Murder And Suicide
Kurri Kurri—The district coroner found today that Joseph Alvin Paul (23), had murdered his wile at Eaton…
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Courts & crime, 1949
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Union Leader Sent To Gaol
Melbourne. — The Full Arbitration Court yesterday unanimously found Leslie John Mcphillips, assistant general secretary of the…
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COMIC COURT was swabbed by veterinary surgeon Mr. W. J. McFadden atfer easily winning the Three and Four Year Old Oualitu Handicap in Sydney on Saturrttit…
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Paris, April 6.—A claim for one million francs (£i, 000) damages by the Walt Disney film organisation against the Krema choco…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preliminary Hearing Of Basic Wage Claim Court Will Not Tolerate Direct Action
Melbourne, April 6.—The Full Arbitration Court would not tolerate direct action to enforce demands being heard by the Court. Acting Chief Judge Kelly…
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Auckland (N:Z:)—Quick thinking by an Air Force corporal resuitea in photographic. evidence being produced in the Magistrate's…
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LESLIE JOHN MCPHILLIPS. assistant general secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association, who wau on…
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Sydney.—Before the defence case had been concluded, a jury in the Central Criminal Court acquitted two men of the murder of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£80,000 Year Is Lost by Theft of Building Goods
Sydney.—More than £80,000 worth of buildsing materials is being stolen yearly from building sites. Leading builders say these…
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Three men who appeared before Mr.E. T. H. Smythe. S.M., in the Police Court yesterday on theft charges were remanded to appear…
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Nine parachutes used by the Police Department in food dropping operations during the recent floods have been repacked and will…
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A further remand was granted to the police yesterday when John Arthur Lawson. William Edward, and Robert John paul laborers of Menindee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Halifax Strikers Fight With Police
Ottawa, April 8. — More than 500 seamen "plugged it out" in a three-hour battle at Halifax, Nova Scotia, today when shipping company police rushed 200 seamen of a rival union through strikers'…
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The, annual police sale 'of unclaimed goods was held at the Police Station this morning before a small attendance…
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Ottawa, April 11.—Sam Carr, 43, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for having conspired to utter a forged passpovt for a…
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Sergt. D. Kelly. of South Broken Hill, resumed duty yesterday after extended leave. He visited Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney…
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Melbourne.—Two brothers—both policemen stationed at Russell Street—met in most unusual circumstances on Saturday afternoon. When degrees were conferred at…
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Bruce Norman Thomas (24), pastrycook, of 93 Argent Street, was sentenced to two gaol sentences of three months and six months each with hard labor by Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., in the police Court yesterday following two charges of stealing against him. Thomas…
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Darwin.—An aborigine, Willie, charged with the murder of his lubra, Nellie, appeared before the Coroner's Court today…
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An Adelaide pastrycook who came to Broken Hill to start a new life will begin it by doing nine months hard labor. He is Bruce Norman Thomas, who appeared before Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday on two charged of stealing, He was charged with having stolen Jewellery…
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