Police Admit The Wrong Man Charged
NEWCASTLE: Police admitted in Newcastle Court today wrong man had been charged with assaulting a…
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Courts & crime, 1955
208 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 11
Police Search Underworld
SYDNEY: Police are today conducing an extensive search of underworld haunts for a man they want to question, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day’s Leader Young Lady Of Niger Court Packed For Doctor’s Trial
WELLINGTON: Crowds gathered outside the Dunedin courtroom early to-day awaiting the opening of the trial of Senga Florence Whittingham, a. 27-years-old doctor, charged with murdering her. former fiance, a fellow doctor, John William Saunders, in the house surgeons’ quarters in Dunedin Public…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police "Book" 500 Motorists
At least 500 motorists were booked by the police for traffic breaches in Maitland and surrounding districts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Make Dawn Raid For Arrest
SYDNEY: C.I.B. detectives arested a 29-years-old man in. a dawn raid on a Northmead house to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Of Petty Sessions Charges Dismissed
Before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, [?]m. at the Court of Pet[?] Sessions on Wednesday last Mervyn Thomas Wilson…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Increase In Court Case At Maitland
Cases dealt with in Maitland Court last year totalled 1403 according to the return compiled by the clerk of petty sessions (Mr. V. R. Jenkins). Charge cases during the year rose from 533 in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warning on Car Stealing
SYDNEY Police to-day issued a warning to motorists that car-stealing was on the increase…
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CLEVELAND (Ohio): Dr. Samuel Sheppard, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Defendant Pays Tribute To Police
During the hearing of a case at Maitland court today, Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., mentioned [?] tribute paid to a local police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Solicitor Welcomed Back To Court
Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., in Midland Court to-day welcomed back to the bar table, solicitor, Mr. C. A. HIIL…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Search for Gaol Escapee
SYDNEY: Police searching for a coloured escapee from Dubbo gaol believe he may still be in the area…
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SYDNEY: A young man, masked with a handkerchief, had levelled a loaded rifle at the East Hills stationmaster,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →De Court [?]Out of State [?] Team
Newcastle player [?] J. 60 Courey has been [?] from the New South Wales [?] team to play Victoria in the Sheffield…
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SYDNEY: Francesco Alta, 35, charged with the murder of Elwyn John Poole, 32, of Buckingham. street, Canley…
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SYDNEY: The Premier (Mr. Cahill) said that the N.S.W. Government had paid legal costs totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Retiring Ase for Victorian Police
MELBOURNE: The Victorian Government is considering allowing police to remain intfle force beyond the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armed Police Search in S.a
ADELAIDE: Armed police searched vineyards 30 miles from Adelaide at dawn to-day for a man who shot two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Claim On Chaplin In Switzerland
VEVEY (Switzerland): Madame Isabella Deluz, a former secretary of-Charite Chaplin, yesterday lost a…
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SYDNEY: Three men have been charged following the theft of goods worth £[?]000 from a semi-trailer at…
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