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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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 Jabaraâs…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →“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…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →“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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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 womanâs skeleton at King Parrot Creek are faced with one of the most baffling crimes in the Stateâs history…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →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-Ruxtonâs solicitor, Mr. J. R. Poole, at lunch-time today and…
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