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Courts & crime, 1949

677 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 34

Express Waiter Sentenced 20 Years For Spying MUNICH

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

A 31-year-old waiter on the orient Express, Frontisek Klecka, has been sentenced to 20 years hard labour by an…

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Police Condemn Tote Facilities

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 4

Police have recommended to the Chief Secretary's Department that better facilities for totalisator betting be provided at the Glen Innes racecourse…

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Lost Property At Police Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 4

Lost property is rapidly amounting to second-hand store proportions at the Glen Innes Police Station…

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Claim for Goods Sold Case Settled Out Of Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 4

In the District Court at Armidale yesterday, George Henry Clark proceeded against Armidale District Co-operative…

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"Take It Or Leave It," Says Judge Three Men Placed Gn Good Behaviour Bond for Eight Years Sequel To Assault On Uralla Policeman

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 5

"You are suffering from the impression that many returned servicemen are suffering from—that, having worn the King's uniform, you can do as you please," said Judge…

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Detention Of Utility Truck £100 Damages Claim in District Court Alleged Breach Of Agreement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 13

In the District Court at Armidale yesterday, before Judge P. V. Storkey, V.C., Dorothy Myra Bowden, wife of Llewellyn Henry Bowden, proceeded against Octavius Smith,…

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Magistrate Dismisses Claim For Back Wages

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

The Industrial Magistrate, Mr. A. S. Tunchon, to-day dismissed the claim by Mrs. Jessie Isabel Long for £199/18/9 back wages from William Alfred Hanley, owner of the Superior Trading Coy…

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Police Condemn Glen Innes Tote

The Inverell Times · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

GLEN INNES: Police have recommended to the Chief Secretary’s Department that better facilities for totalisator…

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Court Sequel to Hotel Raids

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Seven men were changed before Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions this morning with having been…

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Horse Owner Weeps in Court Denies Doping Claim SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Well-known racehorse owner, Hugo Miller, wept while giving evidence in the Supreme Court…

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Judge Refuses To Suspend Royal Commission Sequel to Appeal by Garden Counsel To Seek High Court Injunction SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. Justice Ligertwood, Royal Commissioner of the New Guinea timber leases, to-day refused to suspend the hearing pending an application by John Smith "Jock" Garden for a…

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Bulgarian Police Torture Cleric

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

GENEVA, Wednesday.—The Methodist Bishop to-day charged the Bulgarian Authorities with torturing the Methodist Church leader in Sofia, where 19 pastors are awaiting trial on charges alleging…

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Defendant Walked Out Of Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 4

A defendant who was conducting his own case in the Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions against a P.P. Board charge that he illegally rescued cattle from an impounding officer, jumped from his seat…

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U.S. Embassy Charged In New Book Officials Accused of "Extensive Espionage" Completely Without Foundation, Says General WASHINGTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

General Walter Bedell Smith, United States Ambassador to Russia, to-day described as "completely without foundation" charges against die Embassy in die book "The Truth…

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Youth Appears in Court on Bed Inquest On Lisarow Killing SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 1

A youth who has been charged with murder gave evidence from a special bed, set up in the Coroner's Court…

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'Revolution" Week in Prague Strong Police Patrols To Control Outbursts Government Loaders Under Guard LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

On the anniversary of the Communist overthrow of the Benes Government in…

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British Airman Killed in Pakistan Threw Himself Under Lorry, Says Police Was Recently Interned KARACHI, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A British airman, killed yesterday when run over by a lorry, is alleged by Pakistan police to…

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Vicious Assault Bottle Used On Police Man Sent to Gaol

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

Johnny Sullivan {27), a thick-set powerfully built aborigine, was sentenced at Guyra Petty…

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Threat to Shoot Guyra Woman Police Statement In Court

Guyra Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

When John Vernon McKay was called at the Guyra Petty Sessions on Tuesday to at [?]wer a charge of driving…

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Distribution of Ammunition Government Control Urged Graziers Charged

The Uralla Times · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

A letter from [?]gun, Shire Council concerning the distribution of 22 small ammunition meant,…

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