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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

1,347 stories in Murray's papers · page 29 of 68

Police Escort Referee From Ground

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 10

PERTH, Sun.: After failing t settle a dispute about a goal scored in the first division soccer match between Maccabean…

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Man Charged With Intent to Steal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

A 28-year-old slaughterman, Francis Rogers was remanded from Moama Court yesterday to appear at Deniliquin Court on Friday on a charge of breaking and entering with intent to steal…

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Police to Discuss Road Toll

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Police Commissioner (Mr Delaney) today called a conference of senior police officers to…

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Criminals hid in hotel, police say

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: Two criminals had been found hiding in the bedroom of a Waterloo publican’s son, police said in the…

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Man spoke from stretcher in court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Mon.: A 24-year-old man speaking from a stretcher told a supreme Court jury today his fiancee had broken their engagement after he had broken his back in a motor cycle…

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Barman Didn’t Pay Board Fined in Court

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

Raymond Letch, 24, was fined £2 in Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions on Friday for refusing to pay…

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Dentist who was to face court found shot dead

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: A dentist who had been charged an Saturday with having driven under the Influence of liquor was found shot dead at his home today. A revolver was found…

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In Albury Court Yesterday Young Lavington man to stand trial

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 8

A young Lavington man who pleaded not guilty to a negligent driving charge in Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday was later re-charged and committed for trial on a more serious offence…

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Man bought house, car with £4000 stolen from employer, police allege

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.: A man bought a house and car with £4000 stolen from his employer, police claimed in Manly Court today. harry Meale, 45, laborer,…

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Damages Sought in Albury Supreme Court Man’s story of fall from bridge Tumbarumba showgrounds

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 8

A 74-year-old Wagga man, who is claiming damages from the 1950 Tumbarumba Show Committee, denied in Albury Supreme Court yesterday that he had been drinking at the show before being injured in a fall from a bridge within the showgrounds…

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Another Smash-grab Theft

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Tues. : Smash grab thieves burled a brick through the plate-gass window of an electrical goods window is…

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Judge praises the police force

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

MAITLAND, Tues.: Freedom from crime was due primarily to the sense of law and order of citizens and, secondly, to the…

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Missing constable in court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.: A former NSW police constable, Reginald Moulden Green, 29, was charged today at Bundaberg…

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Says more safely police should be on roads

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.: Personnel of the Police Safety Bureau should be increased by three times the present number, the general secretary of the N.R.M.A, (Mr. H. E. Richards) said today…

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“Man Drunk and Staggered Before Reaching Bridge” Damages claim hearing continued before the Albury Supreme Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 13

Three witnesses told Albury Supreme Court yesterday that a man who had fallen into a creek on the Tumbarumba showgrounds in March, 1950, had been drunk and staggered before reaching the bridge. They were giving evidence…

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Court Told of Night “Siege” of House One armed man was shot dead: another is on trial

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The night siege of a Kilmore house by two men armed with rifles was described in the Criminal Court today when one alleged attacker pleaded not guilty to shooting with intent to murder. THE second besieger was…

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Conspiracy Charged Against P.m,-treasurer

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Minister for Electrical Undertakings (Mr. Galbally) tonight accused the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Man charged after shots fired at car

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Following a mile chase .during which police fired two shots at an allegedly stolen car in Brunswick last night,…

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“Witnesses Claim Man Was Drunk” Verdict expected today in Supreme Court damages action

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 6

The damages case against the committee of the 1950 Tumbarumba Show Society is expected to end in the Albury Supreme Court today. Counsel addresses began when the defence evidence concluded yesterday afternoon and will end early this morning…

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Corowa Court Brothers Fined on Theft Charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 12

Two brothers, who pleaded guilty in Corowa court yesterday to having stolen vegetables worth £3, were fined £15…

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