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Courts & crime, 1948

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Stole Horse Sydney Man Sentenced

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 January 1948 · page 2

John Francis Henry Williams, 21, of Rozelle, Sydney, appeared at Guyra Police Court last week before Messrs. H. Beesley and C…

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Sydney Man Sentenced on Stealing Charge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 10

John Francis Henry Williams, 21, of Rozelle, Sydney, appeared at Guyra Police Court last week before Messrs. H. Beesley and…

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Self Deence Plea Woman Charged With Intent To Murder SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

A self defence plea was entered on behalf of Dorothy Jean Craig (26), when she was charged at Central, Court…

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International Police Commission New Hazard For Crooks

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 5

The life of an international crook is by no means one of roses an the way, for he never knows at what moment the police may pounce. When…

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Northern Police District Superintendent's Annual Report "Very Satisfactory"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 4

From a police administrative Point of view the position in0 the Northern District is very satisfactory, according to…

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ARMIDALE 50 Years Ago the Warden's Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 8

There will be a sitting, of the Warden's Court on Friday, when the manager of the Eleanora G. and A. Company will apply for…

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Wide Search Gaol Escapee Fugitive Still At Large C.I.B. Follows Up New Clue SYDNEY,.Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 6

Several raids launched in Sydney to-day in search of Crofton Edward Barnes, who yesterday escaped from [?]…

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Police Hunt Owner Of Warehouse In Explosives Case New York

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

New York police have so far been unable to establish the whereabouts of Julius Chender, owner of the Manhattan warehouse in which…

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Salisbury Court Rain Recordings Over 31 Inches For Year Heavy Flood on Dec. 19

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 6

During 1947, over 31 inches of rain fell at Salisbury Court, Uralla, the home of Sir Hugh M. Croft, which is recognised…

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T.N.T. for Palestine U.S. Police Seek Warehouse Owner Following Jersey City Raid New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1948 · page 1

New York police have so far been unable to establish the whereabouts of Julius Chender, owner of the…

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Brawl Ends In Police Court Charges

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 8

Samuel Joseph Billin pleaded not guilty to a charge of behaving in an offensive manner in Campbell Lane on December 29. The case was…

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Three Months' Gaol For Day's Liberty

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

A day's liberty cost prison camp escapee, William Arthur Eyles, 35, an additional three months' imprisonment and transfer from the camp to a gaol. Eyles was missed by warders at…

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Truck Wheels Stolen Audacious Theft in Street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 6

The front wheels of a truck left standing in the yard beside R. A. Jackes and Co.'s service station in Beardy-street were stolen on…

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"Dastardly Murder Of Innocent People"

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Wednesday. — An official statement by the Palestrint Government brands the Femiramis Hotel explosion in…

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Stiles Not to Face Murder Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 4

An [?]ndictment will net befield against Harold Leon Stiles, 38, on the charge of mudering 74-year-old Alfred Andrews…

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Murder Of Sikh Refugees Beginning Of New Crisis

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Wednesday.— Another crisis is brewing, with reports from Kashmir that the rebels there are on the offensive, and from Karachi telling of the massaere of 70 men, women and children…

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Garden in Court on Three Charges

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Counsel for the Crown, Court to-day that £50,000 had been, paid by a Queensland firm to certain persons, of whom John…

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Boy Cyclist Urged to Contact Police SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

Police to-day advised a boy cyclist involved in an accident yesterday, which caused a man's death, to contact. them…

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Jerusalem Bomb Outrage "Dastardly, Wanton Murder Of Innocents" Government Slates Haganah JERUSALEM, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 12

An official statement by the Palestine Government brands the Semiramis Hotel explosion in Jerusalem on Monday as…

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Evicted at Gun Point Police Charge Lodging House MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 2

After she had evicted two lodgers from her house in Richmond by allegedly threatening them with a shotgun, a sixty-year-old woman…

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