Magistrate's "Awful" Confession
HOBART, Thursday.—"It's an awful thine to confess, but I don't know anything about the working of poker machines," Colonel J. P. Clark, P.M.,…
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Courts & crime, 1941
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Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
GAOLED FOR THEFT.âRalph Sidebottom, 36, a labourer, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for having stolen a pair of pyjamas, valued at 13/6 , the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.M.) Illegal Betting
"An extensive business, apparently," commented the Magistrate, after Francis Murphy 23, laborer, had been fined £15, in default 30 days' imprisonment, for having used a…
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HOBART, Wednesday.—Men and machinery in a munitions factors in Melbourne were deliberately kept idle for long periods without…
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TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.—Frederick Woolnough Patterson, barrister and City Council alderman, in Townsville Court to-day faced a charge involving a breach…
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SYDNEY. Friday.—Percival Hill, 49, cafe proprietor, was charged in the Central Police Court with having unlawfully assaulted Robert Stanley…
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"EXTENSIVE BUSINESS."—"This was on extensive business," said the Magistrate, in imposing a fine of £15 on Francis Murphy, 23, a labourer, for having used a hairdressing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Cases Remanded
A remand to August I was wanted in the case in which Christopher Coady, 52. Clerk, was charged with having been in the Saloon car of the Criterion Hotel. Newcastle for the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Giving evidence at the inquest on Mrs. Dorothy Duckworth to-day, Henry Thomas Parrott, a wharf labourer, said that while the…
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BETTING CHARGE.—A remand to August 1 was granted In the case in which Christopoer Coady, 52, a clerk, was charged wits naving been in a street, the saloon bar of…
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Cessnock Hospital will Rain £101 3s 10d from the proceeds of the Ccssnock Police Ball held last month. Members of the committee which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Assault Charge
Rodney Parnsworth, 25, laborer was charged with having assaulted Edward Patrick Delaney at Newcastle on July 25. He was remanded to August 8. Ball was not required…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Francis Joseph Kelly, 47, laborer, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having yesterday murdered Muriel Kelly…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a young married woman in South Melbourne on Saturday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Court (Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M.) Offensive Behavior
Cecil Daly, of Cessnock, charged with having behaved in an offensive manner, was said by Sergeant Griffiths to have put his arms around girls…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:—"I am a prophet, not a fortune teller." Mrs Joan Uren, of Granville told Mr. Sheridan. S.M., in Parramatta Court yesterday…
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ASSAULT CHARGE.—Rodney Farnsworth 25, a labourer, was remanded to August 8 on a charge of having asaulted Edward Patrick Delaney at Newcastle on July 25. Bail…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Father Wanted to Go to Gaol for Son
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday The Mayor of Wanganui (Ald. Rogers, M.L.C.) pleaded with the Magistrate in the Police Court…
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It will be presentation night at the Newcastle Police-Citizens' Boys' Club to-night. Members and their friends are invited. A programme of musical items and boxing and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Court To-day Newcastle Police Cour. (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Used Language
For having used indecent language in Hunter-street. Newcastle, yesterday, Andrew Johnson, 52 salesman, was fined £3 in default, six days' hard labor. He was also…
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