U.S. Supreme Court "Lop-sided"
WASHINGTON, January 7— Senator Alexander Wiley (Repub lican, Wisconsin), chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee,…
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Courts & crime, 1947
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Camera- Gun ' Plotter Dies Under Hail Of U.S.A. Police Bullets
NEW YORK, January 7. — The former convict, Alphonso Rocco, 28, who plotted the bizarre "cameragun" shooting of his wife, Olga, last week because she had their marriage annulled, died on Monday night…
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During the past two or three months a bath tub, chip bath heater and wire door screen have been stolen from Kurnel Gardens,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clerk Charged With Theft Of Union Funds
SYDNEY.— Joseph Carpendale, 59, clerk, was charged at Central Police Court with having stolen £131 from the…
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SYDNEY.—Detectives investigating robberies involving more than £1,000 in eastern suburbs last night arrested a man at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Silverton Court Lease for Youth Council
Messrs. M. A. Davidson, and E. M. Horsington, M.L.A.s, have received the following from the Western Lands Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Play May Help Court Mend Couple's Broken Marriage
NEW YORK, January 9.—Long Island City Court tried to solve the domestic differences of a married couple by sending them to see a play dealing with the effects of divorce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Make Raid On Bondi House; Sequel To The Mulley Robbery
SYDNEY.—Detectives, who yesterday maintained a 24-hour watch on a house in Hastings Parade, Bondi, early today arrested a 23-year-old man and his 62-year-old mother on charges connected with the…
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Sydney, January 10.—Two young men appeared in the Central Court today charged with armed robbery at the home of Jockey George Mulley on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Arrested on Stealing Charge
On Saturday night about 9 o'clock a man was arrested by Sgt. Denbett and Constable Marcroft when he was allegedly stealing five bags of chaff from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Of Stenographer Mas Charged
Brisbane, January 12.—Reginald Spence Wingfield Brown (49), of Lucia, was charged last night with the murder of pretty nineteen-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Von Papen Charged Denazification Board
Nuremburg, January 12.—Count Von Papen, who was acquitted at the trial of major war criminals last year, has been served with an indic[?]tient by the…
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SYDNEY.—Water police made a dramatic arrest at Lavender Bay last night of a 19-year-old youth. They took possession of the 43ft…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chalkpit Murder Case Adjourned
LONDON, January 12.—An inquest on the chalk pit murder case, in which T. J. Ley, company director and former New…
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BRISBANE.—The body of 19-year-old Bronia Mary Arm strong, a stenographer, residing with her parents in Prospect…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Inquiries Into Fire
SYDNEY.—Members of the police arson squad went to Orange today to inquire into a fire in a cottage occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boys for Police Farm at Kurrajong
On Saturday thirty members of the local Police Boys' Club left for the Police Farm camp at Kurrajong, 50 miles from Sydney. They were in the care of Constable…
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Brisbane, January 13.— Reginald Spence Wingfield Brown (49), accountant, was remanded to January 20 when he appeared in Brisbane Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Kesselring to Face Court Martial
Rome, January 13.—General Kesselring former German Commander in Italy, will face a court-martial in February for crimes against the Italian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Silverton Court House £5 Sale Price To Council
Mr. M. A. Davidson has received the following from the Premier (Mr. McKell):—"With reference to your personal…
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