Praying Bandit Before Court
Managua (Nicaragua), May 30.— Dionisio Castillo, long known as a dangerous highway bandit, said in court today he always said a…
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Courts & crime, 1949
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Man Judged Insane Not Fit To Plead To Murder Charge
Sydney, May 30.—Charged with murder, a 19 years old fettier with a fractured spine was ordered by Mr Justice Dwyer in the Central Criminal…
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Melbourne.—More than £500 worth of goods were stolen in three week-end robberies reported to the police…
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Darwin, May 31.—A Jury in the Northern Territory Court in Darwin today found aboriginal Bobble guilty of murder or another aboriginal Freddie, on or…
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Tokio, May 31.—The Japanese Communist Party has charged that the Japanese police pushed a young Labor demonstrator to his death out of the…
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Sydney, May 31.—In the Quarter Sessions today [?] asked Judge Redshaw to impose a light sentence on a storeman who had indecently…
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Sydney. June 1.—The Mayor of Cooma. Alfred Frank Nurris (42) was handc[?] when put into a police motor cycle sidecar on the night of March 7…
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Tokio. June 1.—Sixty-five Japanese Communist demonstrators will soon face a United States Military Court in the biggest trial yet of Japanese charged…
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Inspector J. Canning (officerin-charge of the Broken Hill Police Sub-District) left for Sydney today to attend a meeting of…
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Sydney. June 3.—Charged with the murder of Mrs. Catherine Cecilia Thompson (52), widow, Edwin George Words ford (38). model maker, was committed…
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Constable A. Armstrong, who has been stationed at Tibooburra for 18 months, has received notice of transfer to Bingara. His…
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Inspector J. Canning (office-in-charge of the Broken Kill Police Sub-District) left for Sydney on Saturday to attend a meeting of the Police Promotion…
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Sydney, June 2.—A murderer released an licence was sent back to gaol by Judge Curlewis today to serve the remainder of the 12 years sentence…
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WINSTON, the chestnut police horse which Princess Elizabeth will ride when, as colonel of the Grenadier Guards, she…
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Melbourne.— The Full High Court today unanimously declared the petrol rationing regulations invalid. Informed quarters in Canberra…
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London, June 5.—Next year's Buckingham Palace presentation parties are likely to be replaced by something like, the old…
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Melbourne, June 3.—The possibility that machine guns stolen from a suburban drill hall may get into hands of subversive groups has alarmed police. On Wednesday Army authorities reported to the police that three Austen sub-machine guns, a Bren sun and five magazines for the guns…
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Sydney, June 5.—A Judgment on the Commonwealth's power over the rationing of petrol will be given by the High Court in Melbourne tomorrow. In…
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An 18-year-old youth, Neville Sydney Moore, of 103 Cobalt St., was remanded till June 14 by Mr. S. K. Trees, S.M., today, on a…
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Sydney, June 6.—Spencer Ingram-Pearson (33) solicitor, Potts Point, who [?]eaded guilty to 16 charges of fraudul[?]nt misappropriation of £9,616 entrusted…
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