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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

1,219 stories in Murray's papers · page 50 of 61

Two Ghouls Sent to Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Mon.: Eighteen months’ gaol was imposed on two men in Quarter Sessions today who obtained deposits’ from…

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[?] Albury Court Yesterday Landowner fined £50 for failing to destroy rabbits

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 9

A Howlong landholder who had previously been [?]onvicted on four occasions for foiling to destroy rab[?]its was fined £50 yesterday on a similar charge. Sydney Charles…

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Deaf and dumb man [?] to gaol

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Tues.: For having illegally used a [?] Ballarat on October 11, [?] 25, of [?] street,…

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New Lead in Shack Murder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: Police have a new lead which may help to solve the Frankston shack murder…

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“Kind, gentle man” on murder charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 11

LONDON, Tues.: When Frederick George Cobon, 39-year-old father of five children, was charged at Chester yesterday…

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Students Bayone[?]ed by Police

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 3

TEHERAN, Tuesday.: Three students were wounded by bayonets in a clash with police near Teheran University today…

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Court order on poll

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: A ballot supervised by the Commonwealth Electoral Officer was ordered in the Sydney branch of…

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Court Move Against Mayor

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: An allegation that the Mayor of Williamstown (Cr Loft) had 149 times officiated illegally as a…

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Man Convicted of Murder Says he is Innocent

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: Frederick Lincoln McDermott told the Royal Commission today he had “absolutely nothing” to do with the disappearance or death of William Henry Lavers…

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Wife’s Outburst in Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 9

HOUSTON (Texas), Tues.: “Don’t you think yon have done enough of your darned yapping all over this town,” cried Mrs…

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Albury Transport Driver Before Young Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 11

Neville Claude Rowston, 21, transport driver, of Electra st, Albury was charged at Young police court with dangerous…

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Police Called to Control Crowd at “After Fire” Sale

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 6

Four policemen mere rushed to Cann’s yesterday to control hundreds of jostling, bargain-hunting women crowded outside the doors of the store for the opening of its “after-fire” sale…

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Gaol Only Remedy

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Describing driving under the influence as an “anti-social crime,” Judge Berne said today that he…

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Ruled Magistrate Made Mistake

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 8

MELBOURNE. Wed: Chief Justice (Sir Edmand Herring) in the Supreme Court today [?] that a magistrate had been…

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Year’s gaol for slashing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A seaman was sent to gaol for a year by the Chief Justice (Sir Edmund Herring) in the Criminal Court today…

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McDermott breaks down: allowed to leave court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY Wed.: Sinking back into his choir end sobbing, Frederick Lincoln McDermott was overcome by emotion when giving evidence today at the Royal Commission inquiring into his conviction for the murder of William Henry Lavers near Grenfell on [?]…

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Not Quilty of Wool Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 3

At Berrigan Court, before Mr. Smith, S.M., Robert Verne Kernaghan, John Thomas Eddy and Francis Charles Walliss, all of…

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Albury Police Complimented

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 2

A compliment was paid to Albury police last evening by Ald. Harrison when speaking at a farewell to Sgt. Phemister. “I don’t…

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Hearing of appeal against murder conviction adjourned

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Court of Criminal Appeal today adjourned until further notice the hearing of an appeal by Stanley Henry…

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Police allege youth admitted taking car

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: A car valued at £1000 alleged to have been stolen from Ballarat nine days ago and seen at Port Adelaide…

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