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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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In Albury Court Yesterday Laborer fined £20 for driving offences

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 11

A Happy Volley laborer, charged with driving the influence, negligent driving and driving without a licence was fined a total of £20 in Albury Court yesterday…

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Wool Stealing. Jerilderie Youths Charged

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 8

During the last three weeks a large quantity of wool has been stolen in the Jerilderie district. On Sunday week police arrested…

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Wife charged with murder: husband allegedly axed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues. : Detectives investigating the murder at his home in Bendigo of 29-year-old quarry worker Ivan Edward Beck today arrested his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Beck, 31, and charged her with having murdered…

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Govt., Opposition clash over police

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Premier (Mr. Cahill) was asked in the Legislative Assembly today whether he went to the annual conference of the N.S.W; Police Association as head off the force,…

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Move for police to join the Labor Council

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY. Tues.: A delegate at the Police Association conference moved today that the association should affiliate with…

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Man charged with theft of rings

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 20

A man who was arrested by police on Tuesday night, following a daring attempt at a smash and grab raid on Jabara’s…

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Police still investigating grazier’s death

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: Police are still investigating the death of wealthy Armidale grazier, whose body was exhumed on January…

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“Police given food unfit to eat”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 13

SYDNEY, Wed.: Policemen had been given food unfit to be eaten, a delegate told the Police Association annual conference today…

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Court upholds appeal against tax assessment

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 14

SYDNEY, Wed.: The High Court today upheld an appeal against a decision by the Taxation Board of Review on Pine…

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Police Association to affiliate with N.S.W. Labor Council

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Police Association annual conference today decided to affiliate with the NSW Labor Council. The motion was carried by 37 votes to 11 after…

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“I want my child,” unmarried mother, weeping bitterly, tells court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A young unmarried mother told the Supreme Court today that, after reading newspaper reports of a similar case in Sydney in April last year, she had realised that she should have withdrawn consent to adoption of her baby…

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Charged with Wool Stealing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 3

During the last three weeks a large quantity of wool has been stolen in the Jerilderie district. On Sunday, police arrested two…

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Youth on Murder Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 7

ROCKHAMPTON, Thurs.: A 19-year-old youth was remanded to April 15 in Rockhampton Court today on a charge of having…

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Threat to Murder Minister

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 18

HOBART, Thurs.: The Government Leader in the Tasmanian Legislative Council (Mr T. G. Dalton) this morning…

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For Trial on Charge of Murder

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: A short, slightly-built electrical mechanic, Maurice James Paget, 21, of Miller street, Darlington, was…

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Skeleton Mystery Murder victim middle-aged : was beheaded ?

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Detectives investigating the discovery of a woman’s skeleton at King Parrot Creek are faced with one of the most baffling crimes in the State’s history…

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Claims Minister committed contempt of court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A barrister told the timber industry inquiry today that a statement by Labor and Industry Minister Landa was a clear contempt of court and contempt of Mr. Justice Richards…

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Girl’s Fight for Child Court reserves judgment

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A Ballarat solicitor had not committed fraud in obtaining consent from an unmarried mother…

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Detective Alleges Plot to Get Rid of Him Claims other police, S.P. bookmakers in “tie up”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A Brighton detective charged with bribery told General Sessions today that police and starting price bookmakers had combined in a plot to get rid of him…

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Alleged Police Bashing Probe Woman, a surprise witness, claims part of taxi man’s story “all lies”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A surprise woman witness was called to give evidence at the Studley-Ruxton Royal Commission today. The woman, Mrs. Elizabeth May Reeves, of Nichol street, Moore Park, said that she had rung up Studley-Ruxton’s solicitor, Mr. J. R. Poole, at lunch-time today and…

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