High Court Judge On Acts Of Violence
Melbourne.—Settlement of industrial disputes by acts of violence would mean eventually the disintegration of society the judge of the…
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Courts & crime, 1949
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Gaol Sentence for Vagrant
In the Police Court yesterday. Thomas Tracy pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge, and was sentenced to three months hard labor by Mr. A. N. Bott…
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MELBOURNE.—The police early today charged Dennis Woodbury (49), contractor, of Benalla, with…
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Auckland.—Thomas Heenan (21), a rating on the cruiser Bellona, was sentenced to 12 months' gaol and dismissed from the service for…
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Hobart.— A married couple had neglected their five-year-old son so much that practically…
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Melbourne.—rAn order for thE committal to Pentridge gaol of John Charles Fraser, refrigeration service engineer, formerly of…
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JOHN GEORGE HAIGH (39), who has been sentenced to death in England for the murder of Mrs Olivia Durand Deacon. Haigh, alleged by his counsel to have committed nine murders, is shown guarded by polic e before his trial…
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Sydney.—Mr. Justice McTiernan in the High Court refused an application for orders nisi to prohibit Mr. Justice Foster proceeding in the eases for alleged contempt against the Waterside Workers' Federation, its officials and other organisations…
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A quantity of tobacco was stolen from a shop in Chloride, Street last night. Thieves broke the front glass[?]…
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The following articles are at [?] Police Station awaiting claimants [?] ladies chrome wristlet watch: One [?] compact; One Brownie came[?]…
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Sydney, July 21.—Edward Reuben Kain (40) an interior decorator, was sentenced to twelve months hard labor in the Quarter Sessions today on two charges…
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Headed by Sgt. H. Reddington as president and Const. W. Marcroft as secretary, a committee is arranging for the police carnival…
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A sedan car which was reported to have been stolen from Wilcannia was later recovered in another part of the town…
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Arrangements have been in hand for several months by the committee of the Police Carnival Ball of 1949 to present the annual event at the Palais…
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Police are instituting patrols of the water catchment area of Stephens Creek reservoir following reports yesterday of damage to gates and fences…
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Paris, July 24.âOtto Abele (Hitler's Ambassador te France during the German occupation) was sentenced te 20 years with…
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Local police are trying to locate Lionel Hodge, who worked for the Silverton Tramway Co. recently. Hodge is asked to see Sergt…
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A 34-year-old man who appeared before Mr. E. T. A.. Smythe, S.M., in the Lunacy Court today was remanded for1 eight days for…
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Sydney. — A Newcastle man strangled his wife and then rode his bicycle for three miles to B cliff top, from which he jumped to…
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