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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

1,297 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 65

Mitchell Arrested Cattle Stealing Charge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 1

Frank Charles Mitchell was arrested yesterday morning by Detective-Sergeant Morley for cattle stealing and appeared at…

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Four Years for Car Stealing

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: John Llord Stocks, 23, tailor and car salesman, was sentenced to four years’ gaol at Quarter Sessions today on charges of car stealing. Stocks was extradited…

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Mother Not Guilty of Murder

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 7

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Mrs. Lillian Lee, 35, was today found not guilty of murdering her 11-year-old son, William Lawrence…

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New job for police the police of Albury!

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 12

City electrical engineer (Mr. Eberbach) has endorsed Albury council’s decision to ask police to co-operate in teaching school…

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Twelve Months’ Gaol Former School Teacher’s Fate

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 7

John Norman Smith, 21, was sentenced on Wednesday to 12 months’ imprisonment by His Honour, Judge R. le G…

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Father’s strange story of alleged assault by son

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: The hearing was continued in the Strathalbyn Police Court today of charges of assault on his father, occasioning actual bodily harm, laid against Victor Neil Tugwell, 30…

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Court Move Against Three Unions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Two steel companies have applied to the Federal Arbitration Court for deregistration of three metal…

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All rabbits need not be destroyed— court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 18

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The State Full Court today ruled that pastoralists were not compelled to destroy all rabbits on their…

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“Ancient Contraption” Outside Court Crown Case Fails

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 5

When Keith Saunders pleaded not guilty at the Quarter Sessions on Wednesday to having in his possession a…

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‘Dangerous man’ sent to gaol

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 15

SYDNEY, Fri.: A man who pleaded guilty in Quarter Sessions today to forging and uttering cheques for a total of £687,…

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Nine youths, two girls arrested on theft charges

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Fri.: In a series of arrests of a gang of girls and youths in the last week, detectives believe they have solved…

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Judge’s Gaol Threat to Witness Liquor Probe Sensation

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) today threatened to send to gaol a man described as a “mischievous humbug.”…

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Wife Wept in Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 8

BRISBANE, Fri.: Wife of a Brisbane barrister wept when she told the Divorce Court to-day how she had caught her…

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Colleagues farewell popular Albury police sergeant

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 13

After 33 years’ service in country districts of NSW, Second Class Sgt. J. T. Woodhouse, of Albury police, is now on 10…

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Ran from husband into arms of police

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.: A man caught trespassing at night on Garden Island explained he was dodging an irate husband, Central…

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Americans gaol North Korean P.O.W.

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 6

KOJE ISLAND, Sun (AAP Reuter): A North Korean prisoner-officer from Compound 66 was gaoled to “cool off” for…

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Taxi Man’s Murder Planned

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 14

BRISBANE, Sun.: Detectives now believe that the murder of taxi driver Athol Henry McCowan at Southport had been…

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Police Looking for Wounded Man

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Police are looking for a man whom they think was wounded in a shooting affray at a house in…

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Police Search for Prowler in Black

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Police are investigating a story of a mustery black-clad prowler who was seen in the Maidstone…

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Woman charged with murder of baby boy

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Police today charged a 39-year-old woman at Finley with the murder of an unnamed infant…

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