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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Police Order Post Mortem on Woman Wollongong

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 1

Police have ordered a post mortem on the body of Helen Bell, 33, of Port Kembla, who died in the Wollongong District Hospital late…

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Airmen Charged with Theft of Silk Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 1

Three young airmen and a 38 year old manufacturer were arrested this morning following the theft of a large…

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Youth Pleads Guilty Theft At Black Mountain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Ivan Percy Morris pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the dwelling of Cecil Edward Little, of Black…

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Armidale District Court Verdict For Plaintiffs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 16

The following cases were before Judge P. V. Storkey, V.C., in District Court jurisdiction to-day:—…

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Sheep Killed by Lorry District Court Claim Succeeds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 6

A claim for £16 for damage to a mob of sheep succeeded in the Armidale District Court to-day, before his Honour…

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Youth Pleads Guilty Theft At Black Mountain

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

At Armidale Quarter Sessions yesterday, Ivan Percy Morris plea d e d guilty to breaking and…

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Court Statistics Business At Guyra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 8

There were five court sittings at Guyra during 1949. There were 130 charge and five summons cases, of which…

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Verdict for Claimant in District Court

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

In the District Court at Armidale yesterday Cecil Roland Cockburn proceeded against Archie Harrison for…

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Sheep Killed by Lorry District Court Claim, Succeeds

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

A claim for £16 for damage to a mob of sheep succeeded in the Armidale District Court yesterday, before his Honour…

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Gaol Escapees Recaptured

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

DENILIQUIN, Friday.—Three convicts who fought their way out of Ballarat gaol last week, were recaptured this morning…

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Gaol Escapees Recaptured Deniliquin. Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

The three convicts who fought their way out of Ballarat gaol last week were recaptured this morning near…

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Crowd Cheers Sharkey Outside Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—More' that 50 men and women clapped and cheered Laurence Louis Sharkey, general secretary of…

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Divorce Court Three Undefended Cases Heard At Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

[?] issues in M[?] Causes Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court were heard by his Honour,…

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Two Years Old Accident Has Airing At Armidale District Court Judgment Reserved on Intersting Legal Point

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

A claim for £400 damages and £4/15/ solicitor's costs was heard in the Armidale District Court yesterday by Judge Storkey, V.C. Plaintiff was Jeannie Reid Waugh and…

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Farmer Goes to Gaol for Rabbits

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

MOSS VALE: Charles Miller Hughes, a farmer, said in Moss Vale Court that he would go to gaol rather than pay a fine…

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Police Inquire Into Drowning

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives are investigating the mystery of a body which was found floating in Sydney Harbour near Glebe…

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Body in Harbour Murder Suspected Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

A man whose body was found floating in the water near Glebe Island wharf may have…

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Police Sergeant Killed in Riot

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Monday A police sergeant was killed, a policeman and seven natives wounded, and eight other…

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Police Sgt. Killed in Native Riots Johannerburg

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

A police se[?]geant was killed. a policeman and seven natives were wounded, and eight other natives were injured during…

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Hungary Accused of Rigging Spy Trials American, Briton Sentenced to Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—The British Government last night declared that the confession of espionage and [?] Sanders, British businessman, before the [?] People's Court, had been the result of a…

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