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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,219 stories in Murray's papers · page 37 of 61

Man on dam murder charge given bail

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A 37 year-old carrier, Henry Richard Bugg, who was refused bail in the City Count on Saturday, on a…

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High police officers are [?]critcised over handling of “Jungle Girl” riots

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Mon.: Senior British police officers failed to take resolute action to quell last December’s Singapore riots, a Government Inquiry Mission reported here today…

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Fined for Assault on Photographer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Lawrence Percy Shaw, 29, of Nicholson st., Fitzroy, was fined £5 in default 14 days’ imprisonment in the City…

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Doctor fined on drug stealing charge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wed.: Former Sydney doctor, Dr Graeme Robson, of Gawler. was fined £50 with £5/12/ costs in the City Court…

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Charged man searched for man’s body

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Keith Preston Maher, son of a man found dead in a disused mine, today told the Coroner’s Court that his uncle had taken part in the search for his father…

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Laborer for trial on double murder charge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 1

KANDOS, Wed.: Eror Djuro, 20, laborer, of Kandos, was today committed for trial at the Bathurst Criminal Court on October 16 on a charge of having murdered William George…

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Near Record Court List

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 2

Seventy-two cases are listed for hearing at the Albury Police Court today. Included in the hearing are 23 charges for speeding, as…

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Breaches of P. P. Act Cases Before Local Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 3

In the Jerilderie Court of Petty Sessions on Monday of last week before Mr. Smith, S.M., a number of cases for various breaches of…

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Man, when charged, allegedly quoted N.S.W. Minister

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A man about to be charged with con[?]orting had said : “Mr. Evatt, the Chief Secretary, fold us we…

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Crowded court for missing bride trial

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Thurs.: The courtroom was again crowded today for the fourth day of the trial of George Cecil Horry on a…

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First court offence costs man £15

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 11

A man who said he had never been in a court was fined £15 in default 30 days’ gaol when he pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Woman Gaoled : Fined on Nine Charges Allegedly assaulted five Albury police officers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 10

A woman who pleaded guilty to two of 10 charges in Albury Court yesterday was sentenced to three months’ gaol and ordered to pay fines and damages amounting to £47…

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Police allege admissions by ex-constable “Shot father and buried the body in back yard”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: An ex-policeman had admitted shooting his father and burying the body, a police witness told the City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) today. The Coroner was inquiring into the death of…

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Royal Commission to Probe Murder Conviction

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Fri.: A Royal Commission will inquire into the conviction of Fredrick McDermott in 1947, when he was…

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Albury woman denies in court that she “read cups”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1951 · page 8

A women denied in Albury Court yesterday that she had “read cups.” Denial was made when an application for possession of a dwelling in Reserve street come before Mr. Denton,…

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Rare Books Figure in Court Action

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.: Rare volumes from the Swedish Royal Library, once said to be worth £1000. were exhibits in an unlawful…

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Items of News To-day’s Court List

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

Most cases listed for hearing at Albury Police Court today concern alleged breaches of the traffic regulations. The court is expected…

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Man who disappeared after being wounded by police arrested in country

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A wounded man who mysteriously disappeared offer being shot down by the police following a car chase through suburban streets early on Thursday morning…

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Albury Police Court Yesterday Couple must vacate house

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 11

“Weighing the hardships of one party against the other, I find that the applicant would suffer the most if the…

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No Early Decision on “Missing Body” Murder Inquiry

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon. Royal Commissioner inquiring into the Laver[?] case would probably give his decision within two months,…

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