Bicyclists Charged
The City Council's Traffic Officer (Mr. S. J. Davey) preferred charges against three bicyclists for traffic breaches. In two cases drivers of…
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Courts & crime, 1951
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Murder Charge
Sydney, February 14.—Detectives day arrested a 22 years old man who he was delivering milk in Canley [?] and charged him with the murder…
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A settlement was reached during: Polite Court adjournment yesterday it in a charge of assault laid before Mr E. J. Forrest, S.M., by Mervyn James…
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Sinapore.—A Malacca (Malayam Court found Bombardier James Stewart guilty of murder and sentenced him to hang…
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Sydney, February 14.—The Crown will not file a hill of murder against William Birtle, the Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) said today. Birtle (25), a…
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In the Police Court yesterday several traffic cases were heard by Mr. Forrest, S.M. Two men were fined for driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol and a number of bi-cyclists were fined for various breaches — one man for riding…
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Leo Norman Kerin appeared before Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., in the Police Court today on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Police allege Kerin was driver of a car, which failed to stop after a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Court Orders Unions To Be Wound Up N.S.W. Ironworkers Fail To Pay Fines
Sydney, February 14.—The Full Bench of the Industrial Commisison yesterday ordered the winding up of the N.S.W. Division of the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Comic Court Wins at Moonee Valley Well Backed Horses Successful; Flying Halo In Great Form
Comic Court gained his fourth successive victory when he finished strongly to win the C. F. Orr Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday. He equalled the course record for a mile and had he been pushed out he would have set new figures for the…
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Los Negros, February 15.—The Australian War Crimes Court sentenced former Japanese Rear-Admiral Kikumatsu Tanaka and former Captain Tamao Shinohara to death for the murder off two Australian and two Allied prisoners of war in Java in April, 1945…
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Melbourne.—A Criminal Court jury found Harold Roy Francis (32), storeman, not guilty of the murder of a man whom, the Crown…
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LATEST WEAPON in Scotland Yard's fight against crime is this two-way radio equipped motor cycle. Here Metropolitan Police, Commissioner Sir Harold Scott tests the equipment of the machine ridden by Patrolan A. R. Leach, of Biringham…
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Melbourne.—The hearing of the contempt of court summonses against miners' leaders was resumed before the full Arbitration,…
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Sydney, February 15.—All but five of 32 men sad two women who appeared at Central Court today charged with offensive behavior during yesterday's…
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Sydney, Feb. 15.—Archibald Michael Lynch (56), a retired police sergeant, who lost his "trigger finger" in a car accident was awarded £1,250 damages…
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Los N[?] (A.A.P.-Reuter), Feb. 15.—The Australian War Crimes Court today sentenced former Rear Admiral Kiku[?] Tanaka and former Navy Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Youth Faces Negligent Driving Charge Court Sequel To Road Accident
Donald Carlin (19) pleaded not guilty in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., to a charge of negligent driving Police evidence was given, and after two witnesses were called for the defence, the case was adjourned until Tuesday…
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Wellington (N.Z.).—Mr. S. S. Preston, S.M., of Wanganui, has frequently fined and criticised motorists, was fined for…
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Central police are trying to contact a woman who loaned her coat when a person was injured in an accident in Argent Street, on Saturday night week…
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Sydney, February 19.—Stanley Nugent Peril (32), clerk, Bellevue Hill, was sentenced to four years gaol at the Quarter Sessions today for having stolen £2,518…
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