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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

608 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 31

Docker Charged with Inciting

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Police last night charged a London docker, Joseph Cowley, with conspiring to incite dockers…

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12 Months' Gaol for Striking Horse

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A man who hit a horse on the head with an axe was sent to gaol for 12 months by Mr. Justice…

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Year's Gaol for Cruelty to Horse

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE Friday: A man who hit a hone on the head with an axe was sent to gaol for 12 months by Mr. Justice…

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Charged with Inciting Dockers London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Police last night charged a, London docker, Joseph Cowley, with conspiring, to incite dockers to participate in…

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Year's Gaol for Hitting Horse with an Axe Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

A man who hit a horse on the head with an axe was sent to gaol for 12 months by Mr. Justice Barry, in the Criminal…

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Woman Shot By Husband Following Talks Which Police Allowed DETROIT

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

Twenty-two year old Mrs. Virginia Daly was shot dead at the end or. a 15-minute talk that police allowed her…

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Police Commissioner Says "Thank You" for Assistance in Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

In a letter to the "Examiner," the Commissioner for Police, Mr. James F. Scott, has extended the thanks of the police department for valuable assistance given [?] northern residents during the recent floods…

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Two Years' Gaol For Cattle Stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 7

A young grazier, of Ikey Creek, Mt. George, was sentenced to two years' hard labour by Judge P. V. Storkey,…

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Murder Charge

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 22-year old milk carter was arrested this morning and charged with the murder of…

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Theft at Ebor Young Man Pleads Guilty

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3

Edward William Hourigan pleaded guilty at the Armidale Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having on December…

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Milk Carter on Murder Charge Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

A 22 year old milk carter was arrested this morning and charged with the murder of Richard Thomas Pope, 30,…

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Milk Carter Arrested for Murder Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

A 22-year-old milk carter was arrested this morning and charged with the murder of Richard Thomas Pope (30), a…

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Publishers, Reporters Fined for Contempt of Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

OTTAWA, Wednesday.—The publishers of the "Ottawa Journal" and two of its reporters were yesterday fined a total of 3,600 dollars (£1,527) for contempt of court arising from a manslaughter trial…

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Two Years' Gaol For Cattle Stealing

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 6

A young grazier, of Ikey Creek, Mt. George, was sentenced to two years' hard labour by Judge P. V. Storkey…

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Cattle Stealing

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 1

Rex Newlyn Hicks, a graz[?] of Ikey Creek. Mr. George was sentenced to two years hard labour after pleading…

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Three Years' Gaol For Shooting Ben Lomond Resident Before Armidale Quarter Sessions

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 1

Raymond John Davidson was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at the Armidale Quarter Sessions this morning as the result of shooting charges arising from an affray at Ben Lomond on November 25, 1950, when two men were shot, but not seriously…

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Can Playboy Beat Comic Court?

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

The meeting of Playboy and Comic Court at Caulfield next Saturday will be watched with tremendous interest by…

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Shooting Affray Leads to Gaol Young Man Sentenced At Armidaie

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

John Alan Ridgewell (22) was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at the Armidale…

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Three Theft Charges Pleas Of Guilty Entered

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

Gordon Frederick Hunt pleaded guilty to three charges of stealing, at the Armidale Quarter Sessions on…

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Ben Lomond Youth Sentenced [?] Years Oil Shooting Charges

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 3

Ray[?] John Davidson, stroekeeper, [?] ws sentenced to three [?] imp[?] by Judge, P. V. [?] V.C. at the Armidale Quarter…

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