells amazing story

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 18

“Three times I was sentenced to die by a Communist People’s Court in Red-dominated Czechoslovakia each conviction was under a different name. I was sentenced to die on charges ranging from desertion and subversive work to espionage and acting as guide to refugees…

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Two Months’ Gaol for Four Students Who Took Part in Fatal “Rag”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Fri.: Mr Justice Abbott today sentenced four senior medical students to two ? months hard labor for the monslaughter of a first-year student in a university “ducking rag.”…

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Items of News Police May Take Action

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 2

Albury police said yesterday that a large number of agricultural, dairying and pastoral statistics forms for 1950-51, which had…

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Police sergeant’s fight with man in house

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Fri.: A police sergeant fought for 15 minutes with a young man in Mosman tonight before overpowering him…

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Move To Deregister Wharfies' Union Application Made to Arbitration Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Federal Government look a further and vital step against the Red-dominated Waterside Workers’ Federation today, when it applied to the Arbitration Court for registration of the Federation…

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Charged with Theft

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 2

Edward Lalor, 49, laborer, of Macauley st., was charged at Albury court on Saturday with having, on June 1, stolen £120 in cash…

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Police smash in door

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun. : Gaming squad police smashed in the door of a city office yesterday afternoon in…

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Apexians criticise Albury council, police

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 3

WANGARATTA, Sun.: Lack of “co-operation” in road safety measures by Albury civic and police authorities was criticised…

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Wife beaten unconscious, police allege

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sun.: Police alleged in the Adelaide Police Court yesterday that a 38-year-old German migrant had beaten his wife…

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Final News Round Up Australians Before Red Court

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Sun.: A letter from Hong Kong states that three Australian airmen captured by Chinese…

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Students Sentenced

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 1

On Friday last in the Adelaide Criminal Court Mr. Justice Abbott ordered four Senior medical students imprisonment for two months with…

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Police reply to Apexians

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 4

“If the Albury Apex Club approaches me and puts forward concrete ideas for road safety which meet with police…

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Prison break when police strike

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 3

CAIRO, Mon.: Prisoners broke out of the gaol in Khartoum yesterday when they heard that the city’s police…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 1

At the Corowa court of petty sessions on Friday before Messrs A. G. Phillips and Durey Fraser S.P., John Gilbert Duz, aged 23…

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Car driver charged following accident

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 14

John Essex, 24, of Mulwala, had his left leg broken in a road accident at Cobram on Monday night. He was riding a motor…

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Intent to Murder Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A man was remanded on £300 bail in the City Court today on a charge of [?] shot at George Walters at…

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Boy, 15, on murder charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A 15-year-old boy was committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. Burke, S.M.) today on a…

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Committed for Trial by Bright Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 6

An unusual defence was presented by Mr. J. E. Daily when he appeared to defend a young man homed John W. Murden, on employe of the State Electricity Commission at Mt. Beauty…

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Trial of author of “Power Without Glory” begins in Melbourne Criminal Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The trial of the 34-year-old author of “Power Without Glory,” Francis Joseph Hardy, on a charge of criminal libel opened in the Criminal Court today…

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