Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
WILFUL EXPOSURE.—"I cannot but think that the defendant is abnormal," said the Magistrate, sentencing James Frederick Hall, 36, labourer, to…
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Courts & crime, 1944
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U.s. Soldier on Murder Charge
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—An American soldier. Avelino Fernandez, 30, was charged in the Police Court to-day with having wilfully murdered…
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Newcastle police have formed a committee to support the candidature of Miss Joan Reid in the Anzac House "Miss Sydney" queen…
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Newcastle police are anxious to ascertain the whereabouts of Judith Marie Hulin, 15, Old South Head-road, Vaucluse, who has been…
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Alfred Fawcett, aged 81, of Tooke Street, Cook's Hill, was today committed for trial on August 28 for the murder of his son, Arnold Edgar Fawcett, 51, of the tame address. The committal was made by the District Coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm.) Seaman Gaoled
Ronald P. Kelly, 27, seaman, was charged with vagrancy. Sergeant R. Mason said that he had done only 10 days' work in the past six months, and…
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VAGRANCY.—Ronald Patrick Kelly 27 seaman was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for vagrancy at Carrington Sergeant R. Mason died…
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LONDON, June 21. A.A.P.—The Vichy Minister of Information (M Henroit) announced that de Gaulists had assassinated a Vichy police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allies Begin Assault on Cherbourg Germans Blowing Up Port Facilities
LONDON, June 21. A.A.P.—American advanced units had began the assault on the southern fortifications of Cherbourg, according to a late Berlin dispatch quoted by Paris Radio. "Ground forces are moving into Cherbourg to-day," said an American…
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Two applicants succeeded in their claims before the Workers' Compensation Commission in Newcastle yesterday…
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SYDNEY.—Charged with stealing tin ingots worth £2108 from the Commonwealth, George James Woelms, solder manufacturer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
THEFT OF MOTOR.—Pleading "Guilty" of having stolen an electric motor and equipment, valued at £10, the property of Pogg's Motor Services,…
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"Bicycle stealing is so prevalent in Newcastle that there is a special squad of detectives on it," said the Police Prosecutor…
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YOUNG, Thursday.—Members of the C.I.B. to-day arrested Claude Lionel Flynn, 30, at his home in Demondrille, near Young, in…
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MELBOURNE.—When Antonio Agostini first arrived at police headquarters in Sydney a few remarks were ex-changed and discussions about the "Pyjama Girl's" body began almost immediately, the NSW Police Chief (Mr…
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THEFT OF BICYCLE.—Kenneth Samuel Latham, 22, lorry-driver, was fined £10 for having stolen, at Stockton on June 16, a bicycle, valued at…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A sentence of 10 years' imprisonment was imposed on Keith Kenneth Keillor, 26, salesman, of Petersham, at the Quarter…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Quarter Sessions it was stated that Frederick Jackson, 33, motor driver, charged with housebreaking, would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Pyjama Girl" Murder Trial Doctor Says Heavy Blows Caused Death
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Head wounds to the "Pyjama Girl" must have been caused by five or six blows with a fairly heavy weapon, Doctor Henry Mollison, Government pathologist, said at the murder trial of Antonio Agostini…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Penalty Archaic," Says Magistrate
The need for an amendment of the Police Offences Act to secure an increased penalty was suggested by Mr. C. G…
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