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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,297 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 65

Court orders striking metal men back to work

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Full Arbitration Court today ordered four metal trade unions to direct their members on strike to return to work and continue working in accordance with the Galvin metal trades award…

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Court ends seaman’s suspension by his union

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Full Arbitration Court today ordered the reinstatement of George Clive Joseph to the Seamen’s Union…

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Late News Magistrate in tears

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 16

NEW YORK, Sun.: A young mother who robbed a bank of 400 dollars (£A179) for an operation brought tears to the…

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Son Gaoled for Assault on Mother

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A mother told the Collingwood police court today that her 26-year-old son had chased…

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Malinger to be sentenced on receiving charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The manager of Q Melbourne importing firm was found guilty by a General Sessions jury today OR four charges of receiving £5000 worth of textiles stolen from the waterfront lost year…

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O'meally Found Guilty of Murder

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 3

William John O'Meally, 28, was found guilty by a Criminal Court jury in Melbourne on Friday of the murder of Constable…

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Woman remanded on two murder charges

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY; Mora: Yvonne Fletcher, 32, Ferndale st., Newtown, charged with the murder of Desmond George Butler, 29, on July…

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Police launch sinks : crew saved

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 5

Sydney. Mon.: The 30-foot police launch [?] sank in Sydney Harbor tonight after Striking an unlighted naval buoy…

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Court’s order ignored

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 13

SYDNEY, MON.: Waterside workers in Sydney tonight again refused to work overtime…

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Strikers to consider court’s order

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Striking metal workers at three Sydney waterfront repair shops will meet on Wednesday morning to…

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Rabbit Prosecutions [?] Of Appeals To Higher Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 7

[?] disturbing fact that we read in the Press of cases appeals from the decisions of magistrates, in respect [?] to eradicate rabbits, and the Judge hearing the [?]olds the appeal.” said Mr. H. C. Moulder,…

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Court criticises jury s damages : orders new trial

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: The State Full Court today criticised the approach by Supreme Court juries to damages claims by people injured in road accidents. The court unanimously…

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High Court move on stand-down clause in award

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Mon.: The Transport Workers’ Union has filled an affidavit for a High Court order nisi to restrain Conciliation…

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Two ex-constables to be sentenced

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.: Two former constables were remanded for sentence in the Criminal Court today on garage and…

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Swamp May Hide Murder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Police investigating the disappearance of 70-year-old Miss Margaret Clement—“The Lady of the Swamp”—are still far from satisfied that she met her death…

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Cases Before Court Increase

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: The number of cases dealt with by courts in NSW during 1951 increased by 12.69 per cent compared with…

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Publican’s row with police sergeant Denies he threatened to approach late Mr. Chifley

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: A Bathurst publican today denied he had threatened to approach the late Prime Minister (Mr. Ben Chifley) and Mr. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A., in an endeavor to prevent a police sergeant from “disrupting” his business…

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Gaol for Former Police Constables

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wed.: When they came up for sentence today on charges of breaking, entering and larceny, two former…

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Cook Charged with Desertion

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Frank Lanyon, 33, formerly a cook at Parliament House, Canberra, appeared in the City Court today…

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Son Charged with Assaulting Father

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Wed.: Allegations that a 29-year-old plumber had twice assaulted his 63-year-old father and, on the second…

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