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Courts & crime, 1951

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NSW Police Search for Victorian Escapees

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Fri.: NSW police are on the alert for the two men who escaped from Corarimungie prison. Victoria, two days ago…

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Wife Charged With Intent to Murder

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Police today arrested a 29-year-old woman and charged her with wounding with intent to…

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300,000 Reds Mass for 2-Pronged Assault in Korea Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

More than 300,000 Communist troops massed along the western central sectors of the Korean front are preparing to launch a two pronged assault against the 150 mile United Nations defence line, says Ronald Batchelor, AAP-Reuter correspondent…

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Shocks in Coroner’s Court

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: A Coroner’s Court at Kempsey yesterday was shaken as two shots were fired by a detective…

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Titian, Skip Court to Start in Challenge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 16

Race plans for Titian and Skip Court changed, and both horses will now run in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick on Saturday week. Carrington Stakes winner Warrah King also is now a likely runner in the Challenge…

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In Albury Court Yesterday S.M’s Warning to Traffic Offenders

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 9

In Albury Court yesterday the S.M. (Mr. Quiggin) warned several defendants in traffic cases that if they came before the court again their licences may be suspended. Francis Luke Gulson…

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Motorist Charged With Rape

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: A 21 year old motorist was committed for trial at Ryde Court today on a charge of having raped a 19 year…

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Skip Court’s Good Trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Apprentice Brian Killian snapped up an offer to ride Skip Court in Challenge Stakes after the horse had run an attractive trial…

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Husband’s Threats From Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: A woman told the Divorce Court today that [?] husband, serving a 10 year [?] sentence for armed…

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Acquitted of Wife Murder

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

CARMEL (New York), Wed.: Herbert Gehr, 40, television director, was yesterday acquitted of charges that he had killed his…

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Licensing Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

Mr. Keith M. Smith, S.M., presided at the Licensing Court on Wednesday when the licence of Tattersalls Hotel was…

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Magistrate’s Threat During Heated Clashes at “Power Without Glory” Hearing Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

During heated clashes between counsel in the hearing of “Power Without Glory” case in the City Court today, the magistrate, Mr Jackson, S.M., threatened to adjourn the hearing. He said he would not hesitate to use very stringent powers if the tone of the proceedings did…

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In Albury Court Yesterday Laborer Discharged on Malicious Wounding Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 6

Happy Valley laborer, Michael Patrick Keen, 23, was discharged Albury Court yesterday by Mr. Quiggin, S.M., on a charge of having maliciously wounded his brother, Gordon Charles Keen, with an axe. Summing up, the magistrate said—…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, January 15, 1951. (Before Mr. N. Crawford, J.p.) Drunkenness

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

William Donnelly, fined £1, default 48 hours. William Thomas fined £1 default 48 hours…

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Three Police Cadets Die in Bushfire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Fri.: Three police cadets died while fighting a bush fire in the Adelaide Hills today. The cadets were among a…

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News From Bright Police Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 10

At the Bright Police Court before Messrs E. J. Delaney and R. G. Butler, JP’s, Leight R. Northey was charged with driving…

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Albury Police Court Yesterday Bus Driver Fined for Negligent Driving

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 8

In Albury Court yesterday, Mr. Quiggin, S.M., dismissed the information of negligent driving against Anthony P. Bennett, Kiewa street, and fined bus driver John Michael Stapleton, Wilson street, £3 with…

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New Police Officer

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Berrigan people were sorry to learn that Constable Charles Whitechurch, who has been attached to the local police…

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Father Charged with Baby Daughter’s Death Melbourne, Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 3

On a charge of murdering his year-old daughter, Kevin James Miller, 32, was today committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. Burke). He would make a recommendation to the Attorney-General that Miller’s wife, Shirley Rose Miller, also charged with murder, be charged as an…

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Warning on Comic Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Monday: Trainer Jim Cummings today advised racegoers not to regard Comic Court as a “certainty” in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee…

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