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Courts & crime, 1951

1,219 stories in Murray's papers · page 41 of 61

Accident Has Court Sequel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 6

An accident had its [?] in the Corowa Police Court yesterday when Mr. Harvey, SM, found a charge of failing to give…

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Bookmaker who took the “Knock” fined for stealing £30 belonging to a punter

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.: Peter Leslie Rampling, 30, bookmaker, was fined £25 in Newcastle Police Court today on a charge of stealing £30, the property of a punter…

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Court to be asked to intervene

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Representative of the Lake Hoga football Club rushed by car to Melbourne today to obtain an injunction to restrain…

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Wahgunyah Residents Can Call on Corowa Police When Need for Action 18 URGENT

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

Following renewed representations by the Rutherglen Shire Council in the matter of a resident policeman for…

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13-year-old Bertha can stay in Holland with parents, court holds

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 7

SINGAPORE, Thurs.: Three judges of the Singapore Court of Appeal today unanimously dismissed the appeol of 23-year-old Malay school teacher, Inche Manseer Abadi, in the world-famous Bertha Hertogh case…

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In Corowa Court Yesterday Albury mean fined for carrying passengers in unlicensed car

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 6

In Corowa Police Court yesterday, William Arthur Hews, Albury, was fined £10 with 10/- costs on each of two charges of having carried passengers in an unlicensed vehicle…

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S.A. to use secret police against Reds

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG, Friday: South Africa is forming secret police, whose main job will be to suppress Communism…

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Football and Game Will Go On—court Decides

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Fri: The Lake Boga Football Club which was relegated from the top of the Mid-Murray premiership list to bottom place, failed…

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More of grazier’s “love” letters are read in court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Fri.: More fetters allegedly written by wealthy grazier, Thomas Langhorne Fleming, 43, to Mrs. Norma Lokkerbol (also known as Norma Rose) were read in the Criminal Court here today. Fleming is charged with the murder of his wife, Betty, 39, at Willow…

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Miller Charged with Bread Deaths

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 9

PARIS, Sun.: Police have arrested two men near Poitiers, western France, after investigating the source of the “bread of…

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Murder of two chilren [?]ileged

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 5

[?]ONDON, Sun: A man charged [?] strangling two children [?] gave police a demonatra[?] police said…

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“Police State” in North Ireland

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

ISTANBUL, Sun.: Mr Patrick Kogan, Eire delegate, alleged at yesterday’s session of the Inter-parliamentary Union that “a…

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Today’s Court List

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Besides numerous traffic cases listed for hearing at Albury Court today, several stealing charged will be preferred against a man…

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Stealing From Graves

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

An Albury family was shocked at a recent visit to the grave of one of their children to find that a glass dome wreath had been…

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Albury Police Court Yesterday Man was first convicted in 1917

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 9

Convictions dating back to 1917 were recorded against a man who appointed before Mr. Harvey, S.M., in Albury Court yesterday on charges of stealing from stores in Corowa and…

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Police Hunt Gunwoman

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Police believe that a woman who shot at a doctor’s wife earlier this morning and was later disturbed in the presbytery of a Catholic church at Clifton Hill is the same…

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Corowa Court of Petty Sessions

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 3

At the Corowa Court of petty Sessions on Thursday before Mr. E. R Harrvey, S.M. H. R. Baker was charged with…

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Carpenter on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Detectives today charged a 28-year-old Hampton carpenter with the murder of William…

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Police Know “Gunwoman”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Police believe they have identified the mystery “gunwoman” who wounded a priest on Friday as…

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Man on wife murder charge for trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Police alleged in the Coroner’s Court today that a man charged with the murder of his wife shot…

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