Ald. Barriball Wants Police Action On Flood Fronts
Ald. B. Barriball, speaking at Kempsey Council meeting on Monday night, said the Council should ask…
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Courts & crime, 1954
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Sent to Gaol for Forging a Cheque
A man was sentenced to gaol for two months as the result of an escapade under an assumed name, during which he issued a cheque for £22 and forged the signature of Mr. K. T. Dew, a well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →City Store Is Crowded with Searching Police
SYDNEY, March 7. -- Anthony Horden's huge city store today provided a background for what could have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thieves Eluded Police
Police believe that thieves who broke into Anthony Hordern's store at the week-end escaped through a cordon of more than fifty police and then broke into Woolworth's adjoining chain store…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →12 Months' Gaol On Break And Enter Charges
John Edward Saunders and Clairfield Percival Moseley pleaded guilty to two charges of break and enter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim in District Court Set Aside
A claim by Eclipse Garage, Wingham, for the payment of goods sold, against Lyall Wood, bus proprietor,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Acquitted in Assault Case
A jury at the Taree Quarter Sessions this week acquitted a 26-year-old lorry driver who had been charged with assaulting an act of indecency…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Charged Baby Is Safe
NEWCASTLE, March 11. -- In Newcastle Court today a married woman, Mrs. Dorothy Josephine Dutton, 42, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wingham Man Acquitted: Alleged Indecent Assault
A 26 years-old lorry driver was acquitted by jury at Taree Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, when he was arraigned to answer a charge of alleged indecent assault…
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SYDNEY, March 11. -- The inquiry into allegations by Mr. David Studley-Ruxton that he was assaulted by seven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Judge's Remarks on Police Force "Rogues"
The proportion of rogues in the Police Force was no higher than in the legal or medical professions, His Honour Mr. Justice Brereton said in Bathurst recently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Delay May Been Fatal, Doctor Tells Court
A doctor stated in Taree Court of Petty Sessions on Monday he had estimated that a half hour's delay would have cost the life of a car passenger, who had suffered a severe injury to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Court of Petty Sessions. Wingham, Tuesday. 2nd MARCH, 1954. Before Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.M. Absent From Military Parades
Allen J. French, of Primrose Street, Wingham, was charged with not complying with a notice to attend military…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Advice
Newly licensed drivers n Victoria receive a letter from the Victorian State Commissioner of Police asking them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Shooting at Carcolla; Man Charged
As the result of an incident at Carcolla (Nulla Nulla Creek), on March 4, a man will appear before Kempsey Petty Sessions on Wednesday on a charge of shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Promotions List Local Officers
In the list of police promotions issued by the Police Commissioner, Mr. C. J. Delaney, last week were the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Windsor Castle As Royal Court?
LONDON, March 14. -- The London Sunday newspaper, "The People," says that the Queen plans to transfer her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Court Are Stood Over
Sittings of the District Court at Port Macquarie were featured by the large number of cases stood over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Light Levy On Tennis Court Queried
Gloucester District Tennis Association on Wednesday questioned the Gloucester Shire Council's levy of 4/- for the lighting of the third…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fined £5 for Stealing Meons
BOWRAVILLE.--In the Petty Sessions, four men were charged with stealing water melons from the property of…
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