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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,297 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 65

Police question suspect over £100,000 robbery attempt: Detectives Hunt for Two Other Men

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.—Late tonight police de[?]ained a 31-year-old man from Fitzroy for questioning in connection with yesterday’s attempted robbery at the Commercial Bank in Queen st. Detectives, who have been working round…

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Two Largrers Charged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 2

Two men were charged with [?] using a car when they appeared before Mulwala Count They were Jack Johnson, 24,…

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More Sentenced in Egypt

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 6

CAIRO, Tues.: Fourteen more Egyptians were tent to prison yesterday for terms ranging from three to 10 years for…

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Three Die in Gaol Riots

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 14

OAXACA (Mexico), Tues.: Three persons were killed and seven wounded in rioting at the State Penitentiary on Sunday…

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Two Soldiers Who “Disgraced Uniform” Sent to Gaol

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Telling two Western Australian soldiers. that they were a “thorough disgrace to their…

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Police probe Wodonga woman’s death

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 3

Stomach contents taken from the body of a migrant woman found dead in her Wodonga home last Friday are…

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Judge clears police officers at liquor probe

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues.: Police Inspector Crothers, in charge of the Vice-Squad, and Sgt. Holmes, of Darlinghurst, today told Royal Commission on Liquor they had never approached anybody to…

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Court Rules Wife Can Stay in Home

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: The State Full Court today dismissed a wool- buyer’s . appeal for possession of his home from his estranged…

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Gaol escapee recaptured

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed: After six and a half hours’ freedom, a 21-year-old Bathurst gaol escapee was recaptured at Blayney tonight…

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Five years’ gaol for salesman

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A 25-year-old travelling salesman was sent to gaol for five years by Mr. Justice Barry in the Criminal Court today for “outrageous offences” against two visiting…

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Found guilty of stealing 14 diamond rings

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed : A Quarter Sessions jury today convicted a 24-year-old salesman on a charge of having stolen 14 diamond rings…

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Pleads not guilty to stealing mail bags

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Pleading not guilty in the Brunswick Court today to a charge of having on March 1 at Brunswick stolen a Royal mail bag containing three bags of registered mail and £468/13/6 in money, Lindsay…

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Visitor’s praise for our traffic police

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

School “home time” traffic police at Albury have smiles for children—and are the most friendly a Melbourne visitor has seen…

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Man Given Bond at Wodonga Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 5

A man who pleaded guilty to having stolen a suit case of clothing was given a 12 months’ good behavior bond in Wodonga Court…

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Attempt to murder German leader

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Fri.: An attempt was made last night to murder the West German Chancellor (Dr. Konrad Adenauer)…

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Man on murder charge refused bail

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Fri.: Mr Justice Kinsella in the Supreme Court today refused an application on behalf of John Frederick…

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Galvin award test in court?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Australian Council of Trades Unions is seeking the advice of three Queen’s Counsel on the possibility…

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Court refuses 40-hr. week to wineries employes

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri: The Arbitration Court today refused workers in 16 wineries in Victoria and N.S.W. a 40-hour week and a 10 minutes’ morning “smoke” in the employers’ time without loss of pay…

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Bandits Attack Police Post

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 7

SINGAPORE, Sun.: Thirty terrorists on Friday attacked a police post on a tin-mining property, killing two Malay…

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Albury Court. Gaoled for stealing rifle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 10

A twenty two year old man told the SM he had stolen a rifle fitted with expensive sights, so that he could shoot rabbits for…

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