Czech to Die for Treason Gaol Sentences For Others
Frague. February 27.—The State Court sentenced one Czechoslovak to death and several others to prison from eighteen months to twenty-five…
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Courts & crime, 1951
1,219 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 61
Judge Not Ruffled by Court Stir He Raises; Sat in B. Hill
Sydney.—Judge Frederick Witton Berne, of the N.S.W. District Courtself-styled "working-class" judge on a salary of £40 a week-has the knack of stirring up human hornets' nests. Because of his outspokenness and individualism, the 54-year-old judge, who…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Youth Suicides In Gaol Cell Was Awaiting Trial For Murder
Sydney. February 28.—Awalting trial for murder, twenty years old John Edward Martin handed himself in his cell at Long Bay Gaol today. Martin with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Krupp Leaves Gaol To Get £21 Million
German arms baron Alfred Krupp, who was released…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quick Work by Police
About 10 o'clock this morning Mr. Frederick James Hill, of Long Street, reported the loss of a truck from Oxide Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murdered Husband To Get Wife Milkman On Murder Charge
Sydney February 28.—A detective told the Liverpool Coroner's Court yesterday that a 22 years old milk carter had admitted shooting a man at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Arrested On Car Theft Charge
A utility truck stolen from Oxide street yesterday morning was recovered by the police less than an hour later and a man was arrested and charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Baronet Evicted From Castle; Court Order
London, March 1.—Sir John Stuart Knill, 64-year-old baronet, will have to leave his lodgings in Laurieston Castle, Scotland, by March 31, as the result of a court decision. A judge at Stonehaven gave…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Had Set Off For Adelaide Police Stops Boys' Escapade
Three lads two aged 13 and one 9. were apprehended by the police at Silverton and returned to the city yesterday. The boys stole a horse and cart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Theft of Tools
A member of the Building Trades' Union, who it is alleged is suspected of having stolen tools belonging to another member has…
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Brisbane.—William Smith (63), cattle dealer and Alma Mabel Walsh (46), housewife, both of Sandgate, were sentenced in the…
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San Francisco. The Superior Court today was asked to decide whether Australia was a fit and proper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Comic Court Downs Chicquita at W.f A.
Flemington—For a stride or two in the straight it seemed as if Chicquita would defeat Comic Court in the Ercildoune Stakes, but the colt soon settled the issue. When she ranged alongside him the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Has Discretion to Applying 556A
Sydney, March 2. — Magistrates and Judaea had complete discretion in appling section 556(A) of the Crimes Act and [?]uld consider good character if they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gamblers Arrested On Pleasure Yacht Police Raid On Sydney Harbor
Sydney, March 4.—Vice squad dei[?]etives and water police this afternoon arrested 53 men during a raid on a floating gambling den aboard the pleasure…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council to Wage Traffic War; Court Cases
Several traffic cases will be brought before the court at the next monthly sitting. Council's traffic officers have decided to take action after repeated warnings about traffic offiences…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Queen's Niece Loses £10,000 by Theft
London, March 6—A niece of the Queen and a [?] in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent were robber of £10,000 at the week-end. Two of the robberies were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mother's Alleged Murder Of Blind Baby. Evidence by Medical Men
Melbourne, March 6.—A doctor tole a Criminal Court jury today that a young doctor's widow charged with the murder of her five months old blind daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gamblers On Launch Fined In Sydney Court
Sydney.—In Central Court Mr. S. A. Thornton, S.M., fined 52 men a total of £140 for betting offences on the motor launch Lily Brayton in Sydney Harbor on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carnage Wins Newmarket; Midway Beats Alister in Leger Another Close Shave for Comic Court
Carnage, who was photo finished out of first place in the Newmarket Handicap last year, made amends when he finished strongly to beat Comedy Prince and Flying Halo in the "Spring Championship" at Flemington on Saturday. Carnage…
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