Well-known Men in Court
SINGLETON: Two charges against a local solicitor, C. Whitfield, for insulting words, and two charges against W. K. Goodsir,…
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Courts & crime, 1947
1,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 58
Man with 40 Years Driving Experience on First Traffic Charge Suggestion by Magistrate for Night Blindness Test
A local Identity, who must be pretty close to the record of experlence in driving motor vehicles, last week faced his…
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Former New South Wales Minister for Justice, Thomas John Ley, has been sentenced to death for the murder of John…
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The father of a British airman whom the Japanese beheaded was in the military court yesterday at Rangoon when four Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Former N.S.W. Minister Sentenced To Death For Murder Told Judge “Not Surprised After Biased Summing Up”
LONDON, March 25.—A former N.S.W. Minister of Justice, Thomas John Ley (66), was sentenced to death yesterday at the Old Bailey for the murder of John McBain Mudie, whose body was found in a chalk pit in Surrey on November 30…
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John Oliver Hodges, 37, labourer, was committed for trial at Maitland session on March 31 on a charge of having assaulted…
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William Robertson was charged at Cessnock Police Court this morning with indecent behaviour in Shape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-days Cable News Ley Declares He Is Innocent. Sntenced to Death on Murder Charge. Statement by Accused. London
The former New South Wales Minister for Justice, Mr. Thomas John Ley, has been sentenced to death for the murder of John McBain Mudie,…
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DUSSELDORF- March .25—Eight senior British Official of the Comfort Commission, including controller and deputy controllers…
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CESSNOCK, Wed. — At the Cessnock District Court to-day, before his Honor Judge Nield, Thomas George Mitchell claimed…
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On the 28th February before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, Allan and Ernie Green tree were charged with malicious damage by Walter George Dawson, both of…
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BELGRADE, March 27. — Thirteen members of a group, whose alleged aim was the separation of Macedonia from Yugoslavia, are being tried on a treason charge at Skoplje…
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CALCUTTA, March 27.—The city was declared last night after a day of bitter communal clashes in which at least nine persons were Jailed and more than 100 injured. Police extensively used tear gas to break up crowds. The authorities ordered the…
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ATLANTA (Georgia) March 28— Already sentenced to 12 months in a public works camp for incitement to [?] Homer Loomis secretary of…
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After continuous agitation from various sources, repair work at the local Court House has now commenced, but the small amount of…
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A mother told a court-martial at west Maitland yesterday afternoon that her son, the youngest of a family of 17, had been unable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock District Court Cases Maintenance—patten v. Patten. Mrs. Patten's Appeal Upheld
Before His Honour Judge Nield at Cessnock District Court on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Doris Patten…
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BOSTON—(Associated Press)—Murder hides too well in America. U.S. doctors who study violent death say that, and now they are asking for laws throughout the nation which would…
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JERUSALEM, March 29. — It is officially announced that a gang of six or seven Jewish youths yesterday murdered Jewish; police corporal, Mordechai Berger. The policeman, who was previously reported shot, died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claims New Evidence In Lavers Case Affidavit In Appeals Court
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A claim that there is new evidence in the Layers murder case which may assist to clear Frederick Lincoln McDermott (33), who was convicted and sentenced to death at Bathurst Quarter Sessions on a charge…
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