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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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To be charged with shooting sister

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Wed.: Walter Francis Lamerton, 55, who was admitted to hospital, after the shooting of his sister, Clare Lamerton,…

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Police, Transport Board do not want angle parking, says alderman

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 2

An official of the Transport Board had informed, him that the Transport Board and Albury police did not want angle parking here. Ald. Lambert stated at last evening’s meeting of Albury City Council…

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Police Ball at Culcairn

The Observer · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

New Australian folk dancers in national costume and the appearance of three specially selected artists from Bonegilla will be added attractions at…

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Evidence for Defunct in Assault Case (Continued from last issue)

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 6

To Mr. Phillips : He could not see where Stewart was when the conversation was going on but, he was not in night as far as [?]…

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Court told of wharfies’ walk-off

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.: A supervisor of a stevedoring company de[?] [?] in the Special Federal Court today how two [?] of…

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Gaol for Smuggling

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 6

NEW YORK, Sun.: Saul Chabot, convicted of trying to smuggle 200,000 dollars worth of gold out of the country on February 2 was…

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Trunk figures in mystery theft

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A trunk weighing 89 lbs. containing clothing valued at about £130, was stolen from the foyer of the…

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Police Use Bloodhounds in Hunt for Alleged Killer

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

FLEMINGTON (New Jersey), Sun.: Heavily armed New Jersey police and civilians are conducting the biggest manhunt in almost 20 years for a man wanted on charges of murder, kidnapping and rape…

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Corowa Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

At the Corowa Court on Thursday before Mr. Doolan, S.M., Nool Vernon Kernaghan was fined 20-, (with 10- costs, for having ridden a…

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Albury Police Court Yesterday Failed to Destroy Rabbits

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 9

Friedrick W. Jacob, of Burrumbuttock, was fined £3, with 10/ court costs and £5/5/ professional costs, for failing to…

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Gaol for Army Officer : Fraud Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Major Alfred Ernest Raine, administrative officer of the military section of the Heidelberg…

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Woman’s death baffles police

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Mon.: Dalby police are so far completely baffled as to the cause of the death of a young married woman at her…

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2/6 theft : year’s gaol

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 18

LONDON, Tues.: The tragic life story of a baroness daughter was told in the Pembrokeshire Court when 37-year-old…

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[?] for stealing clocks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 19

[?]BOURNE, Tues.—For [?] on the high seas a ship’s [?] operator, James Eric [?], 27, was fined £15 in…

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Culcarn Police Ball Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 16

Displays by New Australians in national co[?] and acts by [?] artists will be added attractions at the police ball at Culcairn tonight,…

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Police seize union’s documents

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tues.: Police today raided the office of the deregistered Wellington Freezing Workers’ Union in the Trades…

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Court told mother insane

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tues: A woman alleged to have murdered two of her children was said in the City Court today to have been…

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Migrant suspects handcuffed together when inquest opens Murder of woman publican alleged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Tues.: A Hungarian migrant, one of three who have been charged with the murder of a woman hotel licensee, was identified today by the sister of the dead woman in the Coroner’s Court as a man who…

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Comic Court in Training

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, [?] has resumed [?] for the big spring races. He probably will have his first start…

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Police believe woman died from poisoning

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Wed: Although the Government Analyst’s report has not been released, police now believe Mrs Betty Fleming, 39, wife…

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