Fogarty Sentenced to Death Congi Murder Trial Verdict
Found guilty of the murder of Gwendoline Ruby Murray at Congi Station, near Woolbrook, on February 10, Fabian Raphael Fogarty was…
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Courts & crime, 1939
1,886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 95
Armed Robber Sentenced
Pleading guilty to a charge of assault while armed with intent to rob, Robert Geale, 23, was sentenced by Judge Markell at the Darlinghurst…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Attempt at Stealing Aeroplane Had Never Flown Before
An attempt by a young man to take off in a Gypsy Moth plane which he had taken out of a hangar at Archerfield aerodrome, Brisbane, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assault on Press Photographer Appeal to Prime Minister
An alleged assault on a Press photographer at the scene of the Riverstone air smash led to an appeal to the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fined for Stealing Roses Said' They Were for His Mother's Grave. Sydney
In the Newtown Police Court today, Ernest Hepple, aged 35, labourer, was fined £2 for having stolen roses valued at 5/-, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Surprise Burglars in Co-op. Store
In the late hours of Friday night, Constable Brown and Mr Eric Stanton, nightwatchman, surprised burglars who had effected an entrance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Mr Justice Milner Stephen Collapsed in Court
While summing up in a case in the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Friday afternoon, Mr Justice Milner Stephen aged 69, collapsed and died within a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Late Justice Stephens High Tributes in Banco Court. Sydney
When the Banco Court assembled to-day, all sections of the legal profession were present, and high tributes were paid to Justice Milner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →50 Killed in Riot Police Fire on Mob. (Australian Press Assn-. Message.) CALCUTTA
In the course of rioting due to the "no rent" campaign, the police fired on the mob, killing 50 and wounding a similar number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shop-breaker Sentenced. Sydney
After John William Ward (35), clerk, pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-day to shop-breaking, it was stated by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death Sentence Fogarty Convicted Station Murder Armidale
At the Armidale Circuit Court, Fabian Raphael Fogarty was sentenced to death for the murder of Gwendoline Ruby Murray, 15, at Congi Station, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Man Missing Police Search. Narromine Mystery. Dubbo
Police searching for the bodies of three men who, they think, have been murdered, are convinced that a fourth man, formerly employed on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Armsdale Tragedy Murderer Sentenced to Death. Armidale
When the trial of John Trevor Kelly, charged with the murder of Marjorie Constance Sommerlad, was resumed to-day, the accused, in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Died After Operation Man Charged with Attempted Suicide
James Pledge was to have appeared before the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Monday on a charge of having attempted suicide on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blamed Drink Tenterfield Murder Accused's Story Armidale
When the trial of John Trevor Kelly, charged with the murder of Marjorie Constance Sommerlad, was resumed today, the accused,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3700 CLAIM Alleged Conversion Circuit Court
The hearing commenced in the Maitland Circuit Court yesterday afternoon of a claim for £3700 by Frederick Newburn, colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →6000 Enlist in Police Reserve Force Sydney
There have been close on 6000 enlistments already in the New South Wales police reserve, and the volunteers are ready for immediate service if called on in any extreme emergency. As a result, it is expected that within a few days the ban…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Case Settled Disposal of Coal Heap Circuit Court
A settlement was reacned this morning In the case at the Mainland Circuit Court in which Frederick Newburn, of West…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"You Are Not Human" Prisoner's Outburst In Court SYDNEY
There was an unexpected interlude at the Quarter Sessions to day after Judge Curlowis had sentenced William Walker Denny,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vicious Assault Sequel in Court SYDNEY
James Hurst, taxi-driver, of Coogee, laughed at the antics of Steve O'Brien (37), labourer, in a city street on April 21, so O'Brien struck him in the…
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