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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

1,355 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 68

Assault Charge Adjourned

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 18

Charges of assault by a New Australian couple against an Albury butcher and his son were adjourned until march 9 by…

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Police Seek Stolen Motor Cycle

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

Albury police are investigating theft of a motor cycle from Dean street early yesterday. afternoon. The motor cycle is…

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Albury Court Bus Driver Fined

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 18

Bus driver, Owen Faithful, of Paine place, who collided with a car in Dean street on September 26, said it had cut across the…

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In Albury Court Yesterday Man has motor cycle stolen while waiting for case to be heard

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 8

While waiting for his case to be heard of Albury Court yesterday a. man had his motor cycle stolen from outside the building. He is Ernest William Bruce McGuigan, of Waugh road, North Albury, who was charged with speeding…

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Intent to murder charge

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Police today charged a 50-year-old man at Hornsby with shooting with intent to murder a laborer at…

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Police believe Doyle is still in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Police believe they will soon locate Reginald Aubrey Doyle, wanted in connection with the Placer Development Ltd. forced shares swindle. C.I.B. detectives said tonight they believed Doyle was in Sydney…

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Man remanded on stealing charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

When the complainant did not appear a man charged with stealing was remanded until next Monday…

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Attempted Murder Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Mon.: Harold Charles Dunlop, 50, assistant syphon pumper, was charged at Hornsby court today with…

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In Albury Court Yesterday Police allege engine-driver rode motor cycle under the influence

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

The hearing of a charge against an engine-driver in Albury Court yesterday was adjourned part heard at the conclusion of the police case when it was stated a defence witness was not available…

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New police station here?

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 16

Every effort would be made to provide Albury with an up-to-date police station, the Premier of…

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Albury Court Health Act breaches fines

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 14

Two men were fined for a breach of the Health Act and ordered to pay a total of £8 with £4/7/ costs…

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Bomb explosion in Wall (U.S.A.) gaol

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 13

WALLA WALLA (Washington), Tues.: A home-made bomb exploded in the administration building of the State penitentiary…

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Treatt and the police

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues.: The police force could deteriorate very rapidly if subjected to the subtle and concealed pressures…

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Albury Court revenue up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 14

Public revenue at Albury Courthouse rose by £3982/18/6 in 1952 compared with the previous year’s figures, it was revealed…

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Gaoled for theft of letters

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wed.: Alfred Jesse Kemsley, 39, Oxford st., Paddington, GPO letter sorter, was sent to gaol for 18 months at…

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Admitted spending false report on doctor Matron Lawson Withdraws Statement in Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Wed.: Hospital Matron Sarah Lister Lawson, of Wollongong Hospital, in the District Court today, admitted sending a false report on the capabilities of Dr. Henry Michael Price to the Hospitals’ Commission…

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Police Active Charge Youth With Factory Robbery

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Robert Henry Frazer (19), said to have been residing in Deniliquin for the past six months, was arrested by police on Sunday…

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In Holbrook Court Yesterday Two men are not guilty of negligent driving

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 11

Two men who pleaded not guilty to separate charges of negligent driving, were discharged when they appeared before Mr. Quiggin, S.M., in Holbrook Police Court yesterday…

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Police seize 467 pistols

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 21

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Making their biggest haul of its kind , for years, defectives in two simultaneous raids seized 71…

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Boys’ odyssey ended by Rutherglen police

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 3

Two 14-year-old boys who had been missing from homes in Melbourne since the week-end were detained by Rutherglen police at Gooramadda, eight miles from Rutherglen, yesterday…

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