Police on Alert for Gaol Escapees
Police on Friday night were on the alert for the two Sydney gaol escapees Darey Dugan and William Mears who were believed to have entered the city…
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Courts & crime, 1950
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U.S. Doctor Charged With Mercy Killing
Goffstown. New Hampshire, December 30.—A prominent physician has been accused of mercy killing of a woman cancer patient by injecting air into her…
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Mr. E. J. Forrest has been appointed District Stipendiary Magistrate. He will be acting in the capacity of S.M. for the first time,…
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Melbourne.—Oscar Skyers a 51-year-old. Jamaican seaman, Was remanded until January 10 in the city court yesterday on a…
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Paris, January 3.—Don John Carlos da Silva Ramas, wealthy 25-yearold son of a former…
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Melbourne, January 3.—Jamaican seaman Oscar Skyers (31) was remanded to January 10 when he appeared in the City Court today on a…
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Cairo, January 3.—Heavily armed police will stand guard from dawn today when about 5,000,000 Egyptians go to the polls for the first election in five…
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Sydney.—John Austin Conlon, 34, of Randwick, was sentenced to two months jail for having punched his wife and pulled her…
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In the Police Court yesterday morning two local men were sentenced to three months hard labor by Mr. C. K. Ward. S.M., for vacancy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Theory of Jealousy in N.s.w. Murder
Sydney.—The murderer of Mrs. Dorothy Dart and her 20-year-old daughter, Dorothy Jean, at Lakemba on Tuesday night had not been friendly with either women, the police believe…
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The new District Stipendiary Megistrate is Mr. E. J. Forrest. He will be acting in the capacity of S.M. for the first time, his previous appointment…
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Melbourne.—A woman collapsed after making a sobbing plea in the City Court for her 23-year-old daughter…
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New York, January 4.—Dr. Hermann Sander (40), accused of the mercy killing of an incurable woman cancer patient, was yesterday indicted on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Have Clue in Double Murder Case But Still Baffled By Motive
Sydney, January 5—Although homicide detectives have discovered a vital clue in the Lakemba double murder they are still baffled as to the motive for the crime. A dark blue polka dot silk scarf believed to have been worn by the killer…
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Sibu, January 5.—Two Mayalan youths today pleaded guilty in court to charges of murdering the former Governor of Sarawak (Mr. Duncan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weaver In Court Again Asks S.M. For Deportation
Townsville, January 5.—Frank Loyal Weaver (24), who figured in several attempts to rejoin a Japanese girl whom he married while a member of…
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This picture shows the new Humber Super Snipe saloon exhibited at the recent Earls Court Show in London. The car is in the fast luxury class with a top-gear performance from 5 m.p.h. to…
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Sydney, January 6.—A 23-year-old moulder today was charged with the murder of Mrs. Dorothy Dart (49) and her 20-yeor-old daughter Dorothy Jean Dort. He was Kevin John Irwin of Garrong Rood, Lokemba. Irwin Weft remanded until…
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In the Police Court yesterday Mr. C. K. Ward found Vivian Clarence Bence (33), a local man, guilty of a charge of having insufficient lawful means of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Governor's Slayers Death Sentenced
Sibu (Sarawak), January 6.—Two Malay youths found guilty today of having murdered the Governor of Sarawak (Mr. Duncan Stewart) were…
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