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Courts & crime, 1952

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Charged estate agent collapses

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs: Joseph Aubrey Francis, 47, former King’s Cross estate agent, collapsed in his cell at Central Police Station tonight…

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Habitual criminal’s gaol break attempt

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Maxwell Eugene Dunn, 32, an habitual criminal, tried unsuccessfully to escape from Maitland Gaol today…

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Licensing Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 4

At a meeting of the Deniliquin Licensing Court held on Wednesday before Mr K. M. Smith, S.M., an application for leave of…

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Alleged assault on young girl : storeman gaoled for six months

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 7

A 23-year-old storeman who pleaded guilty to having assaulted a 16-year-old girl at North Albury on Jnauary 16 was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by Mr. Quiggin, S.M., in Albury Court yesterday…

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Illegal Possession Of Ducks Three Men Fined At Deniliquin Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

Entering a plea of guilty, Joseph Donald Sartori, Ivan Debevec and Frank Zadel, appeared before Mr. K. M. Smith, S.M., at…

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Agent Taken From Gaol to Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.: An estate agent facing 12 charges of stealing money and cheques amounting to £66,180 may be…

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Well Now! Police Uniforms

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 2

We thought it was hot this week as we went about our business in shirt sleeves—but our worries were nothing…

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“Neat Contempt of Court”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.: It was verging on contempt of the Arbitration Court to say the Federal Government had any hand in fixing…

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Storeman on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: Police late last night charged a 41-year-old storeman with murder following the [?] of a man in St. Vincent’s…

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Linesman Charged at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

Geelong. linesman, Oswald James Wilkie, 25 was charged at Culcairn Court yesterday with having illegally used a car; driven…

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U.n. Naval Assault in Korea

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 3

TOKIO, Mon.: Carrier based naval aircraft launched their biggest attack of the war on enemy communications yesterday while…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Mon.: A man charged with murder at Surry Hills on Saturday was remanded to February 5 when he appeared in…

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Theft of Suiting Material

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 2

Albury detectives are investigating the theft of approximately £250 worth of suiting material from Mr. Ted Wightwick’s tailer’s…

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“Acted like young lunatic”—magistrate

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: A young lorry driver was sentenced to six months gaol and fined £50 for driving under the influence,…

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Cab Theft

The Observer · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 5

A car, the property of Mr. Stan. Hartwig, of Culcairn, which was stolen from Culcairn on Saturday night, was…

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Killara murder £1000 Reward Is Offered

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The State Government will offer a £1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the…

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Charged with Murder of Brother

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 10

[?] Fri.: A man was [?] in the City Court today with the murder of his brother. [?] JOHN STEVENS…

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Remanded on murder charge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Bernard Gibson, 35, of Canning st. Carlton, today appeared in the City Court on a charge of murder…

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Police Prose Two Fires

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 10

MELBOURNE. Fri.: Police are investigating fires which broke out in two suburban home today causing £1000 worth of damage…

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Admit big jewel theft

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Sun.: Three trembling young men were arrested yesterday and admitted having committed a…

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