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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

1,355 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 68

In Albury Court yesterday Lavington man fined £41 on six charges

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 8

A man who was placed on a bond after fee appealed against a conviction for driving under the influence in 1951 was fined a total of £4? for a series of offences when he pleaded guilty in Albury Court yesterday…

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Solicitor called at man’s home with a shotgun, detective alleges in court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.: A defective said in the Lunacy Court today that a solicitor had called at a Dee Why home yesterday morning carrying a double-barrelied shotgun. The gun was unloaded…

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Police Seek Stolen Car

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

Police are searching for a 1946 Austin tourer car, registered No. UG 728, which was stolen, from Albury, The car, owned by Mr…

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Women on thallium charges declares innocence in court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: A 63-years-old women claimed, through her solicitor today, that she was “entirely innocent” of a police charge of having attempted to murder two women by…

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Girl, held in police cell, attacked and bitten by “ghost” : doctors baffled

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

MANILA, Tues.: Baffled police and medical experts are holding on 18-year-old girl for further observation while they tried to find an explanation for an eerie “Dracula-type” drama in the police cells…

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Police say man posed as warder to try and obtain £75 from Doyle’s wife

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: In Burwood Police Court today a former special police constable was placed on a good behavior bond for having tried to obtain £75 from Marie Joan Doyle by posing as a warder from Long Bay Gaol…

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Farmer on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Carl Gerald Perry, 43, dairy farmer, was charged at Bellingen police court today with…

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Murder Charge Is Withdrawn

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wed. : A murder charge against Frederick Reginald Cells, 54, King st., St. Peters, and Frederick Robert…

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‘Police Thumbed Sacred Koran’

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: Officers of the Australian Department of External Affairs are investigation allegations by an Indonesian Colombo Plan student that Canberra police investigation a robbery searched amongst his private and sacred religious possessions…

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Police may get tear gas

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wed.: The Police Department may buy tear gas for use in emergencies. The Commissioner for Police,…

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Police allege women killed baby son

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Because she feared that people would talk about her, a single woman killed her newly born son, the…

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“Police will be used to evict migrants”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: The NSW Government is. unlikely to give British migrants an assurance that police will not be used to…

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First of Riverina fire damages claims in court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 2

WAGGA, Wed.: Mr. Justice Herron told a special Supreme Court sitting In Wagga today that he would not order the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) to give evidence today, despite the fact he had been…

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Theft of Coronation Stone Recalled in Digest Article

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

A Coronation, and the Coronation Stone missing? It might be possible, except for the "incident" of a couple…

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Police said man posed as doctor—acquitted

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: James Joseph Kenny. 30. who was alleged to have posed as a doctor, was acquitted on a false pretences…

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Alias Basil Willing Serial Story a thrilling adventure in multiple murder

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 4

THE STORY: Jack Duggan, a private detective, has been murdered while masquerading under Basil Willing's name…

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State police not to be used to evict migrants

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Federal Government would ask for N.S.W. police to take part in eviction proceedings against British migrants, acting Premier (Mr. J. Heffron) said today…

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In Wodonga Court Yesterday Allowed home to be used for party: man fined £30

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 9

A Wodonga man who allowed his home to used for a “party,” was fined £50 when he appeared in Wodonga Court yesterday. He is Terrance John…

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Three years’ gaol for stealing £16,000

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri: The story of how a 26-year-old clerk had, defrauded a number of people £18,000 read like a fairy…

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Graduates Allege Assaults by Police

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 20

SYDNEY, Fri.: The acting-Police Commissioner (Supt. Randell) will ask for a report on allegations that University students were…

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